Arc browser’s new AI-powered features combine OpenAI and Anthropic’s models

The Arc browser is “finally” launching its AI-powered features under the “Arc Max” moniker. The Browser Company is using a combination of OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 and Anthropic&#

Web Roulette is an addictive, ‘swipeable’ web browser for the TikTok era

If mindlessly browsing the internet is your preferred way to combat boredom and waste time, the indie app makers behind to-do list app Clear and game Heads Up! have a new product you’ll want to

Garrett Camp on his startup studio, its new $200M fund and what he makes of ‘Super Pumped’

When I first met Garrett Camp in March 2007 on a reporting assignment, it was at the San Francisco-based offices of StumbleUpon, a web-discovery tool that had registered more than 2 million users and

Uber co-founder Garrett Camp steps back from board director role

Uber co-founder Garrett Camp is relinquishing his role as a board director and switching to board observer — where he says he’ll focus on product strategy for the ride hailing giant. Camp

Backed by Expa, Aero is a premium air travel startup with $16M in funding

Aero, a new air travel startup backed by Garrett Camp’s startup studio Expa, is officially announcing the appointment of its first CEO: Uma Subramanian, who previously launched Airbus’ hel

Firefox Test Pilot introduces smart ‘Advance’ extension to help you explore the web

Mozilla’s Firefox web browser announced today a new experimental extension called Advance that uses machine learning to help users more contextually and intuitively surf the web. This extension

So long, StumbleUpon

All told, 16 years is a pretty good run in the social media world. After launching in 2002, website discovery platform StumbleUpon is shutting down on June 30. Over its existence, the service racked u

Promote helps any online marketplace get into the ad business

The latest company to emerge from startup accelerator Expa Labs is focused on helping online marketplaces make money from advertising. Promote founder and CEO Siddharth Vora used to lead the engineeri

Garrett Camp’s latest Expa project, Mix, aims to curate the web

There is surely no shortage of content out there on the web, but for many of us, that can actually be a problem. Twitter is great for real-time information, and Facebook is great for seeing what your

Uber’s board is discussing a leave of absence for Travis Kalanick; will Garrett Camp replace him?

According to a variety of media reports, Uber’s board is meeting in Los Angeles today in what may be the most critical sit-down in the company’s eight-year history. The biggest item on the agenda,

Reserve raises another $10M and plans new software for restaurants

Reserve, a startup offering table and customer management tools for restaurants, is announcing that it has raised $10 million in Series B funding. When the company first launched in 2014, it billed it

Wavii founder and former Googler Adrian Aoun is working on a new healthcare startup, Forward

Here's a new startup to keep an eye on — Forward, which plans to use sensors and other technology to rethink the healthcare experience. It's hard to say what that means exactly. For now, the Forw

Co-Founder Garrett Camp Buys Back Majority Share In StumbleUpon

Garrett Camp, co-founder of StumbleUpon, says he'll soon be the site's majority stakeholder. Again. The site originally launched in 2001. StumbleUpon was sold to eBay in 2007, but sold back to a group

Meet The Competitors Vying For The Crunchie For Angel Investor Of The Year

We're getting ready for the 9th Annual Crunchies here at TechCrunch, where some of the brightest startups, companies and leaders hope to win the coveted Crunchie award in one of the 12 categories up f

Unicorns And Little Ponies Hit The Slaughterhouse As Maker Media Lays Off 17

Stables full of startups are being turned into glue, whether they’re mythical beasts, donkeys in party hats, or just baby horses. The latest forced to do layoffs is Maker Media, the champion of

Now You Can Split Checks Through Dining App Reserve

<a target="_blank" href="https://reserve.com">Reserve</a>, a startup that helps with restaurant reservations and payments, is adding what it says has been the most-requested feature from both diners a

Spot Taps Experts And Friends To Recommend The Best Restaurants, Shops And More

Startup studio <a target="_blank" href="http://expa.com">Expa</a> is unveiling its newest company today — <a target="_blank" href="http://spot.com">Spot</a>, which promises to help users to find "th

Topher Conway Becomes Co-Managing Partner Of SV Angel As David Lee Steps Down

Big changes are afoot at one of the premier angel investing firms, as David Lee is stepping down from SV Angel after multiple years as managing partner at the firm. With his departure, Topher Conway w

The Death And Life Of Truth In The Internet Age

I’m a two-foot-five short gnome. That’s a lie, but this supposed fact is now in the pool of information that is the internet (cesspool may be the more apt term). The chances are good that this pos

Is Personalized Discovery A Feature, Category Or New Paradigm

What do you do when you don’t know what you want to read, watch, listen to or do next? What do you do if you don't know what to search for? Or can’t describe clearly what you'd be interested in ne
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