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Zipline hits $21.5B valuation as Walmart expands bet on drone delivery (opens techcrunch.com)
Zipline raised $1.5 billion at a $21.5B valuation and expanded its Walmart partnership.
News
Airbnb says it’s launching an AI travel agent in the first half of 2027 (opens techcrunch.com)
In its Q3 shareholder letter Airbnb said the agent will help travelers plan trips, compare options and manage bookings.
Funding
Harbinger raises $240M after expanding into defense (opens techcrunch.com)
The Los Angeles startup, now past $650M raised, builds electric trucks, emergency vehicles and a driverless military platform.
Funding
The ex-Secret Service agent who flipped a hacker is now raising a second $250M cybersecurity fund (opens techcrunch.com)
Stephen Ward, a former Secret Service agent and Home Depot CISO, is preparing a second fund of roughly $250 million for Brightmind Partners.
News
Meta warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder (opens techcrunch.com)
Meta warns that growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects.
News
OpenAI president Greg Brockman says company could be IPO ready in 2027 (opens techcrunch.com)
Speaking at a Wall Street Journal tech conference on Wednesday, the executive touted how the company had been gaining ground in the enterprise market, where rival Anthropic had already successfully made inroads.
Launch
Claude can now analyze your spending with its new Personal Finance tool (opens techcrunch.com)
US Claude subscribers on Pro, Max and Ultra can link bank and card accounts through Plaid; Claude can read balances and transactions but cannot move money.
News
Food delivery startup Wonder files for IPO as it explores its next big bite (opens techcrunch.com)
Following years of fundraising, acquisitions, and expansion, food delivery startup Wonder is moving closer to becoming a publicly traded company.
News
Apple is reportedly cutting budgets for its internal AI usage (opens techcrunch.com)
The tokenmaxxing frenzy has been short-lived as bills for said tokens came due, and companies decided that token rationing might be a more fiscally sensible approach.
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