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Today’s TechCrunch Roundup
Apple launches ‘Creator Studio’ bundle of apps for $12.99 per month
13 Jan 2026, 2:40 pm by Aisha Malik
The bundle includes access to Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro on Mac and iPad, as well as Motion, Compressor, and MainStage on Mac.
Deepgram raises $130M at $1.3B valuation and buys a YC AI startup
13 Jan 2026, 1:30 pm by Ivan Mehta
Deepgram is raising its Series C round at a $1.3 billion valuation.
Slackbot is an AI agent now
13 Jan 2026, 1:00 pm by Rebecca Szkutak
Salesforce unveils Slackbot, a new AI agent that allows users to complete tasks across multiple enterprise applications from Slack.
Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups
13 Jan 2026, 12:30 pm by Rebecca Szkutak
Superorganism launched in 2023 as what it claims is the first venture capital firm focused on biodiversity, aiming to serve as the conservationist on the cap table for nature-friendly startups. Now, the firm has closed its first fund, securing $25.9 million in capital commitments from Cisco Foundation, AMB Holdings, and Builders Vision, among others, along […]
Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp
13 Jan 2026, 12:21 pm by Ivan Mehta
Brazil’s competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to put on hold its policy that bars third-party AI companies from using its business API to offer chatbots on the app. The agency has also started an investigation against the company to determine if the policy is anti-competitive.
Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz
13 Jan 2026, 11:30 am by Kate Park
AI drug discovery startup Converge Bio raised $25 million in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with additional backing from executives at Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz.
Meta-backed Hupo finds growth after pivot to AI sales coaching from mental wellness
13 Jan 2026, 4:00 am by Kate Park
Hupo, backed by Meta, pivoted from mental wellness to AI sales coaching for banks and insurers, and secured a $10M Series A led by DST Global
More than 100 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 — here they are
13 Jan 2026, 1:00 am by Dominic-Madori Davis
Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year.
OpenAI buys tiny health records startup Torch for, reportedly, $100M
13 Jan 2026, 12:04 am by Julie Bort
AI health records startup Torch will be using its tech for OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Health, according to co-founder Ilya Abyzov.
Hands-on with Bee, Amazon’s latest AI wearable
13 Jan 2026, 12:00 am by Sarah Perez
We tried Amazon’s new AI wearable Bee. It’s not for pro users yet, but more features are expected this year.
End of today’s TechCrunch roundup.
