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Today’s Tech Crunch Roundup
Meta will allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe, but for a fee
5 Mar 2026, 2:24 pm by Ram Iyer
Meta will allow rival AI chatbot providers to offer their services on WhatsApp for a fee, which ranges from €0.0490 to €0.1323 per “non-template message,” depending on the country.
Science Corp raises $230M as it races to bring its brain implant to market
5 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm by Connie Loizos
A source close to the company says the round assigns Science a post-money valuation of $1.25 billion.
How 1,000+ customer calls shaped a breakout enterprise AI startup
5 Mar 2026, 1:15 pm by Maggie Nye, Isabelle Johannessen
On this episode of Build Mode, David Park joins Isabelle Johannessen to discuss how he and his team are intentionally iterating, fundraising, and scaling Narada.
Lio raises $30M from Andreessen Horowitz and others to automate enterprise procurement
5 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm by Dominic-Madori Davis
AI procurement startup Lio announced a $30 million Series A in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
Rivian is betting its future on one of the fastest EV launches in US history
5 Mar 2026, 1:00 pm by Sean O’Kane
If Rivian reaches its R2 sales target in 2026, it will be one of the fastest ramp-ups ever of a new EV in the United States.
Jensen Huang says Nvidia is pulling back from OpenAI and Anthropic, but his explanation raises more questions than it answers
5 Mar 2026, 1:08 am by Connie Loizos
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that his company’s investments in OpenAI and Anthropic will likely be its last — but his explanation may not tell the whole story.
End of today’s Tech Crunch roundup.
