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Today’s Tech Crunch Roundup
Why investors are going gaga over solid-state transformers
20 Feb 2026, 2:30 pm by Tim De Chant
The technology promises to replace several parts of the grid with one device that’s both controllable and updatable.
OpenAI says 18 to 24-year-olds account for nearly 50% of ChatGPT usage in India
20 Feb 2026, 1:57 pm by Ivan Mehta
The company said on Friday that users between 18 and 24 years of age account for nearly 50% of all messages sent by Indians to ChatGPT, and users under 30 accounted for 80% of usage in the country.
The OpenAI mafia: 18 startups founded by alumni
20 Feb 2026, 12:45 pm by Charles Rollet, Dominic-Madori Davis
The OpenAI mafia: 15 of the most notable startups founded by alumni
UAE’s G42 teams up with Cerebras to deploy 8 exaflops of compute in India
20 Feb 2026, 11:58 am by Ivan Mehta
Abu Dhabi-based tech company G42 has partnered with U.S.-based chipmaker Cerebras to deploy eight exaflops of compute through a new system in India
General Catalyst commits $5B to India over five years
20 Feb 2026, 6:41 am by Jagmeet Singh
The pledge marks a sharp jump from General Catalyst’s earlier $500 million–$1 billion India earmark.
Ali Partovi’s Neo looks to upend the accelerator model with low-dilution terms
20 Feb 2026, 6:13 am by Marina Temkin
Neo’s new Residency program invests $750,000 in an uncapped SAFE for startups and provides a $40,000 no-strings-attached grant for college students.
Google’s new Gemini Pro model has record benchmark scores — again
20 Feb 2026, 12:55 am by Lucas Ropek
Gemini 3.1 Pro promises a Google LLM capable of handling more complex forms of work.
Nvidia deepens early-stage push into India’s AI startup ecosystem
20 Feb 2026, 12:30 am by Jagmeet Singh
Nvidia is working with investors, nonprofits, and venture firms to build earlier ties with India’s fast-growing AI founder ecosystem.
End of today’s Tech Crunch roundup.
