Replika’s founder built the AI assistant she pitched at Disrupt 12 years ago | TechCrunch

Twelve years ago today, Eugenia Kuyda stood up onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt and presented a conversational chatbot called IO that acted as a lifestyle concierge to help people book restaurants…

AI assistant startup Town nabs unicorn valuation 4 months after launch | TechCrunch

Town, a two-year-old, San Francisco-based startup developing AI assistants, nabbed a unicorn valuation on Monday, announcing a $108 million Series B funding round co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Menlo Ventures.…