CEO Will Bruey says people often get Varda wrong. The company isn't "in the space industry; we're in-space industry," he said. Space is "just another place to ship to."
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Sunday, November 30, 2025
‘Avatar’ director James Cameron says generative AI is ‘horrifying’
James Cameron’s movies are often at the cutting edge of visual effects technology, but that doesn't make him a fan of generative AI.
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New report examines how David Sacks might profit from Trump administration role
David Sacks’ role as President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence and crypto czar could work out very well for his investments, according to a new report. However, Sacks fired back, calling the story a "nothing burger."
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ChatGPT launched three years ago today
It’s no hyperbole to suggest that ChatGPT subsequently transformed the worlds of business and tech.
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Behind the scenes of drone food delivery in Finland
TechCrunch went behind the scenes of a three-party partnership between Irish drone delivery company Manna, Doordash-owned food delivery platform Wolt, and food startup Huuva.
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Saturday, November 29, 2025
Black Friday sets online spending record of $11.8B, Adobe says
American consumers spent $11.8 billion online on Black Friday, according to data from Adobe Analytics, which says it tracks more than 1 trillion visits to U.S. retail websites.
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Airbus orders software fix to thousands of planes due to solar radiation risk
Flights were delayed and cancelled globally after Airbus ordered fixes to 6,000 of its A320 series planes, according to The Guardian. The company said it’s taking action because “analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.” Citing […]
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New York state law takes aim at personalized pricing
Businesses that use personalized pricing are now required to tell customers, “This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data."
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No, you can’t get your AI to ‘admit’ to being sexist, but it probably is
Though LLMs might not use explicitly biased language, they may infer your demographic data and display implicit biases, researchers say.
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Friday, November 28, 2025
VC Kara Nortman bet early on women’s sports, and now she’s creating the market
As women's sports enters what feels like a sustained boom period -- the Golden State Valkyries just played their first WNBA next season, the NWSL is expanding, media rights deals are growing -- Nortman remains cautiously optimistic about whether this moment will prove different from past surges in interest.
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Supabase hit $5B by turning down million-dollar contracts. Here’s why.
Vibe coding has taken the tech industry by storm, and it’s not just the Lovables and Replits of the world that are winning. The startups building the infrastructure behind them are cashing in too. Supabase, the open-source database platform that’s become the backend of choice for the vibe-coding world, raised $100 million at a $5 billion valuation just months after closing $200 million at $2 billion. But co-founder and CEO […]
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SoftBank stays in as Meesho $606M IPO becomes India’s first major e-commerce listing
Meesho heads for India's first big e-commerce IPO next week.
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How OpenAI and Google see AI changing go-to-market strategies
AI is changing how investors and startups bring their products to market. Three experts offered their insights at TechCrunch Disrupt.
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Best iPad apps to boost productivity and make your life easier
There are many iPad apps to help you organize recipes; sync tasks across devices; be more productive; and manage your notes.
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The race to regulate AI has sparked a federal vs state showdown
The fight over AI regulation isn't about the technology -- it's about whether Washington or the states get to set the rules, and what happens to consumers caught in between.
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Thursday, November 27, 2025
Anduril’s autonomous weapons stumble in tests and combat, WSJ reports
Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has faced numerous setbacks during testing of its autonomous weapons systems, according to new reporting by the WSJ. The problems cited include more than a dozen drone boats that failed during a Navy exercise off California in May, with sailors warning of safety violations and potential loss of life; a […]
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This Thanksgiving’s real drama may be Michael Burry versus Nvidia
Is Burry the canary in the coal mine, warning of a collapse that's inevitable? Or could his fame, his track record, his now unrestricted voice, and a fast-growing audience trigger the very implosion he's predicting?
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How Glīd won Startup Battlefield 2025: Mentorship, mission-focus, and meditation
This week in Build Mode, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen is joined by the winner of this year’s competition, Kevin Damoa, the CEO and founder of Glīd, a logistics infrastructure company that aims to streamline the complex container shipment process.
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Best iPad apps for unleashing and exploring your creativity
We’ve compiled a list of some of the best iPad apps for creativity that are available on the App Store.
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Glīd won Startup Battlefield 2025 by building solutions to make logistis simpler, safer, and smarter
We're excited to interview the winner of Startup Battlefield 2025, and Glid co-founder Kevin Damoa, on this week's Build Mode!
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
The future will be explained to you in Palo Alto
On Wednesday evening at PlayGround Global in Palo Alto, some very smart people who are building things you don’t understand yet will explain what’s coming. This is the final StrictlyVC event of 2025, and truly, the lineup is ridiculous. The series has bounced around the globe under the auspices of TechCrunch. Steve Case rented a […]
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Musk’s xAI to build small solar farm adjacent to Colossus data center
The artificial intelligence company said it was working with a developer to build a solar farm on 88 acres next to its Memphis site.
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Are you balding? There’s an AI for that
MyHair AI examines photos of the scalp to help diagnose hair loss and suggest scientifically validated clinics and treatments.
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Bug in jury systems used by several US states exposed sensitive personal data
An easy-to-exploit vulnerability in a jury system made by Tyler Technologies exposed the personally identifiable data of jurors, including names, home addresses, emails, and phone numbers.
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Onton raises $7.5M to expand its AI-powered shopping site beyond furniture
Onton, which change its name from Deft, is giving users an infinite canvas with AI-powered image generation to nudge them towards making quicker purchase decisions
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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Uber and WeRide’s robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi is officially driverless
The commercial robotaxi service launched last year. Now, the human safety operator is gone.
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Why ‘hold forever’ investors are snapping up venture capital ‘zombies’
An investor explains the "buy, fix, and hold" model employed by Bending Spoons and similar companies that buy distressed startups.
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YouTube is working on a feature that will fix the messy home feed
YouTube is experimenting with a new feature that allows users to customize their home feed.
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Fleet Space finds massive lithium deposit using AI and satellites
The discovery suggests that a region in Quebec might hold even more lithium than originally suspected.
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Speechify adds voice typing and voice assistant to its Chrome extension
Speechify has largely been a tool that helps you listen to articles, PDFs, and documents. The company is now adding voice detection features to its Chrome extension, including voice typing and a voice assistant that answers your questions. In the last 12 months, there has been a proliferation of voice detection tools, thanks to overall […]
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Spotify to raise US prices in first quarter of next year, report says
Major record labels have been urging Spotify and other music streaming platforms to raise subscription prices, arguing that fees have not kept pace with inflation and remain low when compared to services like Netflix.
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Monday, November 24, 2025
India’s gig workers win legal status, but access to social security remains elusive
India is restructuring its gig economy with a new labor law, but much more is needed before gig workers see real benefits.
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Google teams up with Accel to hunt for India’s next AI breakouts
Google and Accel will jointly invest up to $2 million in each startup through their new partnership.
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Altman describes OpenAI’s forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone
Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm, distraction-free computing, launching within two years.
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OpenAI learned the hard way that Cameo trademarked the word ‘cameo’
OpenAI might have to rename the "cameo" feature in the Sora app.
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Former MrBeast content strategist is building an AI tool for creator ideation and analytics
Palo is tool for short video creators to gain insights into what is working for them.
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US banks scramble to assess data theft after hackers breach financial tech firm
U.S. banking giants including JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and Morgan Stanley are working to identify what data was stolen in a recent cyberattack on a New York financial firm.
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Malaysia may ban users under 16 from social media starting next year
The country's communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said the administration is considering systems for implementing age restrictions on social media sites.
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This startup wants to build a fusion reactor — on a boat
Startups are still racing to build the world's first commercial fusion power plant on land, but Maritime Fusion thinks the path will be easier out at sea.
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Momentic raises $15M to automate software testing
AI testing startup Momentic has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Standard Capital, with participation from Dropbox Ventures. Existing investors at Y Combinator, FCVC, Transpose Platform and Karman Ventures also participated.
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Revolut hits $75B valuation in new capital raise
The deal was led by Coatue, Greenoaks, Dragoneer and Fidelity. Investors including Nvidia's NVentures, Andreessen Horowitz, Franklin Templeton, and other backers advised by T. Rowe Price Associates also participated.
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Sunday, November 23, 2025
Roblox CEO interview gets heated over child safety
Roblox CEO Dave Baszuki joined the Hard Fork podcast to discuss the gaming platform’s new age verification feature — but he seemed to get frustrated at the number of questions focused on child safety.
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X’s new About This Account feature is going great
A new feature seemingly revealed many right-wing “America First” accounts are actually based outside the United States. But the data seems questionable.
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AI is too risky to insure, say people whose job is insuring risk
Major insurers including AIG, Great American, and WR Berkley are asking U.S. regulators for permission to exclude AI-related liabilities from corporate policies. One underwriter describes the AI models’ outputs to the FT as "too much of a black box."
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TechCrunch Mobility: Searching for the robotaxi tipping point
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
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Beehiiv’s CEO isn’t worried about newsletter saturation
Beehiiv's co-founder and CEO Tyler Deck spoke to TechCrunch about why the company has been expanding, and where the media business is going next.
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ChatGPT told them they were special — their families say it led to tragedy
A wave of lawsuits against OpenAI detail how ChatGPT used manipulative language to isolate users from loved ones and make itself into their sole confidant.
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Saturday, November 22, 2025
Trump administration might not fight state AI regulations after all
A Trump administration order targeting state-level AI regulation is reportedly on hold.
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Waymo gets regulatory approval to expand across Bay Area and Southern California
Waymo continues to expand its reach, with the robotaxi company posting Friday that it’s now “officially authorized to drive fully autonomously across more of the Golden State.”
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Byju’s founder to appeal U.S. court order to pay over $1B in bankruptcy case
A U.S. bankruptcy court has ordered Byju's founder Byju Raveendran to pay over $1.07 billion in a case over missing company funds.
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Why now is the best time to invest in climate tech
Global expectations around climate change has shifted dramatically in the last decade, suggesting that similarly significant changes are on the horizon.
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Friday, November 21, 2025
How this founder’s unlikely path to Silicon Valley could become an edge in industrial tech
Young's age and background – things that might seem like disadvantages when it comes to more established industries – have become his secret weapons. When he walks into a room of executives twice or three times his age, he says, there's initial skepticism. "Who the hell is this young guy and how does he know what he's talking about?"
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Bret Taylor’s Sierra reaches $100M ARR in under two years
The startup’s rapid growth suggests that enerprises are embracing AI agents.
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The hottest AI wearables and gadgets you can buy right now
We compiled all the hottest AI wearables currently available, including Bee, Friend, Plaud, and more.
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CrowdStrike fires ‘suspicious insider’ who passed information to hackers
Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike denied it had been hacked following claims from a hacker group, which leaked screenshots from inside CrowdStrike's network.
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X begins rolling out the ‘About this account’ feature to users’ profiles
The feature will show where users are based, how they're connected to X, and how many times they've changed their username.
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Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following Gainsight breach
Notorious hacking collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters takes credit for the breach that affected Salesforce customers’ data, and said it is planning another extortion campaign.
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SpaceX’s upgraded Starship suffers explosion during testing
It may not have been a massive fireball, but SpaceX now has more work to do before it can kick off this next-generation version of Starship.
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Thursday, November 20, 2025
ChatGPT launches group chats globally
The company sees group chats in ChatGPT as a way for people to coordinate trips, co-write documents, settle debates, or work through research together, while ChatGPT helps search, summarize, and compare options.
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Salesforce says some of its customers’ data was accessed after Gainsight breach
Salesforce said it’s investigating an incident where hackers compromised some of its customers' data after breaching customer experience company Gainsight.
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Why these founders ditched social ads for Taylor Swift concerts and prison tablets
Two founders share their stories on how they approached two very different markets: teens in need of well-being advice, and formerly incarcerated individuals looking for work.
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Mixup is a new, Mad Libs-style app for creating AI images from photos, text and doodles
The new app lets anyone use Google's Nano Banana in a fun new way, with fill-in-the-blank AI "recipes."
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Perplexity brings its AI browser Comet to Android
Perplexity is launching its AI browser Comet on Android with iOS version in works
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Android’s Quick Share now works with iPhone’s AirDrop, starting with the Pixel 10 lineup
The company says the new feature will allow users to quickly share their photos, videos, and files with without worrying about the kind of phone the other person uses.
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This Khosla-based startup can track drones, trucks, and robotaxis, inch by inch
Point One Navigation, now valued at $230 million, is building out well beyond automotive.
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The marketing guru who helped turn Khosla Ventures into an AI powerhouse is moving on
Daver is full of lessons for founders. Among them: "You have to repeat yourself all the time, and you have to say the same thing."
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Gemini 3 refused to believe it was 2025, and hilarity ensued
Famed AI researcher Andrej Karpathy got early access to Google’s latest AI model and stumbled onto its "model smell."
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YouTube tests an in-app private messaging feature again
YouTube users who are 18 and older in Ireland and Poland can now share videos directly on the mobile app.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Monarch Tractor preps for layoffs and warns employees it may ‘shut down’
The memo that went out Thursday, which TechCrunch obtained, says the "timing" of the company's pivot away from tractor manufacturing puts it at risk.
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How the classic anime ‘Ghost in the Shell’ predicted the future of cybersecurity 30 years ago
The story of the Ghost in the Shell’s main villain the Puppet Master hinted at a future where governments use hackers for espionage, at a time when most of the world had never connected to the internet.
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Function Health raises $298M Series B at $2.5B valuation
Function, which offers blood testing and medical imaging services, recently raised $298 million in a Series B round led by Redpoint Ventures at a valuation of $2.5 billion.
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VC Jennifer Neundorfer explains how founders can stand out in a crowded AI market
January Ventures co-founder Jennifer Neundorfer discussed this AI-driven funding market on the Equity podcast during TechCrunch Disrupt.
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Warner Music settles copyright lawsuit with Udio, signs deal for AI music platform
The subscription service will allow users to make remixes, covers, and new songs using the voices of artists and compositions of songwriters who choose to participate.
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Spotify acquires music database WhoSampled
Spotify says the database will power its new SongDNA feature.
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Rising data center electricity use risks blackouts during winter storms
Data centers are driving record electricity demand, and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation is warning that a sever winter storm could push the grid over the edge.
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Legally embattled AI music startup Suno raises at $2.45B valuation on $200M revenue
Suno has been the target of multiple AI training lawsuits but it has grown so rapidly, VCs were delighted to invest.
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Why January Ventures is funding underrepresented AI founders
While everyone’s chasing the next AI infrastructure play in San Francisco, some of the most defensible AI companies are being built by founders with deep expertise in legacy industries — and they’re not getting funded. January Ventures aims to fill that gap, writing pre-seed checks for underrepresented founders transforming healthcare, manufacturing, and supply chain with […]
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Subletting startup Kiki paid over $152K to settle charges after violating NYC short-term rental laws
Kiki Club, a subletting startup that matches listers and renters, violated NYC laws and had to pay the city over $152,000 to settle charges.
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Bluesky announces moderation changes focused on better tracking, improved transparency
Bluesky is making moderation changes, including the addition of new reporting categories, strikes, and more clarity when communicating with users about violations.
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The Epstein files have claimed their first OpenAI victim: board member Larry Summers
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has resigned from OpenAI’s board days after Congress released documents showing he was close friends with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
TikTok will now give you badges for limiting your doomscrolling
TikTok is adding new digital wellbeing tools like an affirmation journal, a background sound generator, and badges for using the app within limits
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Emm raises $9M seed to create to launch one of the world’s first ‘smart’ menstrual cups
On Wednesday, Emm, based in the UK, announced a $9 million seed (£6.8 million) round led by Lunar Ventures as it prepares to officially launch the smart menstrual cup in 2026.
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TikTok now lets you choose how much AI-generated content you want to see
With the new AI-generated content control, users who want to see less of this sort of content can dial things down, while those who enjoy it can choose to see more of it.
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The all-electric Jeep Recon is finally here
The Jeep Recon, an all-electric SUV with an estimated 250 miles of range, is here, and I couldn’t be more surprised. Here’s why. Three years ago, Jeep unveiled how it was reshaping its portfolio with the launch of three EVs — two of which were bound for the North American market by 2024. The all-electric […]
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Trump DOE gives Microsoft partner $1B loan to restart Three Mile Island reactor
Constellation Energy will use the loan to refurbish a reactor it idled in 2019. Microsoft has agreed to buy the power once the facility reopens in 2028.
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Tesla receives ride-hailing permit in Arizona in last required step to launch robotaxi service
Tesla received a ride-hailing permit this week from Arizona regulators, opening the door for the automaker to begin operating a robotaxi service in the state. A spokesperson with Arizona Department of Transportation told TechCrunch the automaker applied for a Transportation Network Company permit on November 13. Tesla has met the requirements to operate as a […]
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Hugging Face CEO says we’re in an ‘LLM bubble,’ not an AI bubble
Hugging Face co-founder and CEO Clem Delangue says all the attention is on LLMs, but smaller, specialized models will make sense in many use cases going forward.
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AI data center provider Lambda raises whopping $1.5B after multi-billion Microsoft deal
Lambda's new raise was a solid beat over the amount that deal-watchers say it was hoping to hit.
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Meta wins antitrust trial as judge denies that it’s a monopoly
A federal judge ruled that Meta is not a monopoly in lawsuit with the FTC.
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Monarch Tractor sued over tractors that were ‘unable to operate autonomously’
The lawsuit is the latest problem to crop up for the startup.
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Toyota keeps betting on hybrid vehicles in the US
The investment follows an announcement last week that Toyota will spend up to $10 billion over the next five years in the United States.
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Databricks reportedly in talks to raise funding at a $130B+ valuation
Databricks is said to be in talks to raise a new round of funding just a few months after its last fundraise, which valued the company at $100 billion.
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Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures
Eugen Rochko is stepping down as CEO of decentralized social network Mastodon. Felix Hlatky will now become the Executive Director as the company become structured as a nonprofit government by a board.
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Monday, November 17, 2025
As consumers ditch Google for ChatGPT, Peec AI raises $21M to help brands adapt
With consumers increasingly asking questions to ChatGPT, not Google, product discovery is changing — and the promise to give brands visibility and control over this fast-growing search channel has made Peec AI one of Europe's hottest startups.
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a16z-backed super PAC is targeting Alex Bores, sponsor of New York’s AI safety bill — he says bring it on
A super PAC backed by Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI, and other tech leaders has targeted New York Assembly member Alex Bores' congressional campaign, marking its first attack against a lawmaker supporting AI regulation.
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Meta releases a new tool to protect reels creators from having their work stolen
The new Facebook content protection tool extends to Instagram too.
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Ford turns to Amazon to give used cars sales a boost
Amazon Autos, which kicked off last year with Hyundai, initially started with new cars. The deal with Ford pushes it into used car territory.
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Ramp hits $32B valuation, just three months after hitting $22.5B
In 2025 alone, Ramp has leapt from being worth $13 billion to $32 billion with new rounds every few months.
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Cisco acquires translation startup EzDubs
Cisco has acquired Y-Combinator-backed translation app EzDub to integrate it into its communication suite.
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Luminar is fighting with its biggest customer as bankruptcy threat looms
The fight comes at a perilous time for Luminar, which is running out of cash and under SEC investigation.
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Surveillance tech provider Protei was hacked, its data stolen and its website defaced
The defacement of Protei's website said "another DPI/SORM provider bites the dust," apparently referring to the company selling its web intercept and surveillance products to phone and internet providers.
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Bone AI raises $12M to challenge Asia’s defense giants with AI-powered robotics
Bone AI, a South Korean startup, is combining AI and manufacturing to build next-gen defense robotics and challenge the region’s industry giants.
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Sakana AI raises $135M Series B at a $2.65B valuation to continue building AI models for Japan
Sakana AI raised about $135M at a $2.65B post-money valuation in one of Japan’s largest fundraises this year.
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Danish startup FlatPay joins the club of European fintech unicorns to track
Flatpay’s bet is that it can challenge larger players by charging small merchants a flat transaction rate to use its card terminals and point-of-sales systems.
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Sunday, November 16, 2025
Beloved SF cat’s death fuels Waymo criticism
The death of a neighborhood bodega cat named Kit Kat has shaken San Francisco’s Mission District and prompted new debates about robotaxi safety.
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BNPL is expanding fast, and that should worry everyone
As Morris watches his BNPL investments from the other side of the table, he seems to understand the warning signs better than most.
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Are we nearing the end of Apple’s Tim Cook era?
Apple is getting serious about succession planning, according to a new report.
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Amazon satellite network gets a rebrand — and drops its affordability pitch
The company has been quietly changing how it talks about who its internet customers will be before it announced a big name change last week.
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TechCrunch Mobility: The robotaxi expansion that really matters
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
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How much of the AI data center boom will be powered by renewable energy?
According to a new report from the International Energy Agency, the world will spend $580 billion on data centers this year — $40 billion more than will be spent finding new oil supplies.
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Saturday, November 15, 2025
JPMorgan doesn’t want to pay Frank founder Charlie Javice’s legal bills
A lawyer representing JPMorgan said Javice’s legal team billed for expenses including luxury hotel upgrades, 24 hours of work in a single day, and cellulite butter.
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Jury says Apple owes Masimo $634M for patent infringement
A federal jury in California ruled Friday that Apple must pay medical device maker Masimo $634 million for infringing a patent on blood oxygen monitoring technology.
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Disney and YouTube TV reach deal to end blackout
You can watch "Jeopardy!" on YouTube TV again.
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Friday, November 14, 2025
Leaked documents shed light into how much OpenAI pays Microsoft
Leaked documents reveal how much OpenAI paid Microsoft under a revenue-share agreement. They also indicate inference costs.
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Databricks co-founder argues US must go open source to beat China in AI
VC Andy Konwinski argues that the U.S. is losing its AI research dominance to China.
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A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs
A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.
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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot
A timeline of ChatGPT product updates and releases, starting with the latest, which we’ve been updating throughout the year.
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Tesla releases detailed safety report after Waymo co-CEO called for more data
The new data, released Friday, finally addresses some of the biggest criticisms of the paltry "safety reports" Tesla's released for years.
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Oura Ring 4 Ceramic review: a colorful glow up
If you want a pop of color and style, then the Oura Ring 4 Ceramic might be the smart ring for you.
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OpenAI says it’s fixed ChatGPT’s em dash problem
OpenAI says users can now personalize ChatGPT to stop using the em dash in its output.
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Thursday, November 13, 2025
Build Mode starts at the beginning: How Forethought AI found product-market fit
In the debut episode of the Build Mode podcast, we sat down with Deon Nicholas, co-founder of Forethought AI, to unpack what it really takes to build a lasting company with and for your customers from day one.
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Blue Origin lands New Glenn rocket booster on second try
It's an impressive accomplishment for the new mega-rocket launch system, and paves the way for the company to start re-using the boosters in commercial missions.
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Apple’s new App Review Guidelines clamp down on apps sharing personal data with ‘third-party AI’
Apple updates its App Store rules to restrict apps from sharing personal data with third-party AI without disclosure and explicit permission.
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Uber quietly pilots in-app video recording for drivers in India
Uber's in-app video recording pilot is currently live in 10 cities across India.
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Newsletter platform beehiiv adds AI website building, creator tools in major expansion
Newsletter platform beehiiv announced a massive expansion to its platform on Thursday, including offering real-time analytics and AI website creation.
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After 5 months, the $1,200 bottles of Besties All-In tequila are finally starting to ship
Orders were supposed to be fulfilled by end of summer but were delayed again and again due to the bottle.
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Apple halves commissions for mini app makers
Apple introduces a new program for app developers offering a reduced 15% commission on qualifying mini app transactions.
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In defense of Apple’s $230 iPhone sock
From the same label that made the iconic Steve Jobs mockneck, the iPhone Pocket could be the next Labubu... if you have the disposable income.
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Cash App debuts a new AI assistant that answers questions about your finances
Cash App is adding a map to its app to let users discover places that accept bitcoin
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Willow’s voice keyboard lets you type across all your iOS apps — and actually edit what you said
Willow's iOS keyboard lets you type or use your voice to dictate and input text.
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Kering-backed fund Mirova pours $30.5M into India’s Varaha for regenerative farming
Varaha aims to support around 337,000 farmers across 675,000 hectares in northern India through its regenerative farming project.
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Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine’s video archive
Jack Dorsey backs diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive of 6-second, looping videos.
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‘Chad: the Brainrot IDE’ is a new Y Combinator-backed product so wild, people thought it was fake
Chad: the Brainrot IDE is an actual product that pairs vibe coding with brainrot activities like gambling, Tinder and games.
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ElevenLabs strike deals with celebs to create AI audio
ElevenLabs struck a deal with actors Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey to AI-generate their voices.
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Cybersecurity firm Deepwatch lays off dozens, citing move to “accelerate” AI investment
Deepwatch’s CEO told TechCrunch that the layoffs allow the company to accelerate investments in “AI and automation.”
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Elon Musk’s X botched its security key switchover, locking users out
As part of an effort to retire the old Twitter.com domain, X is requiring passkey and security key users to re-enroll — but are getting stuck in endless loops and unable to finish.
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Court rules that OpenAI violated German copyright law; ordered it to pay damages
A German court ruled that OpenAI’s ChatGPT violated the nation’s copyright laws by training its language models on licensed musical work without permission.
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iOS 26.2 beta adds new Liquid Glass customization, alarms in the Reminders app, and more
Apple released the iOS 26.2 beta 1 last week, introducing the option to adjust the Liquid Glass appearance of the lock screen clock, and more.
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Figma bets on India to expand beyond design
Figma has opened a new office in Bengaluru as part of a push to deepen its India ties and appeal to more developers.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
The global race for the AI app layer is still on
The U.S. is far ahead of Europe in the race for large AI models, at least in funding. But the picture is different for the application layer, global VC firm Accel highlighted in its 2025 Globalscape report.
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Red Bull Racing’s secret weapon? An engineer who treats workflows like lap times
Lauren Mekies spent much of his career in the engineering trenches. His approach to winning reflects that technical background, too.
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SoftBank’s Nvidia sale rattles market, raises questions
Wall Street can’t help but wonder: does Son see something right now that others do not?
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Google Pixel update adds battery-saving maps mode, AI photo remixing, and smarter notifications
Google says the new power saving mode for Google Maps can save you up to four hours of battery life
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Threads targets podcasters with new features, aiming to become the home for show discussions
Threads is targeting podcasters with new features, including dedicated links in the bio and more visible links in the feed.
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Immortality startup Eternos pivots to a personal AI that sounds like you
Uare.ai raised $10.3 million in seed funding led by Mayfield and Boldstart Ventures.
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Monday, November 10, 2025
The circular money problem at the heart of AI’s biggest deals
SoftBank and OpenAI announced a new 50-50 joint venture this week to sell enterprise AI tools in Japan under the brand “Crystal Intelligence.” On paper, it’s a straightforward international expansion deal. But SoftBank’s role as a major investor in OpenAI is raising questions about whether AI’s biggest deals are creating real economic value or just moving money in circles. […]
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VC Jennifer Neundorfer explains how founders can stand out in a crowded AI market
January Ventures co-founder Jennifer Neundorfer discussed this AI-driving funding market on the Equity podcast during TechCrunch Disrupt.
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Lovable says it’s nearing 8 million users as the year-old AI coding startup eyes more corporate employees
The platform has attracted an eclectic user base. More than half of Fortune 500 companies are using Lovable to "supercharge creativity," according to Osika, who insisted retention remains strong.
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Kaltura acquires eSelf, founded by creator of Snap’s AI, in $27M deal
Kaltura acquires AI avatar startup eSelf to integrate generative AI into enterprise video and learning tools.
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Rad Power Bikes faces shutdown in January without new funding
The company is "still fighting to find ways to continue" according to an email viewed by TechCrunch.
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A better way of thinking about the AI bubble
AI isn't all or nothing, and even good bets can turn sour if you aren't careful about how you make them.
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Google brings Gemini to the Google TV Streamer
The tech giant says the change will enable users to use their voice more naturally to access content and more.
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AI PowerPoint-killer Gamma hits $2.1B valuation, $100M ARR, founder says
Gamma is growing quickly, and profitably, its co-founder CEO Grant Lee says.
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Wikipedia urges AI companies to use its paid API, and stop scraping
Wikipedia, the online nonprofit encyclopedia, is urging AI companies to stop scraping its pages and to use its paid API instead.
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Sapphire Sport spins out, rebrands as 359 Capital with $300M AUM
The newly independent 359 Capital is half-way through investing from $181 million second fund.
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Lenskart recovers from tepid open to close first day slightly above IPO price
Lenskart's public listing stirred debate over the nearly $8 billion valuation set in its IPO.
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Sunday, November 9, 2025
Blue Origin scrubs second New Glenn launch, will try again November 12
It's an important launch for Jeff Bezos' space company, which is trying to prove its rockets can be re-used while delivering its first commercial payloads.
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YouTube TV is giving customers a $20 credit for Disney blackout
YouTube TV subscribers unhappy about going more than a week without ESPN, ABC, and other Disney networks will be getting a $20 credit that can be applied to their next billing statement.
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Slow Ventures holds a ‘finishing school’ to help founders learn to be fancy
Slow Ventures hosted a three-hour “Etiquette Finishing School” this week, covering topics like the perfect handshake, public speaking, and office decorum.
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Blue Origin scrubs second launch of New Glenn due to weather, cruise ship traffic
It's an important launch for Jeff Bezos' space company, which is trying to prove its rockets can be re-used while delivering its first commercial payloads.
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Elon Musk uses Grok to imagine the possibility of love
After Tesla shareholders approved a new compensation package that could be worth $1 trillion, CEO Elon Musk appears to be celebrating with a normal weekend on his social media platform X.
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Apple reportedly plans ambitious satellite-powered iPhone features
While Apple’s iPhone already supports texting, calling emergency services, and contacting roadside assistance via satellite connectivity, the company may have many more satellite-powered features in the works.
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TechCrunch Mobility: Elon Musk’s threats worked
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.”
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Saturday, November 8, 2025
Is Wall Street losing faith in AI?
A rough week for tech stocks might signal a loss of investor confidence in artificial intelligence.
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‘Breaking Bad’ creator’s new show ‘Pluribus’ was emphatically ‘made by humans,’ not AI
If you watched all the way to the end of the new Apple TV show “Pluribus,” you may have noticed an unusual disclaimer in the credits: “This show was made by humans.”
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OpenAI asked Trump administration to expand Chips Act tax credit to cover data centers
A recent letter from OpenAI reveals more details about how the company is hoping the federal government can support the company's ambitious plans for data center construction.
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Friday, November 7, 2025
GoWish’s shopping and wishlist app is having its biggest year yet
GoWish, an app for making wishlists, is having a record year, and has doubled its users.
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Washington Post confirms data breach linked to Oracle hacks
The Washington Post is the latest victim of a hacking campaign by the notorious Clop ransomware gang, which relied on vulnerabilities in Oracle software used by many corporations.
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I tried the Apple Crossbody Strap. It’s convenient, but the phone looks silly when the strap is removed
Apple's new Crossbody Strap is a convenient way to go hands free but the strap can rub uncomfortably at times, and the phone looks silly when the strap is removed.
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Kim Kardashian says ChatGPT is her ‘frenemy’
Kim Kardashian admitted that she has failed legal exams after blindly relying on ChatGPT's advice.
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Startup Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements
Among the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 were many industry-defining companies exhibiting and pitching on the Showcase Stage.
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Congressional Budget Office confirms it was hacked
The congressional research office confirmed a breach, but did not comment on the cause. A security researcher suggested the hack may have originated because CBO failed to patch a firewall for more than a year.
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Amazon Haul, the retail giant’s Shein and Temu competitor launched last November, is getting its own standalone app. On Friday, Amazon announced the debut of Amazon Bazaar, a low-cost shopping destination available separately from the main Amazon shopping app. On Bazaar, most products are available under $10, and some are as low as $2, the […]
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How one founder plans to save cities from flooding with terraforming robots
Instead of building seawalls or dikes, Terranova has developed a new way to raise cities to protect them from sea level rise.
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Thursday, November 6, 2025
Sam Altman says he doesn’t want the government to bail out OpenAI if it fails
The furor over Sarah Friar's comments grew so loud that Trump's AI Czar David Sacks weighed in.
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Ford execs reportedly discuss ending the F-150 Lightning
Production was already paused as Ford prioritizes gas and hybrid versions of the truck. The Lightning has been on the market for three years.
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Amazon launches an AI-powered Kindle Translate service for ebook authors
Kindle Translate, an AI-powered translation service, is designed to broaden the reach of ebook authors.
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Sora for Android saw nearly half a million installs on its first day
Sora's Android launch is off to an auspicious start, new data shows.
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SpaceX’s Starlink secures more spectrum and airlines as it passes 8 million customers
The internet provider has bought more 'direct to cell' spectrum licenses from EchoStar and struck a deal with the owner of British Airways.
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Meta brings its short-form video feed of AI slop to Europe
Meta says that since the launch of Vibes, media generation in the Meta AI app has jumped more than tenfold.
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Subtle Computing’s voice isolation models help computers understand you in noisy environments
Subtle Computing has raised $6M in seed funding to build voice isolation models. The startup plans to announce a hardware device next year.
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Italian political consultant says he was targeted with Paragon spyware
WhatsApp notified the consultant, who works for left-wing politicians, that his phone was targeted with spyware made by Paragon.
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Mastodon’s latest software update brings quote posts to all server operators
Mastodon's latest software version brings quote posts with added controls to all servers.
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Peloton recalls 833,000 bikes after reports of injuries
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning Peloton users to stop using the affected bikes immediately.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Discord’s Family Center update now lets parents monitor weekly purchases
Discord has rolled out updates to its Family Center, giving guardians more insights into their teens’ usage patterns, including purchases, top interactions, and time spent. The goal is to help parents monitor whether their teen is spending excessive time or money on Discord. The communication platform first launched Family Center in 2023 with an activity […]
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Tinder to use AI to get to know users, tap into their Camera Roll photos
Tinder is testing an AI feature that learns about you from your Camera Roll photos.
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Microsoft built a fake marketplace to test AI agents — they failed in surprising ways
The research raises new questions about how well AI agents will perform when working unsupervised — and how quickly AI companies can make good on promises of an agentic future.
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Google makes it easier to access AI Mode in Chrome on iOS and Android
Users will now be able to access AI Mode via a new dedicated shortcut button under the search bar when opening a "New Tab" page in Chrome.
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Replika founder raises $20M pre-seed for Wabi, the ‘YouTube of apps’
Wabi, a startup from the founder of Replika, has just raised a $20 million pre-seed round. Wabi is like "YouTube for apps" -- a social platform where anyone can use prompts to instantly create mini apps and share them with friends.
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Google gets the US government’s green light to acquire Wiz for $32B
Google announced its intent to acquire cloud security company Wiz in March and the deal is now on track to close in early 2026.
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This startup’s metal stacks could help solve AI’s massive heat problem
Alloy Enterprises has developed a new additive manufacturing technique that can improve liquid cooling performance while bringing it to new parts of the server rack.
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University of Pennsylvania confirms hacker stole data during cyberattack
Penn experienced a data breach on Friday as hackers sent messages boasting of the hack to the university community.
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Epic Games CEO calls Google’s antitrust settlement a win for Android’s ‘vision as an open platform’
The companies on Tuesday reached a settlement that sees the search giant agreeing to Android app store reforms that include lowering fees and enabling more competition.
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Goldman Sachs doubles down on MoEngage in new round to fuel global expansion
MoEngage already has customers across 75 countries, with North America being its biggest business driver.
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NVIDIA, Qualcomm join U.S., Indian VCs to help build India’s next deep tech startups
Qualcomm Ventures has joined six Indian venture firms, collectively adding more than $850 million to boost India’s deep-tech ecosystem.
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Trump flips and re-nominates Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
The reversal comes after weeks of pressure from people like Elon Musk, who accused Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy of being ill-equipped for the job.
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Sequoia names Alfred Lin and Pat Grady as new Co-Stewards as Roelof Botha steps down
Just over three years after taking the reins as the steward of the storied firm, Both passed the leadership button to Lin and Grady.
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Netflix in talks to license video podcasts from iHeartMedia, report says
Netflix is looking for exclusivity, which means that video podcasts that it licenses could no longer be uploaded to YouTube.
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Shopify says AI traffic is up 7x since January, AI-driven orders are up 11x
Shopify says AI-driven traffic to its online stores is up 7x since January, and orders from AI search are up 11x.
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Norway’s wealth fund vote is latest blow to Musk’s $1 trillion pay package
Elon Musk is pushing for a $1 trillion performance pay package. Another major shareholder has said no.
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Phone location data of top EU officials for sale, report finds
Journalists in Europe found it was "easy" to spy on top European Union officials using commercially obtained location data sold by data brokers, despite the continent having some of the strongest data protection laws in the world.
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Anthropic projects $70B in revenue by 2028: Report
The Information reports that Anthropic expects to generate as much as $70 billion in revenue and $17 billion in cash flow in 2028. The growth projections are fueled by rapid adoption of Anthropic’s business products, a person with knowledge of the company’s financials said.
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Tesla’s Master Plan 4 still lacks specifics ahead of $1T Musk pay vote
Despite its imprecision, the fourth "Master Plan" is a centerpiece of Tesla's case for giving CEO Elon Musk $1 trillion in company shares.
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Spotify now has half a million video podcasts, which nearly 400M users have watched
Spotify says that users' time spent with video content on Spotify has also more than doubled year-over-year, largely driven by video podcasts.
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WhatsApp launches long-awaited Apple Watch app
For the first time, WhatsApp users will be able to use their Apple Watch to get call notifications, read full messages, record and send voice messages, and view media content more clearly.
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Monday, November 3, 2025
Wait, people actually use Facebook Dating?
Meta said that Facebook Dating has 1.77 million daily active users in the US between ages 18-29.
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a16z pauses its famed TxO Fund for underserved founders, lays off staff
Andreessen Horowitz is pausing its Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, according to multiple sources.
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DOJ accuses US ransomware negotiators of launching their own ransomware attacks
Three people, including two U.S. ransomware negotiators, are accused of working on behalf of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang.
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Chrome can now autofill your passport, driver’s license, and vehicle registration info
Desktop users who have enhanced autofill enabled with see their passport and driver’s license number, vehicle information, like their license plate or VIN, and more automatically filled.
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Facebook Groups can now go public without exposing members’ private posts
Facebook is making it possible for private Groups to switch to public without compromising members' privacy.
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Dia’s AI browser starts adding Arc’s ‘greatest hits’ to its feature set
Dia's AI browser has a head start on what works for consumers thanks to learnings from its browser experiment, Arc.
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Pine Labs aims to take Indian fintech global even as it cuts valuation for IPO
The Indian fintech already has a presence in 20 countries worldwide.
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TikTok announces its first awards show in the US
The awards will include "Creator of the Year," "Video of the Year," "Muse of the Year," "Breakthrough Artist of the Year," and more.
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OpenAI and Amazon ink $38B cloud computing deal
OpenAI isn't done securing the AI infrastructure it needs to rapidly scale agentic workloads. The ChatGPT-maker on Monday said it has reached a deal with Amazon to buy $38 billion in cloud computing services over the next seven years.
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Microsoft inks $9.7B deal with Australia’s IREN for AI cloud capacity
The deal will give Microsoft access to compute infrastructure built with Nvidia's GB300 GPUs, which will be deployed over phases through 2026.
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Microsoft’s $15.2B UAE investment turns Gulf State into test case for US AI diplomacy
For the first time, the U.S. has granted Microsoft a license to export Nvidia chips to the UAE – a move that positions the country as both a proving ground for U.S. export-control diplomacy and a regional anchor of American AI influence.
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Sunday, November 2, 2025
Kevin Rose’s simple test for AI hardware — would you want to punch someone in the face who’s wearing it?
"As an investor, you kind of have to not only say, okay, cool tech, sure, but emotionally, how does it make me feel? And how does it make others feel around me?"
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Alphabet is increasingly launching “moonshot” projects as independent companies — here’s why
Despite the emphasis on detachment from ideas, X employees do have significant skin in the game when projects spin out.
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Sequoia’s Roelof Botha warns founders about chasing sky-high valuations as the firm doubles down on its selective approach
At Disrupt, Botha had advice for founders who are swimming in terms sheets right now.
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Google pulls Gemma from AI Studio after Senator Blackburn accuses model of defamation
Senator Martha Blackburn argued Gemma’s fabrications are “not a harmless ‘hallucination,’" but rather “an act of defamation produced and distributed by a Google-owned AI model.”
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TechCrunch Mobility: Everything said on, and off, the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
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Sam Altman says ‘enough’ to questions about OpenAI’s revenue
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently said that the company is doing “well more” than $13 billion in annual revenue — and he sounded a little testy when pressed on how it will pay for its massive spending commitments.
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China is rolling back rare earth mineral restrictions, White House says
The White House released more details Saturday about a trade deal reached between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Meta has an AI product problem
Meta's AI spending is starting to make Wall Street nervous.
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Saturday, November 1, 2025
Elon Musk wants you to know that Sam Altman got a refund for his Tesla Roadster
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are still taking swipes at each other on Musk’s social media platform X.
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong trolls the prediction markets
While Armstrong may have helped some Kalshi and Polymarket users make a little money, he was also illustrating how easily these markets can be manipulated.
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Rising energy prices put AI and data centers in the crosshairs
A majority of consumers say they’re worried about data centers driving up electricity costs. Is the industry prepared for a possible backlash?
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AI researchers ’embodied’ an LLM into a robot – and it started channeling Robin Williams
AI researchers at Andon Labs embedded various LLMs in a vacuum robot to test how ready they were to be embodied. And hilarity ensued.
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