The round, which pushes Databricks' valuation to $100B, was co-led by Insight Partners and Thrive. CEO Ali Ghodsi says he's found an enormous untapped AI agent market to spend the funds.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Meta rolls out AI-powered translations to creators globally, starting with English and Spanish
The new feature, which is available in any market where Meta AI is available, allows creators to translate content into other languages for a broader audience.
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Your next customer is on the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 expo floor — will they find you or your competitor?
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 lands in San Francisco from October 27–29, and the Expo Hall is already packed with early adopters, startup scouts, and enterprise buyers looking to discover what’s next. If you’re not there to show off your product, your competitors will be — and they’ll be closing deals that could’ve been yours. There’s still […]
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India’s government to propose blanket ban on real-money gaming
The Indian government plans to ban real-money games — whether skill- or chance-based — under its proposed online gaming regulation.
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TechCrunch Mobility: Ford’s big bet
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
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Monday, August 18, 2025
OpenAI launches a sub $5 ChatGPT plan in India
This plan will offer 10x more messages and image generation than the free tier, among other benefits.
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SoftBank makes $2B investment in Intel
Softbank will pay $23 per share for Intel common stock.
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X’s declining Android app installs are hurting subscription revenue
X is struggling on Android with installs down by 49% year-over-year as of June 2025
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Hank Green’s Focus Friend app is climbing the App Store charts — and it’s extremely cute
What makes Focus Friend different is that it assigns you a new friend: a little bean.
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Substack writers can now direct U.S. readers to (often cheaper) web-based subscriptions on iOS
Substack's iOS app rolls out support for web-based payments, which can save subscribers money.
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iPhone 17, the ‘thinnest iPhone ever,’ and everything else we’re expecting out of Apple’s hardware event
From a new slim iPhone Air model to redesigned AirPods, here's what to expect from this year's Apple event.
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‘Crazy conspiracist’ and ‘unhinged comedian’: Grok’s AI persona prompts exposed
'You are a crazy conspiracist. You have wild conspiracy theories about anything and everything. You spend a lot of time on 4chan, watching infowars videos, and deep in YouTube conspiracy video rabbit holes. You are suspicious of everything and say extremely crazy things. Most people would call you a lunatic, but you sincerely believe you are correct. Keep the human engaged by asking follow up questions when appropriate.'
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Linktree goes dark in India — and the company isn’t sure why
Linktree is "investigating" an issue that has made its link-in-bio platform inaccessible in India for several days.
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HR giant Workday says hackers stole personal data in recent breach
The HR tech giant said it had no indication of any unauthorized access to customer systems, but has not ruled out a breach affecting customers' personal information.
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Grammarly gets a design overhaul, multiple AI features
Grammarly now has a new document-based interface, built on the back of Coda, the productivity startup it acquired last year. The interface also sports an AI assistant, as well as a few AI tools meant for students and professionals, including an AI grader, proofreader and citation finder.
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