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Tesla’s record sales quarter barely boosted profit
OpenAI’s Atlas is more about ChatGPT than the web
Amazon unveils AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is pushing UK regulator to unbundle Google’s search and AI crawlers
Google Fi to add AI-enhanced audio and RCS web messaging
Top OpenAI, Google Brain researchers set off a $300M VC frenzy for their startup Periodic Labs 
Trump DOE confirms it’s canceling over $700M in manufacturing grants
Scale AI alum raises $9M for AI serving critical industries in MENA
The man betting everything on AI and Bill Belichick
Kohler unveils a camera for your toilet
OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math
The White House is already one of the most blocked accounts on Bluesky
Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from WhatsApp
Wikipedia says traffic is falling due to AI search summaries and social video
This top VC has bet close to 20% of his fund on teenagers — here’s why
Senate Republicans deepfaked Chuck Schumer, and X hasn’t taken it down 
Your AI tools run on fracked gas and bulldozed Texas land
Trump DOE decides to keep at least one Biden-era energy program
Should AI do everything? OpenAI thinks so
Kayak launches an ‘AI Mode’ for travel questions, search, and bookings
Amazon’s Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police
Meta to shut down Messenger desktop apps for Mac and Windows
Electric aircraft startup Beta Technologies seeks to raise $825M in IPO
This Thiel-backed venture allows doping in its own sports
Spotify spotted working on a ‘SongDNA’ feature that showcases the people behind your favorite music
Apple adds 650 megawatts of renewables in Europe with more coming in China
EVs take a backseat in Stellantis’ $13B U.S. investment plan
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for adult users
At Starbase, SpaceX is taking firefighting into its own hands
Inaudible sound might be the next frontier in wildfire defense
India’s Airbound bags $8.65M to build rocket-like drones for one-cent deliveries
Goldman Sachs is acquiring Industry Ventures for up to $965M as alternative VC exits surge
Grindr’s owners may take it private after a financial squeeze
Oura is winning young women and losing gym rats, and it’s fine with that
Final Flash Sale: Save up to $624 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 pass — Ends Oct 17
Anduril’s new EagleEye MR helmet sees Palmer Luckey return to his VR roots
Strava eyes IPO as Gen Z trades dating apps for running clubs
Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments
Dating app Cerca will show how Gen Z really dates at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Apple says goodbye to the Clips app
Navan plows ahead with IPO during shutdown, aims for $6.45B valuation 
Why Deloitte is betting big on AI despite a $10M refund
Kalshi hits $5B valuation days after rival Polymarket gets $2B NYSE backing at $8 Billion
Google Chrome silences those pesky notifications
Andreessen Horowitz denies report of India office, calls it ‘fake news’
Reflection raises $2B to be America’s open frontier AI lab, challenging DeepSeek
Discord data breach affects at least 70,000 users
Sora copycats flooded Apple’s App Store, and some still remain
Novoloop’s upcycled plastic takes a step closer to production
Even after Stargate, Oracle, Nvidia and AMD, OpenAI has more big deals coming soon, Sam Altman says
Here’s what it’s really like to appear on billionaire VC Tim Draper’s ‘Meet the Drapers’ pitch show
OpenAI’s Nick Turley on transforming ChatGPT into an operating system
Wall Street analysts explain how AMD’s own stock will pay for OpenAI’s billions in chip purchases 
How Otter.ai’s CEO is pushing the company to be more than just a meeting scribe
Tesla reveals slightly cheaper ‘standard’ versions of the Model 3 and Model Y
Taylor Swift fans accuse singer of using AI in her Google scavenger hunt videos
Microsoft buys another 100 MW of solar, this time in Japan
MrBeast says AI could threaten creators’ livelihoods, calling it ‘scary times’ for the industry
Firefly leans into its defense ambitions with $855M SciTec acquisition
Heidi Health raises $65M Series B led by Steve Cohen’s Point72
Waffles eat Bluesky
Suspect arrested after threats against TikTok’s Culver City headquarters
Newsom signs bill giving Uber and Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize
If you’re not an AI startup, good luck raising money from VCs
Startups and the U.S. government: It’s getting complicated
Anker offered Eufy camera owners $2 per video for AI training
Supabase nabs $5B valuation, four months after hitting $2B
After nine years of grinding, Replit finally found its market. Can it keep it?
Amazon to resume drone delivery following crash in Arizona
Anthropic hires new CTO with focus on AI infrastructure
OpenAI’s Sora soars to No. 3 on the U.S. App Store
Character.AI removes Disney characters after receiving cease-and-desist letter
Why California’s new AI safety law succeeded where SB 1047 failed
Anonymous question app Sendit deceived children and illegally collected their data, FTC alleges
Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans
OpenAI is launching the Sora app, its own TikTok competitor, alongside the Sora 2 model
DeepSeek releases ‘sparse attention’ model that cuts API costs in half
OpenAI takes on Google, Amazon with new agentic shopping system
This French VC went from posting on YouTube to raising a $12M fund for Y Combinator startups
Paid, the AI agent ‘results-based billing’ startup from Manny Medina, raises huge $21M seed
The AI services transformation may be harder than VCs think
Oura CEO talks potential IPO and ‘nonnegotiable’ data privacy
DJI loses lawsuit over classification as Chinese military company
Do EA buyout talks hint at bigger industry troubles?
Lootlock protects kids from overspending on gaming and will be presenting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Wiz chief technologist Ami Luttwak on how AI is transforming cyberattacks 
Beware coworkers who produce AI-generated ‘workslop’
‘The Social Network’ sequel will focus on Haugen leaks, with Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg
YouTube Music tests AI hosts that share trivia and commentary
Microsoft cuts cloud services to Israeli military unit over Palestinian surveillance
Startup founders say Trump’s $100K H-1B fee is a ‘talent tariff’ that will hurt innovation
Tesla asks EPA not to roll back emissions rules as Trump calls climate change a ‘con job’
Spotify denies recent accusation that it changed its terms for artists
Trump administration wants 10% stake in American lithium miner that sells to GM
YouTube now lets you hide recommendation pop-ups at the end of videos
Google’s AI Mode arrives in Spanish globally
Scott Wiener on his fight to make Big Tech disclose AI’s dangers
How Google’s dev tools manager makes AI coding work
Disney is raising the price of Disney+, Hulu subscriptions next month
What Early-Stage Investors Really Look for in Founders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Automaker giant Stellantis says customers’ personal data stolen during breach
Here’s what’s happening right now with the US TikTok deal
Commonwealth Fusion Systems books a $1B+ power deal for its future fusion reactor
Powered by India’s small businesses, UK fintech Tide becomes a TPG-backed unicorn
VCs are still hiring MBAs, but firms are starting to need other experience more
Silicon Valley bets big on ‘environments’ to train AI agents
Hundreds of flights delayed at Heathrow and other airports after apparent cyberattack
6 days left: Last chance for Regular Bird savings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 passes
White House offers more details about potential TikTok deal
Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US
Nvidia eyes $500M investment into self-driving tech startup Wayve
Cracking product-market fit: Lessons from founders and investors at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Best Apple Watch apps for boosting your productivity
How AI startups are fueling Google’s booming cloud business
Tim Cook, Sam Altman, and more attend Trump’s UK state banquet
Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown 
China tells its tech companies they can’t buy AI chips from Nivida 
The iPhone Air’s real breakthrough is its battery
What to know about TikTok’s uncertain future in the US and the people who want to buy it
CodeRabbit raises $60M, valuing the 2-year-old AI code review startup at $550M 
Google rolls out new Windows desktop app with Spotlight-like search tool
Do startups still need Silicon Valley? Founders and funders debate at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.
Snap unveils Snap OS 2.0 with native browser, WebXR support, and more
Harvard Law to AI: MarqVision lands $48M to combat brand abuse
OpenAI board chair Bret Taylor says we’re in an AI bubble (but that’s okay)
Users turn to chatbots for spiritual guidance
Via raises $492.9M in IPO, and German automakers go on the offensive
‘Selling coffee beans to Starbucks’ – how the AI boom could leave AI’s biggest companies behind
Tesla board chair calls debate over Elon Musk’s $1T pay package ‘a little bit weird’
California lawmakers pass AI safety bill SB 53 — but Newsom could still veto
Via shrugs off tepid open to end first day of trading slightly above IPO price
Pilot union urges FAA to reject Rainmaker’s drone cloud-seeding plan
Why the Oracle-OpenAI deal caught Wall Street by surprise
Google is a ‘bad actor’ says People CEO, accusing the company of stealing content
Tesla’s robotaxi plans for Nevada move forward with testing permit
Elon Musk’s Boring Company suspends work on Vegas airport tunnel after ‘crushing injury’
Justice Department sues Uber for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities
VC leaders from 01 Advisors take the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to share the scaling playbook
How to turn off autoplay on your social media feeds
Klarna’s IPO pops, raising $1.4B, with Sequoia as the biggest winner
OpenAI and Oracle reportedly ink historic cloud computing deal
Microsoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic
All of the iPhone 17 models compared
Apple launches iPhone 17 Pro with major camera upgrades
Pinecone founder Edo Liberty discusses why the next big AI breakthrough starts with search at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Uber and Momenta to test autonomous vehicles in Germany in 2026
Are bad incentives to blame for AI hallucinations?
Koah raises $5M to bring ads into AI apps
Hyundai’s eVTOL startup Supernal pauses work following CEO and CTO departures
Microsoft says Azure affected after cables cut in the Red Sea
What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor
Why is an Amazon-backed AI startup making Orson Welles fan fiction?
Attorneys general warn OpenAI ‘harm to children will not be tolerated’
Cutting through the equity noise: Don’t miss this powerhouse panel at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
A timeline of the US semiconductor market in 2025
OpenAI announces AI-powered hiring platform to take on LinkedIn
AI logistics startup Augment, from Deliverr’s founder, raises massive $85M Series A
Waymo cleared to offer robotaxi rides at San Jose airport
FirstClub bucks India’s speed obsession, quickly triples valuation to $120M with premium approach
CoreWeave acquires agent-training startup OpenPipe
SpaceX gets a green light to more than double its Florida launches
Pornhub owner pays $5M settlement to FTC over historic failure to block abusive content
Google avoids break up, faces new oversight in search antitrust trial
Amazon launches Lens Live, an AI-powered shopping tool for use in the real world
OpenAI acquires product testing startup Statsig and shakes up its leadership team
India’s Offgrid raises $15M to make lithium optional for battery storage
LayerX uses AI to cut enterprise back-office workload, scores $100M in Series B
Space investing goes mainstream as VCs ditch the rocket science requirements
Behind the scenes and front-row access: Volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 while you still can
Lovable’s CEO isn’t too worried about the vibe-coding competition
Murder at Burning Man turns Silicon Valley’s desert playground into a crime scene
UK age check law seems to be hurting sites that comply, helping those that don’t
Director Jim Jarmusch ‘disappointed and disconcerted’ by Mubi’s funding from Sequoia
FTC chair warns Google about Gmail’s ‘partisan’ spam filters
TechCrunch Mobility: A new speed bump for EV owners and Waymo’s robotaxi fleet surpasses 2,000
Nvidia says two mystery customers accounted for 39% of Q2 revenue
TikTok now lets users send voice notes and images in DMs
Tesla challenges $243 million verdict in Autopilot death trial
WhatsApp fixes ‘zero-click’ bug used to hack Apple users with spyware
Nvidia, Google, and Bill Gates help Commonwealth Fusion Systems raise $863M
Mississippi’s age assurance law puts decentralized social networks to the test
US manufacturing investment stumbles as clean tech cancellations pile up
OpenAI co-founder calls for AI labs to safety-test rival models
Judge denies Meta’s request to dismiss sexual harassment lawsuit filed by early employee
A Radiohead song from 1997 is on the Hot 100 charts, thanks to TikTok
Why the US government is not the savior Intel needs
Libby’s library app adds an AI discovery feature, and not everyone is thrilled
Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s largest startup competition in history sends four winners to TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield
NotebookLM’s Video Overviews feature now supports 80 languages
Next set of VC judges locked in for Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Pintarnya raises $16.7M to power jobs and financial services in Indonesia
Former Meta exec Nick Clegg offers careful criticism of ‘cloyingly conformist’ Silicon Valley
Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is probably the biggest movie in theaters
TechCrunch Mobility: Waymo’s Big Apple score and Nvidia backs Nuro
Elon Musk says xAI has open sourced Grok 2.5
OpenAI warns against SPVs and other ‘unauthorized’ investments
Amazon AGI Labs chief defends his reverse acquihire
Apple gets ready for AI in the enterprise with new ChatGPT configuration options
US government plans to take a 10% stake in Intel
TikTok denies India comeback after reports of website going live
Apple is in talks to use Google’s Gemini for Siri revamp, report says
Elon Musk’s X may finally settle $500M severance lawsuit
Struggling fusion power company General Fusion gets $22M lifeline from investors
Device searches at the US border hit record high, new data shows
Google launches its own ‘MagSafe’ with PixelSnap
Meta is shaking up its AI org, again
Discover how developer tools are shifting fast with Lauri Moore and David Cramer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
OpenAI launches a sub $5 ChatGPT plan in India
SoftBank makes $2B investment in Intel
Allianz Life data breach affects 1.1 million customers
X’s declining Android app installs are hurting subscription revenue
Grammarly gets a design overhaul, multiple AI features
GPT-5 is supposed to be nicer now
‘Stranger Things’ creators may be leaving Netflix
Duolingo CEO says controversial AI memo was misunderstood
Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all Americans’
AI-powered stuffed animals are coming for your kids
Sen. Hawley to probe Meta after report finds its AI chatbots flirt with kids
Les Amis, the European app helping women form friendships, launches in New York
TikTok’s new guidelines add subtle changes for LIVE creators, AI content, and more
Kyte, which billed itself as the ‘best competitor to Hertz,’ shuts down
Norway spy chief blames Russian hackers for hijacking dam
Airbnb will allow US users book stays without paying upfront
Co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI departs the company
Waymo finally has a music experience worthy of its robotaxi
Google CEO adds a new calendar feature at Stripe co-founder’s request
StubHub is once again working on its IPO that could raise $1B
Russian government hackers said to be behind US federal court filing system hack: Report
Match to pay $14M to the FTC due to false advertising and other deceptive practices
iOS 26 beta 6 adds new ringtones, snappy app launches, and more
Poshmark CEO and founder to step down
U.S. government seized $1 million from Russian ransomware gang
How founders are ditching VC norms and finding capital on their own terms at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Why investors just bet $85M on this Indian company’s generic drug strategy
The hidden cost of living amid Mark Zuckerberg’s $110M compound
The computer science dream has become a nightmare
Stanford sticks with legacy admissions
After researchers unmasked a prolific SMS scammer, a new operation has emerged in its wake
Impersonators are targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach
Sam Altman addresses ‘bumpy’ GPT-5 rollout, bringing 4o back, and the ‘chart crime’
RIP, Microsoft Lens, a simple little app that’s getting replaced by AI
Former Googlers AI startup OpenArt now creates ‘brainrot’ videos in just one click
Rocket Lab eyes big defense opportunities with new acquisition
The high costs and thin margins threatening AI coding startups
How to use Instagram Map and set your location sharing preferences
IPO hopeful Brex scored major win to sell in the EU, plans UK expansion
First impressions of Alexa+, Amazon’s upgraded, AI-powered digital assistant
Google takes on ChatGPT’s Study Mode with new ‘Guided Learning’ tool in Gemini
Qwant and Ecosia debut Staan, a European search index that aims to take on Big Tech
Clay confirms it closed $100M round at $3.1B valuation
For the first time, OpenAI models are available on AWS
Linda Yaccarino joins health tech platform eMed as CEO after leaving X
Jeh Aerospace nets $11M to scale the commercial aircraft supply chain in India
A top designer was banned from Dribbble. Now he’s building his own competitor.
Google says its AI-based bug hunter found 20 security vulnerabilities
Foxconn sells former GM factory to mystery buyer after failing to make EVs
Tesla asks shareholders to approve $29B comp package for Elon Musk amid ‘AI talent war’
Mastercard denies pressuring game platforms, Valve tells a different story
Inside OpenAI’s quest to make AI do anything for you
The uproar over Vogue’s AI-generated ad isn’t just about fashion
Tim Cook reportedly tells employees Apple ‘must’ win in AI
Lina Khan points to Figma IPO as vindication of M&A scrutiny
Venture firm CRV raises $750M, downsizing after returning capital to investors
Kleiner Perkins is having a very good week
A backlog at the Commerce Department is reportedly stalling Nvidia’s H20 chip licenses
Tesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $329M in damages
Twitter’s former Trust and Safety head details the challenges facing decentralized social platforms
Your public ChatGPT queries are getting indexed by Google and other search engines
Figma’s stock soars in its highly anticipated IPO, market cap instantly hits $45B
Big Tech to work with Trump administration to build digital health ecosystem
Palo Alto Networks agrees to buy CyberArk for $25 billion
Germ brings end-to-end encrypted messages to Bluesky
Nvidia AI chip challenger Groq said to be nearing new fundraising at $6B valuation 
Luma and Runway expect robotics to eventually be a big revenue driver for them
Anthropic reportedly nears $170B valuation with potential $5B round
SOSV bets plasma will change everything from semiconductors to spacecraft
Anthropic unveils new rate limits to curb Claude Code power users
New York state cyber chief calls out Trump for cybersecurity cuts
Amazon disputes report that it raised prices of popular items since Trump took office
Meet the minds shaping AI: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 AI Stage revealed
Flights grounded as Russia’s largest airline Aeroflot hit by cyberattack
‘Wizard of Oz’ blown up by AI for giant Sphere screen
Itch.io is the latest marketplace to crack down on adult games
DOGE has built an AI tool to slash federal regulations
U.K. starts enforcing online age check rules
Astronomer winks at viral notoriety with ‘temporary spokesperson’ Gwyneth Paltrow
Intel is spinning off its Network and Edge group
Meta names Shengjia Zhao as chief scientist of AI superintelligence unit
AI referrals to top websites were up 357% year-over-year in June, reaching 1.13B
Intel continues to pull back on its manufacturing projects
X to test using Community Notes to find the posts everyone likes
This industrial AI startup is winning over customers by saying it won’t get acquired
Google’s AI Overviews have 2B monthly users, AI Mode 100M in the US and India
Tesla profits pulled down by falling EV sales and regulatory credits
Trump’s AI Action Plan aims to block chip exports to China but lacks key details
OpenAI agreed to pay Oracle $30B a year for data center services
Rocket Lab’s first hurdle to flying its new rocket is getting it to the pad
Threads adds improved content performance metrics for creators
Hackers exploiting SharePoint zero-day seen targeting government agencies
72% of U.S. teens have used AI companions, study finds
Don’t miss your chance to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Dia launches a skill gallery, Perplexity to add tasks to Comet
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX confirms $44 million stolen during hack
New zero-day bug in Microsoft SharePoint under widespread attack
Why Cartken pivoted its focus from last-mile delivery to industrial robots
Tesla loses its charm for India’s loyalists — even as Musk finally delivers
Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work
Astronomer CEO resigns following Coldplay concert scandal
What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor
A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations
CaaStle founder charged with fraud, turns herself in
‘Utopian’ city California Forever announces huge tech manufacturing park 
Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code – without telling users
Hadrian raises $260M to build out automated factories for space and defense parts
Apple News+ adds a new game that uses emoji and Genmoji to sovle puzzles
Beeper’s all-in-one messaging app relaunches with an on-device model and premium upgrades
Scale AI lays off 14% of staff, largely in data-labeling business
Amazon’s Kuiper satellites to get boost from rival SpaceX
US Army soldier pleads guilty to hacking telcos and extortion
A former OpenAI engineer describes what it’s really like to work there
Meta fixes bug that could leak users’ AI prompts and generated content
Elon Musk’s Grok is making AI companions, including a goth anime girl
Discord’s virtual reward, ‘Orbs,’ launches out of beta
Jack Dorsey’s latest app tracks sun exposure
Meta acquires voice startup Play AI
Study warns of ‘significant risks’ in using AI therapy chatbots
UK launches £500M package to support diverse, underrepresented investors and founders
The countdown’s almost over: 2 days until TechCrunch All Stage 2025 kicks off in Boston
A United Nations research institute created an AI refugee avatar
Marc Andreessen reportedly told group chat that universities will ‘pay the price’ for DEI
AI coding tools may not speed up every developer, study shows
France is investigating X over foreign interference, while a MP also criticizes Grok
Belkin ends support for most Wemo devices and its Wemo app
With Varda Space, leading Silicon Valley players make big bet on making drugs in space
X’s ad business improved under departing CEO Linda Yaccarino, but it’s still tough times ahead
Jack Dorsey says his ‘secure’ new Bitchat app has not been tested for security
GenAI as a shopping assistant set to explode during Prime Day sales
SpaceX in talks to raise new funding at $400B valuation
Mistral is reportedly in talks to raise $1B 
Activision took down Call of Duty game after PC players hacked, says source
Bluesky users can customize their notifications, including activity alerts from their favorite accounts
iOS 26 beta 3 dials back Liquid Glass
Jack Dorsey working on Bluetooth messaging app, Bitchat
TikTok reportedly developing new version of app ahead of planned US sale
Apple appeals EU’s €500M fine over App Store payment restraints
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