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YC startups can now receive investment in stablecoin
Skyryse lands another $300M to make flying, even helicopters, simple and safe
OpenAI launches new MacOS app for agentic coding
TikTok says its services are restored after the outage
AI layoffs or ‘AI-washing’?
Why Tether’s CEO is everywhere right now
Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary makes $7M on opening weekend
Bye-bye corporate conglomerates. Hello personal conglomerates.
Meet the new European unicorns of 2026
SpaceX seeks federal approval to launch 1 million solar-powered satellite data centers
Instagram might soon let you remove yourself from someone’s Close Friends list
Blue Origin pauses space tourism flights to focus on the moon
SpaceX’s IPO could open the floodgates — and secondaries are booming in the meantime
Uber is literally in the driver’s seat when it comes to AV bets
Fintech firm Marquis blames hack at firewall provider SonicWall for its data breach
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI in talks to merge, report says
Apple buys Israeli startup Q.ai as the AI race heats up
Luminar sale approved despite last-minute mystery bid
WhatsApp will now charge AI chatbots to operate in Italy
AI data labeler Handshake buys  Cleanlab, an acquisition target of multiple others
Anthropic reportedly upped its latest raise to $20B
Amazon agrees to pay consumers $309M in returns policy settlement
TikTok joins Snap to settle social media addiction lawsuit
Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump
Rad Power Bikes reaches deal to sell itself for $13.2 million
TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok U.S. deal finalized
Synthesia hits $4B valuation, lets employees cash out
This founder cracked firefighting — now he’s creating an AI gold mine
ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia
Science fiction writers, Comic-Con say goodbye to AI
What is Bending Spoons? Everything to know about Eventbrite’s acquirer
Gmail is having issues with spam and misclassification
Tech CEOs boast and bicker about AI at Davos
Former Googlers seek to captivate kids with an AI-powered learning app
The Rippling/Deel corporate spying scandal may have taken another wild turn
Researchers say Russian government hackers were behind attempted Poland power outage
How did Davos turn into a tech conference?
Google now offers free SAT practice exams, powered by Gemini
Zipline charts drone delivery expansion with $600M in new funding
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says tariffs are starting to drive up product prices
Indian vibe-coding startup Emergent raises $70M at $300M valuation from SoftBank, Khosla Ventures
Meta’s Oversight Board takes up permanent bans in landmark case
Everstone combines Wingify, AB Tasty for $100M+ digital experience optimization platform
Biotics AI, Battlefield 2023, gains FDA approval for its AI-powered fetal ultrasound product 
Moxie Marlinspike has a privacy-conscious alternative to ChatGPT
Why Silicon Valley is really talking about fleeing California (it’s not the 5%)
Who gets to inherit the stars? A space ethicist on what we’re not talking about
Trump administration wants tech companies to buy $15B of power plants they may not use
The AI healthcare gold rush is here
The AI lab revolving door spins ever faster
Taiwan to invest $250B in US semiconductor manufacturing
AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation
Iran’s internet shutdown is now one of its longest ever, as protests continue
Google’s Trends Explore page gets new Gemini capabilities 
Ammobia says it has reinvented a century-old technology
Doctors think AI has a place in healthcare – but maybe not as a chatbot
Fintech firm Betterment confirms data breach after hackers send fake crypto scam notification to users
inDrive turns to ads and groceries to diversify revenue
Motional puts AI at center of robotaxi reboot as it targets 2026 for driverless service
Instagram says there’s been ‘no breach’ despite password reset requests
Google announces a new protocol to facilitate commerce using AI agents
SpaceX gets FCC approval to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites
OpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs
Indonesia blocks Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes
Google moonshot spinout SandboxAQ claims an ex-exec is attempting ‘extortion’
How the Sleepbuds maker, Ozlo, is building a platform for sleep data
Inside CES 2026’s “physical AI” takeover
Go-to-market strategies for an AI era 
Internet collapses in Iran amid protests over economic crisis
Discord’s IPO could happen in March
Anthropic reportedly raising $10B at $350B valuation
Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and advertising surveillance software
How World Cup champion Mario Götze built a parallel career as an angel investor
Nvidia launches Alpamayo, open AI models that allow autonomous vehicles to ‘think like a human’
Lego Smart Bricks introduce a new way to build — and they don’t require screens
Offshore wind developers sue Trump administration for halting $25B in projects
Kodiak taps Bosch to scale its self-driving truck tech
Flutterwave buys Nigeria’s Mono in rare African fintech exit
DoorDash says it banned driver who seemingly faked a delivery using AI
Subtle releases ear buds with its noise cancelation models
Tech billionaires cashed out $16 billion in 2025 as stocks soared
California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data
Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein credits Trump for early release from prison
India orders Musk’s X to fix Grok over “obscene” AI content
Even as global crop prices fall, India’s Arya.ag is attracting investors — and staying profitable
European banks plan to cut 200,000 jobs as AI takes hold
OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens
The top 6 media/entertainment startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Fizz social app’s CEO on why anon works
‘College dropout’ has become the most coveted startup founder credential
The 10 top government, legal startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
The dumbest things that happened in tech this year
The phone is dead. Long live . . . what exactly?
Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about
How to make your startup stand out in a crowded market, according to investors
Social media follower counts have never mattered less, creator economy execs say
2025 was the year AI got a vibe check
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for “super premium” customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos
You may soon be able to change your Gmail address
A guide to choosing the right Apple Watch
India startup funding hits $11B in 2025 as investors grow more selective
Trump administration seeks to deport hate speech researcher previously sued by X
Investors share what to remember while raising a Series A
The 7 top space and defense tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield 
How reality crushed Ÿnsect, the French startup that had raised over $600M for insect farming
What’s ahead for startups and VCs in 2026? Investors weigh in
Naware’s chemical-free weed killer tech could change how we treat lawns
Treat yourself: The best smart glasses to buy with your holiday gift money
The 9 top cybersecurity startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield 
These are the cybersecurity stories we were jealous of in 2025
How a Spanish virus brought Google to Málaga
The best distraction blockers to jumpstart your focus in the new year
Nvidia acquires AI chip challenger Groq for $20B, report says
The year data centers went from backend to center stage
ServiceNow to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75B
Zoox issues software recall over lane crossings
Hackers stole over $2.7B in crypto in 2025, data shows
Trump admin halts 6 GW of offshore wind leases again
Paramount renews bid for Warner Bros, ensuring $40 billion Larry Ellison backing
CEO of SpaceX rival United Launch Alliance resigns
ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot
TikTok Shop launches digital gift cards to challenge Amazon and eBay
A rough week for hardware companies
‘It felt so wrong’: Colin Angle on iRobot, the FTC, and the Amazon deal that never was
OpenAI allows users to directly adjust ChatGPT’s enthusiasm level
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs RAISE Act to regulate AI safety
Hundreds of Cisco customers are vulnerable to new Chinese hacking campaign, researchers say
From Roombas to e-bikes, why are hardware startups going bankrupt? 
Netflix is betting on podcasts to become the new daytime talk show
ChatGPT’s mobile app hits new milestone of $3B in consumer spending
LinkedIn’s profile verification push is accelerating — and India is leading the charge in 2025
Meta is pausing its dream of sharing Quest’s Horizon OS with third-party headset makers
Facebook is testing a link posting limit for professional accounts and pages
Uber Eats alum lands $14M seed from a16z to fix WhatsApp chaos for LatAm’s doctors
Google’s ‘dark web report’ feature will no longer be available starting in February
Gift guide: TechCrunch’s favorite things
How iRobot lost its way home
WhatsApp’s biggest market is becoming its toughest test
Grok got crucial facts wrong about Bondi Beach shooting
Mesa shuts down credit card that rewarded cardholders for paying their mortgages
TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian’s survival plan involves more than cars
India’s Spinny lines up $160M funding to acquire GoMechanic, sources say
DoorDash driver faces felony charges after allegedly spraying customers’ food
AI data center boom could be bad news for other infrastructure projects
Google and Apple roll out emergency security updates after zero-day attacks
Microsoft buys 3.6M metric tons of carbon removal from bioenergy plant
Netflix is showing Hollywood what happens when a startup grows up 
1X struck a deal to send its ‘home’ humanoids to factories and warehouses
Epic Games’s Fortnite is back in US Google Play Store, as court partially reverses restrictions it won on iOS
Disney hits Google with cease-and-desist claiming ‘massive’ copyright infringement
Reddit is testing verification badges
Boom Supersonic raises $300M to build natural gas turbines for Crusoe data centers
Truecaller now lets users protect households from scam calls
Lucid Motors’ former chief engineer sues for wrongful termination and discrimination
Tiger Global plans cautious venture  future with a new $2.2B fund
Claude Code is coming to Slack, and that’s a bigger deal than it sounds
Hinge’s new AI feature helps daters move beyond boring small talk
OpenAI boasts enterprise win days after internal ‘code red’ on Google threat
Netflix co-CEO reportedly discussed Warner Bros. deal with Trump
X deactivates European Commission’s ad account after the company was fined €120M
Pat Gelsinger wants to save Moore’s Law, with a little help from the Feds
Meta reportedly delays mixed reality glasses until 2027
Is it time to ‘refound’ your startup?
How would the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal reshape Hollywood?
This startup built a Fitbit for your brain to combat chronic stress
SpaceX reportedly in talks for secondary sale at $800B valuation, which would make it America’s most valuable private company
Meta acquires AI device startup Limitless
ChatGPT’s user growth has slowed, report finds
Musk says new Tesla software allows texting and driving, which is illegal in most states
Sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa had direct access to government espionage victims, researchers say
VCs deploy ‘kingmaking’ strategy to crown AI winners in their infancy
Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm nabs $620M government contract
Fintech firm Marquis alerts dozens of US banks and credit unions of a data breach after ransomware attack
Microreactor startup Antares raises $96M for land, sea, and space-based nuclear power
The spectacle of Bryan Johnson and his livestreamed shrooms trip
Android 16 adds AI notification summaries, new customization options, and more
Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom
Festivitas lets you decorate your Apple devices with holiday lights and snow
Varda says it has proven space manufacturing works — now it wants to make it boring
‘Avatar’ director James Cameron says generative AI is ‘horrifying’
New report examines how David Sacks might profit from Trump administration role
ChatGPT launched three years ago today
Behind the scenes of drone food delivery in Finland
Black Friday sets online spending record of $11.8B, Adobe says
New York state law takes aim at personalized pricing
No, you can’t get your AI to ‘admit’ to being sexist, but it probably is
VC Kara Nortman bet early on women’s sports, and now she’s creating the market
Supabase hit $5B by turning down million-dollar contracts. Here’s why.
Best iPad apps to boost productivity and make your life easier
Anduril’s autonomous weapons stumble in tests and combat, WSJ reports
This Thanksgiving’s real drama may be Michael Burry versus Nvidia
Multiple London councils report disruption amid ongoing cyberattack
GM tech executive shakeup continues on software team
OpenAI and Perplexity are launching AI shopping assistants, but competing startups aren’t sweating it
Find Your Grind raises $5M to grow platform empowering students to explore unique career paths
Hands on with Stickerbox, the AI-powered sticker maker for kids
X-energy rides nuclear wave, raises $700M Series D
Revolut hits $75B valuation in new capital raise
Roblox CEO interview gets heated over child safety
X’s new About This Account feature is going great
Beehiiv’s CEO isn’t worried about newsletter saturation
ChatGPT told them they were special — their families say it led to tragedy
Trump administration might not fight state AI regulations after all
Waymo gets regulatory approval to expand across Bay Area and Southern California
The hottest AI wearables and gadgets you can buy right now
X begins rolling out the ‘About this account’ feature to users’ profiles
Perplexity brings its AI browser Comet to Android
Rising data center electricity use risks blackouts during winter storms
Why January Ventures is funding underrepresented AI founders
AI data center provider Lambda raises whopping $1.5B after multi-billion Microsoft deal 
Toyota keeps betting on hybrid vehicles in the US
Ford turns to Amazon to give used cars sales a boost
Ramp hits $32B valuation, just three months after hitting $22.5B 
Cisco acquires translation startup EzDubs
Beloved SF cat’s death fuels Waymo criticism
Are we nearing the end of Apple’s Tim Cook era?
Amazon satellite network gets a rebrand — and drops its affordability pitch
How much of the AI data center boom will be powered by renewable energy?
JPMorgan doesn’t want to pay Frank founder Charlie Javice’s legal bills
Jury says Apple owes Masimo $634M for patent infringement
A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs
Tesla releases detailed safety report after Waymo co-CEO called for more data
Oura Ring 4 Ceramic review: A colorful glow-up
Apple’s new App Review Guidelines clamp down on apps sharing personal data with ‘third-party AI’
After 5 months, the $1,200 bottles of Besties All-In tequila are finally starting to ship
Court rules that OpenAI violated German copyright law; ordered it to pay damages
iOS 26.2 beta adds new Liquid Glass customization, alarms in the Reminders app, and more
The global race for the AI app layer is still on
Red Bull Racing’s secret weapon? An engineer who treats workflows like lap times
SoftBank’s Nvidia sale rattles market, raises questions
Google Pixel update adds battery-saving maps mode, AI photo remixing, and smarter notifications
Kaltura acquires eSelf, founded by creator of Snap’s AI, in $27M deal
AI PowerPoint-killer Gamma hits $2.1B valuation, $100M ARR, founder says 
Wikipedia urges AI companies to use its paid API, and stop scraping
Blue Origin scrubs second launch of New Glenn due to weather, cruise ship traffic
Elon Musk uses Grok to imagine the possibility of love
Apple reportedly plans ambitious satellite-powered iPhone features
TechCrunch Mobility: Elon Musk’s threats worked
Is Wall Street losing faith in AI?
‘Breaking Bad’ creator’s new show ‘Pluribus’ was emphatically ‘made by humans,’ not AI
GoWish’s shopping and wishlist app is having its biggest year yet
Washington Post confirms data breach linked to Oracle hacks
I tried the Apple Crossbody Strap. It’s convenient, but the phone looks silly when the strap is removed
Sora for Android saw nearly half a million installs on its first day
Meta brings its short-form video feed of AI slop to Europe
Tinder to use AI to get to know users, tap into their Camera Roll photos
Sequoia names Alfred Lin and Pat Grady as new Co-Stewards as Roelof Botha steps down
Sora is now available on Android in the US, Canada, and other regions
Shopify says AI traffic is up 7x since January, AI-driven orders are up 11x
Lambda inks multi-billion-dollar AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft
Kevin Rose’s simple test for AI hardware — would you want to punch someone in the face who’s wearing it?
Alphabet is increasingly launching “moonshot” projects as independent companies — here’s why
Sequoia’s Roelof Botha warns founders about chasing sky-high valuations as the firm doubles down on its selective approach
Google pulls Gemma from AI Studio after Senator Blackburn accuses model of defamation
China is rolling back rare earth mineral restrictions, White House says
Meta has an AI product problem 
Elon Musk wants you to know that Sam Altman got a refund for his Tesla Roadster
What is Bending Spoons? Everything to know about AOL’s acquirer
Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces ‘dislikes’ beta
Meta bought 1 GW of solar this week
AI mania tanks CoreWeave’s Core Scientific acquisition; it buys Python notebook Marimo
Nvidia expands AI ties with Hyundai, Samsung, SK, Naver
Scenes from TechCrunch Disrupt
Navan IPO tumbles 20% after historic debut under SEC shutdown workaround
Nvidia is reportedly investing up to $1 billion in Poolside 
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is a big fan of agentic coding
2024’s Startup Battlefield runner-up geCKo Materials reveals four new products at TechCrunch Disrupt
San Francisco mayor: ‘We should be the testbed for emerging tech’
Elloe AI wants to be the ‘immune system’ for AI — check it out at Disrupt 2025
Biotech Nephrogen combines AI and gene therapy to reverse kidney disease — check it out at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Israeli intelligence vets raise $20M to track developer buying signals
Workout app Ladder launches  nutrition-tracking experience
Accel and Prosus team up to back early-stage Indian startups
Ads might be coming to Apple Maps next year
TechCrunch Mobility: The ‘robot army’ argument
Less than 24 hours until 10,000 founders, investors, and innovators hit TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and ticket rates rise
OpenAI reportedly developing new generative music tool
High school’s AI security system confuses Doritos bag for a possible firearm
Musk’s ad chief at X departs after just 10 months
A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs
How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including Spotify, Figma, Canva, and others
The browser wars are back, and this time they’re powered by AI
20-year-old dropouts built AI notetaker Turbo AI to 5 million users
Instagram users can now use Meta AI editing tools directly in IG Stories
Introducing Build Mode: TechCrunch’s new podcast for founders 
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
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