Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people. from TechCrunch https://ift...
Friday, October 31, 2025
YC alum Adam raises $4.1M to turn viral text-to-3D tool into AI copilot
Prospero Silvério
October 31, 2025
After generating over 10 million social media impressions with the launch of its text-to-3D model app, Adam has raised a $4.1 million seed r...
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is visiting South Korea to strengthen partnerships with Samsung, Hyundai, SK, and Naver, unveiling plans for AI-powe...
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Scenes from TechCrunch Disrupt
Prospero Silvério
October 30, 2025
Thanks to everyone who made this year's San Francisco event what it was -- and to the 10,000 of you who filled the halls, made the conne...
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Glīd, which is trying to streamline cargo container logistics, has beaten out 199 other Startup Battlefield companies to take home $100,000....
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is a big fan of agentic coding
Prospero Silvério
October 29, 2025
Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Yakovenko said he's become increasingly comfortable taking a backseat in software development tasks. fro...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Tata Motors confirms it fixed security flaws, which exposed company and customer data
Prospero Silvério
October 28, 2025
A security researcher found the Indian automotive giant exposing personal information of its customers, internal company reports, and dealer...
Here are the 5 Startup Battlefield finalists at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Prospero Silvério
October 28, 2025
After two days full of live demos and pitches, it's time to announce the five finalists at this year's Startup Battlefield. from Tec...
‘Silicon Valley’ star Thomas Middleditch makes a surprise appearance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Prospero Silvério
October 28, 2025
Actor Thomas Middleditch had a planned takeover of Australian startup Othelia’s presentation at the pitch showcase stage. from TechCrunch h...
The move comes as Waabi announced earlier this year that it was partnering with Volvo Autonomous Solutions to build a custom purpose built t...
Monday, October 27, 2025
Venture capital is not an asset class, says Sequoia’s Roelof Botha
Prospero Silvério
October 27, 2025
Sequoia's managing partner Roelof Botha noted that there are currently 3,000 venture firms in the United States, while there were just 1...
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says AI will shorten our workweek
Prospero Silvério
October 27, 2025
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says that, in a few years, we should be working a 3-4 day workweek because of AI. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/7pGfEe2
Roelof Botha explains why Sequoia supports Shaun Maguire after COO quit
Prospero Silvério
October 27, 2025
Sequoia's managing partner Roelof Botha defended his colleague's controversial comments that sparked an online backlash, arguing tha...
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Day 1
Prospero Silvério
October 27, 2025
Today is the first day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025! 10,000 founders, investors, and builders are flooding Moscone West for a nonstop run of i...
Israeli intelligence vets raise $20M to track developer buying signals
Prospero Silvério
October 27, 2025
Onfire, a vertical AI platform for IT revenue teams, is coming out of stealth with $20 million in funding, including a $14 million Series A ...
Fitness app Ladder is debuting a new nutrition tracking feature that lets you snap a photo to input macros. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/8...
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Prosus will match Accel's investment in Indian startups under this partnership. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/8y6AB3h
Ads might be coming to Apple Maps next year
Prospero Silvério
October 26, 2025
This could be part of a larger strategy to introduce more advertising in iOS. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/sEaZnR8
Trump and Xi will ‘consummate’ TikTok deal on Thursday, treasury secretary says
Prospero Silvério
October 26, 2025
The United States and China are ready to move forward on a TikTok deal, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. from TechCrunch https...
TechCrunch Mobility: The ‘robot army’ argument
Prospero Silvério
October 26, 2025
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt...
Less than 24 hours until 10,000 founders, investors, and innovators hit TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and ticket rates rise
Prospero Silvério
October 26, 2025
The countdown is almost over — tomorrow’s the day! In less than 24 hours, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes over Moscone West. From October 27–2...
Saturday, October 25, 2025
TikTok robot star Rizzbot gave me the middle finger
Prospero Silvério
October 25, 2025
About a week ago, I woke to a dizzying DM on Instagram — Rizzbot flipping me off. This sent me down a rabbit hole about humanoids in society...
India, the market BlaBlaCar once walked away from, is now its biggest
Prospero Silvério
October 25, 2025
BlaBlaCar is seeing rapid growth in India, with 20 million passengers expected this year — up 50% from last year. from TechCrunch https://if...
The glaring security risks with AI browser agents
Prospero Silvério
October 25, 2025
New AI browsers from OpenAI and Perplexity promise to increase user productivity, but they also come with increased security risks. from Tec...
Musk’s ad chief at X departs after just 10 months
Prospero Silvério
October 25, 2025
The revolving door reportedly reflects deeper tensions. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/rNcjyId
Friday, October 24, 2025
Ticket savings countdown — just 3 days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 turns San Francisco into startup city
Prospero Silvério
October 24, 2025
Three days. That’s it. TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — the startup world’s biggest stage — kicks off October 27 – 29 at Moscone West in San Franci...
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Big tech is paying for Trump’s White House ballroom
Prospero Silvério
October 23, 2025
Trump's $250 million White House ballroom will be funded in part by big tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft. ...
Ford is prioritizing its gas and hybrid F-150 trucks instead. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/hXOwW1U
Only 4 days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 kicks off in San Francisco and ticket rates increase
Prospero Silvério
October 23, 2025
The wait all year is almost over! In just 4 days, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes over San Francisco's Moscone West and with it the future...
Amazon’s new AI shopping tool tells you why you should buy a recommended product
Prospero Silvério
October 23, 2025
Amazon's new Help Me Decide tool will show you a personalized recommendation for a particular category and list reasons why you should b...
Redwood Materials raises another $350M to power up its energy storage business
Prospero Silvério
October 23, 2025
The round was led by Eclipse and saw participation from Nvidia's venture capital arm, NVentures. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/qxDjSZJ
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
As China’s 996 culture spreads, South Korea’s tech sector grapples with 52-hour limit
Prospero Silvério
October 22, 2025
South Korea's 52-hour workweek cap is stricter than the U.S. and Singapore but more flexible than much of Europe. Still deep tech founde...
YouTube adds at timer for you to stop scrolling Shorts
Prospero Silvério
October 22, 2025
YouTube is adding an timer for the Shorts feed to curb doomscrolling from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/92n1Eyr
Life360 ventures into pet tech with the launch of a new GPS tracker
Prospero Silvério
October 22, 2025
Family location safety app Life360 is venturing into pet tech with the launch of its new tracking device for cats and dogs. from TechCrunch ...
One startup’s quest to store electricity in the ocean
Prospero Silvério
October 22, 2025
Sizable Energy has a plan to store excess renewable energy in flexible reservoirs out at sea. The startup has raised $8 million to test prot...
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Netflix goes ‘all in’ on generative AI as entertainment industry remains divided
Prospero Silvério
October 21, 2025
Netflix is using AI for special effects and pre-production, but CEO Ted Sarandos that Netflix "not worried about AI replacing creativit...
Yelp’s AI assistant can now scan restaurant menus to show you what dishes look like
Prospero Silvério
October 21, 2025
Yelp will now let you scan a physical menu show redirect bubbles to Yelp app where you can see how those dishes look. from TechCrunch https:...
Spiro raises $100M, the largest-ever investment in Africa’s e-mobility
Prospero Silvério
October 21, 2025
Dubai-headquartered Spiro is growing quickly with e-motorbikes and a battery swapping network designed for Africa's needs. from TechCrun...
Monday, October 20, 2025
European AI rising star Nexos.ai raises $30M to unlock enterprise AI adoption
Prospero Silvério
October 20, 2025
Nord Security co-founders have closed a €30 million Series A for their new startup, Nexos.ai, an orchestration platform aimed at helping com...
YC alum Cercli, an AI-powered Rippling for MENA, raises oversubscribed $12M Series A
Prospero Silvério
October 20, 2025
In a region long defined by fragmented enterprise systems, outdated compliance tools, and HR software that rarely talks to finance, Cercli i...
Amazon DNS outage breaks much of the internet
Prospero Silvério
October 20, 2025
The outage affected websites like Coinbase and Fortnite, and disrupted services like Signal, Zoom and Amazon's own products, including R...
The man betting everything on AI and Bill Belichick
Prospero Silvério
October 20, 2025
UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts is making big bets on AI and Bill Belichick, and he sounds like a Silicon Valley CEO while doing it. from TechCru...
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Kohler unveils a camera for your toilet
Prospero Silvério
October 19, 2025
Home goods company Kohler recently unveiled a new device called the Dekoda — a $599 camera that can be attached to your toilet bowl and take...
OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math
Prospero Silvério
October 19, 2025
No, GPT-5 did not solve a bunch of previously unsolved math problems. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/PWLmqrn
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt...
The White House is already one of the most blocked accounts on Bluesky
Prospero Silvério
October 19, 2025
The Trump administration is taking its social media attacks on Democratic opponents to an unlikely platform, with the White House and numero...
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Too burned out to travel? This new app fakes your summer vacation photos for you
Prospero Silvério
October 18, 2025
A new iPhone app, Endless Summer, uses AI to create photorealistic vacation photos starring you — no travel required from TechCrunch https:/...
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff apologizes for saying National Guard troops needed in San Francisco
Prospero Silvério
October 18, 2025
Marc Benioff, co-founder and CEO of Salesforce, appears to be walking back his controversial comments calling for the National Guard to patr...
WhatssApp changes its terms to bar general purpose chatbots from its platform
Prospero Silvério
October 18, 2025
WhatsApp is banning general purpose chatbots from using its Business API from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/rgvoB7R
Friday, October 17, 2025
Silicon Valley spooks the AI safety advocates
Prospero Silvério
October 17, 2025
The White House's David Sacks and OpenAI's Jason Kwon caused a stir online this week for their comments about groups promoting AI sa...
Meta on Friday previewed its upcoming parental control features for teens’ conversations with AI characters on its platforms. The features, ...
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Reddit announced Thursday that it is expanding its AI-powered search experience to five new languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian, and...
OpenAI is pausing AI video generations of Martin Luther King at the request of the late civil rights activists' estate. from TechCrunch ...
Defunct electric aircraft startup Lilium’s tech lives on over at Archer
Prospero Silvério
October 16, 2025
Archer prevailed in a competitive bidding process that included Ambitious Air Mobility Group and U.S. based Joby Aviation. from TechCrunch h...
Kuku plans to expand beyond India with a U.S. launch slated for next year. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/fNj9Rpb
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Co-founder of Indian social network Koo releases a new photo sharing app
Prospero Silvério
October 15, 2025
PicSee is a new app that detects your friends' photos on device and allows you to send it to them. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/7LHxTi...
Seoul weighs approval for Google, Apple high-resolution map requests
Prospero Silvério
October 15, 2025
South Korea weighs granting Google and Apple access to high-resolution map data amid lingering security and regulatory concerns. from TechCr...
Electric aircraft startup Beta Technologies seeks to raise $825M in IPO
Prospero Silvério
October 15, 2025
If the company attracts investors at the top of its announced range, it will have a valuation of about $7.2 billion. from TechCrunch https:/...
Waymo already has ties to the UK, which began after the autonomous vehicle technology company acquired Latent Logic in 2019. from TechCrunch...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Some of America's most valuable companies are now leaning on OpenAI to fulfill major contracts, notes the FT. from TechCrunch https://if...
Coinbase boosts investment in India’s CoinDCX, valuing exchange at $2.45B
Prospero Silvério
October 14, 2025
Coinbase's latest investment lifts CoinDCX's valuation from $2.15 billion to $2.45 billion. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/ALBib9x
Five new vehicles and a four-cylinder engine will be developed and produced through 2029 as part of investment into factories in Illinois, O...
Smart ring maker Oura raises $900M from Fidelity
Prospero Silvério
October 14, 2025
Oura is raising new funding of $900 million as its valuation reaches nearly $11 billion from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/3jMBUiu
Google to invest $15B in Indian AI infrastructure hub
Prospero Silvério
October 14, 2025
Google's investment in India will roll out over the next five years, through 2030. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/zWQ7paD
India’s Airbound bags $8.65M to build rocket-like drones for one-cent deliveries
Prospero Silvério
October 14, 2025
Lachy Groom backs Airbound in $8.65M seed round as it launches pilot in Bengaluru. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/O0Me5a8
Monday, October 13, 2025
Goldman Sachs is acquiring Industry Ventures for up to $965M as alternative VC exits surge
Prospero Silvério
October 13, 2025
Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire Industry Ventures, a 25-year-old, San Francisco-based investment firm with $7 billion in assets under ma...
Final Flash Sale: Save up to $624 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 pass — Ends Oct 17
Prospero Silvério
October 13, 2025
The final countdown to Disrupt 2025! Save up to $624 on your pass before prices rise Friday, October 17 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ found...
Anduril’s new EagleEye MR helmet sees Palmer Luckey return to his VR roots
Prospero Silvério
October 13, 2025
Anduril Industries on Monday unveiled “EagleEye,” a helmeted computing system that seeks to turn soldiers into AI-augmented warfighters. fro...
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Strava, the 16-year-old fitness tracking app, is gearing up to go public, the Financial Times reports. CEO Michael Martin told the FT that t...
The ZoraSafe app wants to protect older people online and will present at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Prospero Silvério
October 12, 2025
ZoraSafe is designed to protect some of the least protected internet users out there: your parents and grandparents. from TechCrunch https:/...
Over the last two years, Nvidia has used its ballooning fortunes to invest in over 100 AI startups. Here are the giant semiconductor's l...
Dating app Cerca will show how Gen Z really dates at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Prospero Silvério
October 12, 2025
Cerca is a dating app that sets users up with mutual friends. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/EiywO3K
Saturday, October 11, 2025
It’s not too late for Apple to get AI right
Prospero Silvério
October 11, 2025
Apple still has a shot at leading the AI-powered app era. As OpenAI launches its ChatGPT app platform, Apple’s smarter Siri and deep ecosyst...
Friday, October 10, 2025
The fixer’s dilemma: Chris Lehane and OpenAI’s impossible mission
Prospero Silvério
October 10, 2025
The company’s Sora problem is really at the root of everything else. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/JNumY0O
Salesforce CEO says National Guard should patrol San Francisco — stunning his own PR team
Prospero Silvério
October 10, 2025
Though Benioff's shift mirrors Silicon Valley's broader accommodation of Trump, the exchange offered a rare glimpse of just how far ...
Navan plows ahead with IPO during shutdown, aims for $6.45B valuation
Prospero Silvério
October 10, 2025
The corporate travel management company is moving forward under SEC rules that allow companies in IPO limbo to proceed at their own risk dur...
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Flipkart’s Super.money quietly partners with troubled Juspay as it expands its reach
Prospero Silvério
October 09, 2025
Super.money, the fintech arm of Flipkart, is looking to raise a round of funding at a $1 billion valuation, after securing $50 million from ...
Andreessen Horowitz denies report of India office, calls it ‘fake news’
Prospero Silvério
October 09, 2025
a16z’s Anish Acharya calls India office reports “entirely fake news!” from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/fXlZb1d
Reflection raises $2B to be America’s open frontier AI lab, challenging DeepSeek
Prospero Silvério
October 09, 2025
Reflection, once focused on autonomous coding agents, has raised $2B at an $8B valuation to expand into both an opensource alternative to cl...
Battlefield alum DevAlly raises €2M to help companies with Europe’s feisty new accessibility law
Prospero Silvério
October 09, 2025
Regulatory tailwinds and growing awareness around accessibility helped DevAlly secure €2 million in pre-seed funding. from TechCrunch https:...
OpenAI’s affordable ChatGPT Go plan expands to 16 new countries in Asia
Prospero Silvério
October 09, 2025
OpenAI is expanding its $5 per month ChatGPT Go plan to 16 more countries. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/RAMpsgV
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Novoloop has signed a deal with a contract manufacturer to produce its Lifecycled TPU material. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/U5mudjJ
Even after Stargate, Oracle, Nvidia and AMD, OpenAI has more big deals coming soon, Sam Altman says
Prospero Silvério
October 08, 2025
By some estimates, OpenAI has this year inked $1 trillion dollars worth of infrastructure deals. Altman says to expect even more. from TechC...
Google’s Search Live comes to India, AI Mode gets more languages
Prospero Silvério
October 08, 2025
With this launch, India becomes the second market after the U.S. to get Google's Search Live. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/b0roQZk
Charles Schwab and Singapore-based Qapita have teamed up to launch a new service to help U.S. startups manage cap tables and employee stock ...
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Revolut aims to take on Indian banks and their ‘criminal’ forex fees
Prospero Silvério
October 07, 2025
Revolut plans to onboard 20 million users in India by 2030 and process more than $7 billion in transactions. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/...
You can’t libel the dead. But that doesn’t mean you should deepfake them.
Prospero Silvério
October 07, 2025
"Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad," the late Robin Williams' daughter Zelda wrote on Instagram. from TechCrunch h...
OpenAI and the race for AI-driven commerce
Prospero Silvério
October 07, 2025
OpenAI now has all the pieces in place for AI-driven commerce, establishing ChatGPT as a place customers go to buy and retailers go to sell....
Armstrong, who advised Musk during his Twitter takeover, will oversee the finances of both xAI and X, which were merged in April, the report...
Monday, October 6, 2025
Deloitte goes all in on AI — despite having to issue a hefty refund for use of AI
Prospero Silvério
October 06, 2025
Deloitte is rolling out Claude to its nearly 500,000 employees after issuing a refund for a report that contained AI hallucinations. from Te...
Firefly leans into its defense ambitions with $855M SciTec acquisition
Prospero Silvério
October 06, 2025
Firefly Aerospace has agreed to buy defense analytics firm SciTec for about $855 million in cash and stock as the company tries to push deep...
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Heidi Health raised a $65 million Series B led by Steven Cohen’s Point72. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/sZWJfbe
OpenAI and Jony Ive may be struggling to figure out their AI device
Prospero Silvério
October 05, 2025
OpenAI and Jony Ive reportedly face significant technical challenges as they work to develop a screen-less, AI-powered device. from TechCrun...
TechCrunch Mobility: Toyota makes a $1.5B bet on the startup ecosystem
Prospero Silvério
October 05, 2025
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt...
The Reinforcement Gap — or why some AI skills improve faster than others
Prospero Silvério
October 05, 2025
AI tasks that work well with reinforcement learning are getting better fast — and threatening to leave the rest of the industry behind. from...
The Young Minds App wants to protect and educate children online and will show its tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Prospero Silvério
October 05, 2025
Young Minds gives parents control over what their kids do on the internet, while also protecting their children’s privacy and teaching them ...
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Event startup Partiful wasn’t stripping GPS locations from user-uploaded photos
Prospero Silvério
October 04, 2025
The event planning startup, which has raised over $27M from a16z and others, fixed the bug after TechCrunch found that Partiful was not remo...
Tesla’s insurance arm accused of ‘egregious delays’ and ‘systemic failures’ by CA regulator
Prospero Silvério
October 04, 2025
California's Department of Insurance has been warning Tesla to fix its claims process since 2022, but consumer complaints have skyrocket...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made a rare public appearance at Italian Tech Week in Turin on Friday and used the opportunity to predict that mil...
Friday, October 3, 2025
With its latest acqui-hire, OpenAI is doubling down on personalized consumer AI
Prospero Silvério
October 03, 2025
OpenAI is acquiring the CEO of Roi, an AI financial companion. Roi will sunset its service as its talent heads to OpenAI, ostensibly to help...
Apple removes ICEBlock and similar tracking apps from the App Store
Prospero Silvério
October 03, 2025
Apple has removed ICEBlock and other apps from its App Store that allow users to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Custom...
As iOS 26 is rolling out to all users, developers have been updating their apps to include features powered by Apple's local AI models. ...
Thursday, October 2, 2025
After nine years of grinding, Replit finally found its market. Can it keep it?
Prospero Silvério
October 02, 2025
While AI coding startups like Cursor raise brow-raising rounds on barely three years of existence, Replit's path to a $3 billion valuati...
Investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are underway. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/...
The tax credit's expiration on September 30 motivated buyers to take advantage of the $7,500 incentive, giving Tesla a shot to return to...
Oneleet raises $33M to shake up the world of security compliance
Prospero Silvério
October 02, 2025
Founder Bryan Onel says too many companies are doing the bare minimum to meet their security compliance obligations, and raised $33 million ...
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Visa crackdowns are blocking students’ study-abroad dreams, so India’s Leverage Edu is rerouting them
Prospero Silvério
October 01, 2025
Leverage Edu places over 10,000 students annually into universities across 11 countries. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/uK6G9d7
Instagram head says company is not using your microphone to listen to you (with AI data, it won’t need to)
Prospero Silvério
October 01, 2025
The idea that Meta would secretly turn on the microphones on users' phones to record their conversations is an age-old conspiracy theory...
New project makes Wikipedia data more accessible to AI
Prospero Silvério
October 01, 2025
A new database will make Wikipedia's wealth of knowledge more accessible to AI models. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/Zlimh0U


