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OpenAI denies that it’s weighing a ‘last-ditch’ California exit amid regulatory pressure over its restructuring
OpenAI executives are discussing a potential relocation out of California as increasing political resistance threatens the company's efforts to convert from nonprofit to for-profit status, according t...
View the articleReOrbit lands record funding to take on Musk’s Starlink from Europe
Finnish startup ReOrbit, has raised a record €45 million Series A for the country to offer "sovereign" satellites.
View the articleNepal reverses social media ban as protests turn deadly
Nepal has reversed its social media ban following nationwide “Gen Z” protests and public backlash.
View the articleSnap breaks into ‘startup squads’ as ad revenue stalls
CEO Evan Spiegel just announced the company is restructuring around small "startup squads" of 10 to 15 people to regain agility against larger competitors.
View the articleIntel’s chief executive of products departs among other leadership changes
Intel also announced the creation of a central engineering group that will build custom chips for outside customers.
View the articleNetskope follows Rubrik as a rare cybersecurity IPO, both backed by Lightspeed
The 13-year-old company could be valued up to $6.5, with Lightspeed's stake worth $1.1 billion.
View the articleSam Altman says that bots are making social media feel ‘fake’
After watching Reddit's OpenAI and Anthropic communities, Sam Altman thinks social media cannot be trusted. And bots are to blame.
View the articleNuclear startup Deep Fission goes public in a curious SPAC
Deep Fission had been seeking to raise $15 million in a seed round as recently as April. The reverse merger will raise twice that amount.
View the articleBluesky adds private bookmarks
Bluesky adds bookmarks so users can privately save posts they want to reference later.
View the articlePinecone founder Edo Liberty discusses why the next big AI breakthrough starts with search, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Pinecone founder and CEO Edo Liberty will explain why the next wave of AI-native apps won’t be driven by bigger models, but by smarter search.
View the articleSpace DOTS raises $1.5M seed round to provide insights on orbital threats
Cefalo is the founder of Space DOTs, which launched in 2022 to detect space threats. She and her team have created a software platform for space tech manufacturers and operators to help them capture v...
View the articleFlexport’s Ryan Petersen on building through chaos at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Ryan Petersen, CEO of Flexport, joins the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Register to join.
View the articleVC giant Insight Partners notifies staff and limited partners after data breach
The venture capital giant, behind cyber giants Wiz and Databricks, said it has notified current and former employees and the firm's limited partners of its January breach.
View the articleCognition AI defies turbulence with a $400M raise at $10.2B valuation
Founders Fund, the Peter Thiel-backed VC, led Cognition’s latest round, with participation from existing investors like Lux Capital, Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, Elad Gil, Definition Capital and Swish Vent...
View the articleGoogle’s AI Mode adds 5 new languages including Hindi, Japanese, and Korean
Google's AI Mode is rolling out in Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese.
View the articleSignal introduces free and paid backup plans for your chats
Signal introduces backups with both free and paid plans.
View the articleSalesloft says Drift customer data thefts linked to March GitHub account hack
The breach, now known to have begun in March, raises questions about why it took six months for Salesloft to detect the breach.
View the articleMeta suppressed children’s safety research, four whistleblowers claim
Four whistleblowers share documents with Congress alleging that the company may have suppressed research on children's safety.
View the articleHow to watch Apple announce the iPhone 17
Apple is debuting the iPhone 17 at its annual hardware event on September 9.
View the articleiPhone 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.
View the articleAnthropic endorses California’s AI safety bill, SB 53
As Anthropic endorses SB 53, much of Silicon Valley and the federal government are pushing back on AI safety efforts.
View the articleDatabricks confirms new $100B valuation on $4B ARR
Just months after raising a whopping $10 billion, Databricks has confirmed another $1 billion raise at a $100 billion valuation.
View the articleYouTube’s first exclusive NFL broadcast attracts over 17M viewers
Over 17.3 million viewers tuned in for YouTube's first-ever exclusive global broadcast of an NFL game with the Chiefs and Chargers.
View the articleY Combinator-backed Motion raises fresh $38M to build the Microsoft Office of AI agents
In his early 20s, Harry Qi left a million-dollar-per-year hedge fund job to join Y Combinator. His SMB AI agent startup is now growing fast.
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