From: today

OpenAI denies that it’s weighing a ‘last-ditch’ California exit amid regulatory pressure over its restructuring

Tech Crunch TC

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...

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From: today

ReOrbit lands record funding to take on Musk’s Starlink from Europe

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Finnish startup ReOrbit, has raised a record €45 million Series A for the country to offer "sovereign" satellites.

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From: today

Nepal reverses social media ban as protests turn deadly

Tech Crunch Government & Policy

Nepal has reversed its social media ban following nationwide “Gen Z” protests and public backlash.

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From: yesterday

Snap breaks into ‘startup squads’ as ad revenue stalls

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CEO Evan Spiegel just announced the company is restructuring around small "startup squads" of 10 to 15 people to regain agility against larger competitors.

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From: yesterday

Intel’s chief executive of products departs among other leadership changes

Tech Crunch AI

Intel also announced the creation of a central engineering group that will build custom chips for outside customers.

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Netskope follows Rubrik as a rare cybersecurity IPO, both backed by Lightspeed

Tech Crunch Security

The 13-year-old company could be valued up to $6.5, with Lightspeed's stake worth $1.1 billion.

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From: yesterday

Sam Altman says that bots are making social media feel ‘fake’ 

Tech Crunch AI

After watching Reddit's OpenAI and Anthropic communities, Sam Altman thinks social media cannot be trusted. And bots are to blame.

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Nuclear startup Deep Fission goes public in a curious SPAC

Tech Crunch Climate

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.

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Bluesky adds private bookmarks

Tech Crunch Apps

Bluesky adds bookmarks so users can privately save posts they want to reference later.

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From: yesterday

Pinecone founder Edo Liberty discusses why the next big AI breakthrough starts with search, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Tech Crunch AI

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.

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From: yesterday

Space DOTS raises $1.5M seed round to provide insights on orbital threats

Tech Crunch Space

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...

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From: yesterday

Flexport’s Ryan Petersen on building through chaos at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Tech Crunch TC

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.

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From: yesterday

VC giant Insight Partners notifies staff and limited partners after data breach

Tech Crunch Security

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.

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From: yesterday

Cognition AI defies turbulence with a $400M raise at $10.2B valuation

Tech Crunch AI

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...

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From: yesterday

Google’s AI Mode adds 5 new languages including Hindi, Japanese, and Korean

Tech Crunch AI

Google's AI Mode is rolling out in Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese.

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From: yesterday

Signal introduces free and paid backup plans for your chats

Tech Crunch Apps

Signal introduces backups with both free and paid plans.

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From: yesterday

Salesloft says Drift customer data thefts linked to March GitHub account hack

Tech Crunch Security

The breach, now known to have begun in March, raises questions about why it took six months for Salesloft to detect the breach.

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Meta suppressed children’s safety research, four whistleblowers claim

Tech Crunch Government & Policy

Four whistleblowers share documents with Congress alleging that the company may have suppressed research on children's safety.

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From: yesterday

How to watch Apple announce the iPhone 17

Tech Crunch Gadgets

Apple is debuting the iPhone 17 at its annual hardware event on September 9.

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iPhone 17, the ‘thinnest iPhone ever,’ and everything else we’re expecting out of Apple’s hardware event

Tech Crunch Hardware

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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From: yesterday

Anthropic endorses California’s AI safety bill, SB 53

Tech Crunch AI

As Anthropic endorses SB 53, much of Silicon Valley and the federal government are pushing back on AI safety efforts.

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Databricks confirms new $100B valuation on $4B ARR

Tech Crunch Startups

Just months after raising a whopping $10 billion, Databricks has confirmed another $1 billion raise at a $100 billion valuation.

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YouTube’s first exclusive NFL broadcast attracts over 17M viewers

Tech Crunch Media & Entertainment

Over 17.3 million viewers tuned in for YouTube's first-ever exclusive global broadcast of an NFL game with the Chiefs and Chargers.

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Y Combinator-backed Motion raises fresh $38M to build the Microsoft Office of AI agents 

Tech Crunch AI

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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