09-09-25 -

Help, I have been charmed by the iPhone Air
Apple's sleek iPhone Air has a powerful processor and large display, but its battery life and camera might be a problem.

09-09-25 -

Why SpaceX made a $17B bet on the direct-to-cell market
Explaining SpaceX's aggressive move to dominate satellite-to-phone connectivity.

09-09-25 -

I want to love Apples new iPhone Air, but the iPhone 17 is a better deal
I was within a heartbeat of preordering the new iPhone Air. But a closer looks at the specs changed my mind.

09-09-25 -

Apples creator-centric iPhone 17 Pro will make the vlogging camera obsolete
Apple unveiled its new line of iPhones on Tuesday, and the iPhone 17 Pro is making a direct appeal to content creators.

09-09-25 -

The iPhone Air is a hint at the iPhones future, which could include foldables
The iPhone Air may not be ready to be your daily driver, but it's a hint of what's to come.

09-09-25 -

Microsoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic
The move to diversify its AI partnerships by tapping the shoulder of OpenAI’s top rival comes as the AI company also pursues independence from Microsoft with its own AI infrastructure and a potential LinkedIn competitor.

09-09-25 -

All of the iPhone 17 models compared
All four of the devices will be available to preorder on Friday and will be available on September 19.

09-09-25 -

Apples new iPhone 17 devices dont have an AI-powered Siri yet. It doesnt matter.
Until now, Apple has only released what could be considered baseline AI features for its devices, like AI writing tools, summarization, generative AI images (which some complain are not very good), live translation, visual search, and Genmoji, amo...

09-09-25 -

iPhone 17, the thinnest iPhone ever, and everything else announced at Apples ...
From a new slim iPhone Air model to redesigned AirPods, here's what to expect from this year's Apple event.

09-09-25 -

iPhone 17, iPhone Air, AirPods Pro 3, and everything else announced at Apples...
From a new slim iPhone Air model to redesigned AirPods, here's what to expect from this year's Apple event.

09-09-25 -

Apple debuts the $999 ultra-thin iPhone Air
The star of Apple's iPhone 17 event was the iPhone Air, its thinnest and lightest model to date.

09-09-25 -

Apple launches iPhone 17 Pro with major camera upgrades
Apple launched the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max today with a new design and an upgraded camera system. The devices are powered by the new A19 Pro chipset and have a larger battery, Apple said. Plus, it noted that eSIM-only models will h...

09-09-25 -

iPhone 17 Air will be eSIM only worldwide
The company opted to ditch physical SIMs for eSIMs for iPhones sold in the U.S. in 2022.

09-09-25 -

Apple debuts the ultra-thin iPhone Air
The star of Apple's iPhone 17 event was the iPhone Air, its thinnest and lightest model to date.

09-09-25 -

Apple unveils Apple Watch Series 11, Watch Ultra 3, and Watch SE 3
The Apple Watch Series 11 can alert you to possible hypertension.

09-09-25 -

Apple launches iPhone 17 with a 120 Hz display
Apple launched the iPhone 17 series today at its “awe-dropping” event, with the base model getting an upgraded display. The iPhone 17 has a slightly bigger screen at 6.3 inches as compared to the 6.1-inch screen of the iPhone 1...

09-09-25 -

Ramp says it has hit $1B in annualized revenue
Ramp answered any lingering question as to why investors valued the company at $22.5 billion just 45 days after they valued it at $16 billion.

09-09-25 -

AirPods Pro 3 arrive with heart-rate sensing and live translation using Apple...
Apple debuted the third-generation AirPods Pro, featuring a new H3 chip and heart-rate tracking.

09-09-25 -

Nvidia unveils new GPU designed for long-context inference
Nvidia's relentless development cycle has resulted in enormous profits for the company, which brought in $41.1 billion in data center sales in its most recent quarter.

09-09-25 -

Tesla is seeking permits to offer ride-hail services at Silicon Valley airports
It's a precursor to the company's larger ambitions of operating a full-blown robotaxi service in the state -- something it's still yet to prove can work at scale in Texas.

09-09-25 -

Tesla revamps the Megapack in attempt to reverse its declining storage business
Tesla's energy storage business could use a boost after reporting two consecutive quarters of declining installations.

09-09-25 -

Smart ring maker Ouras CEO addresses recent backlash, says future is a cloud ...
Oura CEO Tom Hale addresses viral backlash, talks about future of the smart ring maker.

09-09-25 -

New emojis will include Bigfoot, orca whale, treasure chest, and more
The new emojis include a trombone, a treasure chest, an eyes-bulging face, a fight cloud, an apple core, an orca whale, a gender-neutral ballet dancer, a landslide, and Bigfoot.

09-09-25 -

Apple Intelligence: Everything you need to know about Apples AI model and ser...
Apple Intelligence was designed to leverage things that generative AI already does well, like text and image generation, to improve upon existing features.

09-09-25 -

Where top VCs are betting next: Index, Greylock, and Felicis share 2026 prior...
Where are top VCs placing bets in 2026? Hear from Index Ventures’ Nina Achadjian, Greylock’s Jerry Chen, and Felicis’ Viviana Faga on the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 in San Francisco.

09-09-25 -

Geothermal is too expensive, but Dig Energys impossibly small drill rig might...
Dig Energy's water-jet drilling right promises to cut drilling costs by up to 80%, helping geothermal heating hit price parity with fossil fuel furnaces.

09-09-25 -

Plex urges users to change passwords after data breach
Customers are urged to take action after a database containing scrambled passwords and authentication information was compromised.

09-09-25 -

Nuclearn gets $10.5M to help the nuclear industry embrace AI
Nuclearn has developed AI tools to help reactor operators automate routine paperwork. "Think of it as the junior employee," the company tells customers.

09-09-25 -

What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor
Mistral AI, the French company that develops the AI chatbot, Le Chat, and several foundational large language models, is considered one of France’s most promising tech startups, and is arguably the only European company that could compete with O...

09-09-25 -

Blackrock-backed Minute Media acquires Indian AI startup that extracts sports...
VideoVerse is an Indian AI startup that lets broadcasters extract highlights and create content from sports footage.

09-09-25 -

OpenAI denies that its weighing a last-ditch California exit amid regulatory ...
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 to The WSJ, but the company says it has no plans...

09-09-25 -

ReOrbit lands record funding to take on Musks Starlink from Europe
Finnish startup ReOrbit, has raised a record €45 million Series A for the country to offer "sovereign" satellites.

09-08-25 -

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

09-08-25 -

Snap 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.

09-08-25 -

Intels 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.

09-08-25 -

Netskope 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.

09-08-25 -

Sam 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.

09-08-25 -

Nuclear 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.

09-08-25 -

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

09-08-25 -

Flexports 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.

09-08-25 -

Space 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 various data points, like radiation interference...

09-08-25 -

VC 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.

09-08-25 -

Cognition 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 Ventures. 

09-08-25 -

Googles 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.

09-08-25 -

Pinecone founder Edo Liberty discusses why the next big AI breakthrough start...
AI needs a better brain — and Edo Liberty is building it. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, Pinecone founder and CEO Edo Liberty will explain why the next wave of AI-native apps won’t be dr...

09-08-25 -

Signal introduces free and paid backup plans for your chats
Signal introduces backups with both free and paid plans.

09-08-25 -

Salesloft 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.

09-08-25 -

Meta suppressed childrens safety research, 4 whistleblowers claim
Four whistleblowers share documents with Congress alleging that the company may have suppressed research on children's safety.

09-08-25 -

How to watch Apple announce the iPhone 17
Apple is debuting the iPhone 17 at its annual hardware event on September 9.

09-08-25 -

iPhone 17, the thinnest iPhone ever, and everything else were expecting out o...
From a new slim iPhone Air model to redesigned AirPods, here's what to expect from this year's Apple event.