07-09-25 -

Moroccan founder raises $4.2M for her YC-backed startup building the next lay...
ZeroEntropy is serving up retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) through an API. It's landed Initialized, a16z Scout and a long list of angels, as investors.

07-09-25 -

How to protect your cell phone number from SIM swap attacks
These carrier security settings can prevent your phone number from being hijacked or stolen.

07-09-25 -

Hugging Face opens up orders for its Reachy Mini desktop robots
Hugging Face is releasing two versions of its desktop robot meant for designing and coding AI applications.

07-09-25 -

European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraines war ...
With a fundraising target of €25 million, Darkstar’s goal is to help startups bring battle-tested products to military customers both in Ukraine and throughout Europe.

07-08-25 -

Rivian spinoff Also raises another $200M to build e-bikes and more
Also, the micromobility startup that spun out of Rivian this year, was raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital.

07-08-25 -

LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say
AI infrastructure startup LangChain is raising a new round at about $1 billion valuation led by IVP.

07-08-25 -

Grok is being antisemitic again and also the sky is blue
Grok, the AI chatbot powered by Elon Musk's xAI company, is back with more antisemitic rants.

07-08-25 -

Apple COO Jeff Williams to step down later this month
Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer, is stepping down from his role later this month.

07-08-25 -

US government confirms arrest of Chinese national accused of stealing COVID r...
Accused hacker and Chinese national Xu Zewei was arrested in Italy at the request of U.S. prosecutors.

07-08-25 -

GenAI as a shopping assistant set to explode during Prime Day sales
A new report estimates that AI will be a larger-than-ever part of the online shopping process during Amazon’s Prime Day sale, which began Tuesday morning. Amazon’s annual sale, which this year spans four days (July 8-11), is pr...

07-08-25 -

SpaceX in talks to raise new funding at $400B valuation
SpaceX is in talks to raise fresh capital at a $400 billion valuation.

07-08-25 -

Mistral is reportedly in talks to raise $1B
French AI startup Mistral is in talks to raise up to $1 billion in equity from investors including Abu Dhabi’s MGX fund, reports Bloomberg.

07-08-25 -

Activision took down Call of Duty game after PC players hacked, says source
Activision last week brought offline the Microsoft Store version of "Call of Duty: WWII" as the company was investigating “reports of an issue.”

07-08-25 -

Gmails new Manage subscriptions tool will help declutter your inbox
Google announced on Tuesday that it's launching a new Gmail feature that is designed to help users easily manage their subscriptions and declutter their inbox.

07-08-25 -

OneText raises $4.5M from Y Combinator, Khosla to reinvent shopping by text
The typical online checkout experience has become bloated with friction. And while more companies are building solutions around online checkout, few are rethinking it from scratch. One such company is OneText, which is building what it calls a “...

07-08-25 -

In a blow to Google Cloud, Replit partners with Microsoft
Replit is one of the breakout stars of the vibe coding world. This partnership is a good deal for both companies.

07-08-25 -

Teenagers can now hail a Waymo robotaxi in Phoenix
Waymo has begun offering teen accounts for families in Phoenix as it works to expand more of its user base and entrench young riders in the autonomous life. 

07-08-25 -

ByteDance reportedly plans to release US-specific version of CapCut
Launching a U.S.-specific app could be part of the company's broader plan to comply with a 2024 law requiring ByteDance to divest from TikTok.

07-08-25 -

Bookshop.org mocks Jeff Bezos wedding invite in anti-Prime Day promo
The independent online bookseller Bookshop.org took a swipe at Amazon to celebrate the start of Prime Day, Amazon’s annual sale (which, despite its name, is actually four days this year). Like many other retailers, Bookshop.org holds a s...

07-08-25 -

Thank you to the visionaries: Celebrating the partners behind TechCrunch All ...
At TechCrunch All Stage, we’re excited to showcase the partners who help shape the conversation around innovation and entrepreneurship. Their involvement goes beyond sponsorship — they bring real-world insights that reflect the pulse of today�...

07-08-25 -

The tech behind Rivians 2026 Quad Motor truck and SUV and that kick turn
Rivian has opened customer orders for its second-generation quad-motor R1S and R1T EVs.

07-08-25 -

Wayve CEO Alex Kendall brings the future of autonomous AI to TechCrunch Disru...
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27–29, bringing together more than 10,000 startup and VC leaders for a deep dive into the future of technology. One of the most compelling conversations on one of the AI Sta...

07-08-25 -

The complete Side Events lineup at TechCrunch All Stage 2025
Boston, are you ready?! TechCrunch All Stage 2025 is about to explode with energy — and the real magic kicks off with an epic lineup of Side Events lighting up the city from July 14–17! We’re just ONE WEEK AWAY, and we couldn’t be ...

07-08-25 -

Mastodons latest update readies the app for Quote Posts, revamps design
Mastodon, the open source, decentralized social network offering an alternative to Elon Musk’s X and Meta’s Threads, is rolling out a number of updates with Tuesday’s release of Mastodon 4.4. Most notably, the app wil...

07-08-25 -

Exploring the future of voice AI with Mati Staniszewski at TechCrunch Disrupt...
We’re excited to welcome Mati Staniszewski, co-founder and CEO of ElevenLabs, to the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 in San Francisco. In a featured fireside chat, Staniszewski will dive into how AI-powered voic...

07-08-25 -

Moonvalleys ethical AI video model for filmmakers is now publicly available
Moonvalley's Marey AI video generation model is open to the public. The monthly subscription is available for $14.99, $34.99, or $149.99.

07-08-25 -

Marks & Spencer chair refuses to say if retailer paid hackers after ransomwar...
The retail giant's chair confirmed the breach was caused by ransomware.

07-08-25 -

Jeff Chow of Miro shares how team intelligence drives better product-building...
AI can help your team move faster — but only if your team knows how to move together. Join Jeff Chow, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Miro, for a roundtable sessions at TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 in Boston’s SoWa Power Sta...

07-08-25 -

7 days until doors open at TechCrunch All Stage and up to $475 in ticket sav...
We’re in the final countdown — TechCrunch All Stage kicks off in less than 7 days, and your chance to save up to $475 disappears when it does. This is the ultimate founder summit, built for every stage of your startup journey. Whether you&...

07-08-25 -

Nothing Phone (3) review
Carl Pei led electronics manufacturer OnePlus from being a scrappy brand for tech enthusiasts offering affordable phones to one that produces multiple lines of devices, including flagship phones that challenge Samsung and Apple. He is running a si...

07-08-25 -

Why this LA-based VC firm was an early investor in Slate Auto
Slate Auto, which came out of stealth mode earlier this year with a surprising – and surprisingly affordable – customizable electric truck, has raised $700 million to date. But long before the EV startup broke cover, it quietly raised a Series...

07-08-25 -

Frontier is helping Arbor build a vegetarian rocket engine to power data centers
Arbor Energy's carbon-removing power plant is inspired by SpaceX's rocket engines.

07-08-25 -

UAE proptech Huspy raises $59M to scale in Europe
If you walked into a Dubai bank to apply for a mortgage in 2020, chances are you’d spend months buried in paperwork or face a huge price discrepancy when it came to listings. Such experiences led Jad Antoun to start Huspy, a startup streamlining...

07-08-25 -

OpenAI tightens the screws on security to keep away prying eyes
OpenAI has reportedly overhauled its security operations to protect against corporate espionage. According to the Financial Times, the company accelerated an existing security clampdown after Chinese startup DeepSeek released a competing model in ...

07-07-25 -

Meta reportedly recruits Apples head of AI models
Ruoming Pang previously ran Apple's in-house team that trained the AI foundation models that underpin Apple Intelligence and other on-device AI features.

07-07-25 -

Tulum Energy rediscovered a forgotten hydrogen tech and used it to raise $27M
Results of a 20-year-old curiosity now form the basis of Tulum, a startup that has attracted significant investor attention.

07-07-25 -

Cursor apologizes for unclear pricing changes that upset users
Cursor's CEO issued an apology this weekend over an unclear change to its pricing model that resulted in some users being charged more.

07-07-25 -

Fortnite maker Epic Games settles antitrust case against Samsung
Fortnite maker Epic Games has settled its antitrust case against Samsung, according to a court filing.

07-07-25 -

ChatGPT is testing a mysterious new feature called study together
Some ChatGPT subscribers are reporting a new feature appearing in their drop-down list of available tools called “Study Together.” The mode is apparently the chatbot’s way of becoming a better educational tool. Rather...

07-07-25 -

Bluesky users can customize their notifications, including activity alerts fr...
Bluesky updated its notifications to allowing users to personalize their experience, including the option to be notified only when accounts reply to them.

07-07-25 -

iOS 26 beta 3 dials back Liquid Glass
The early version in the first developer beta of iOS 26 and the accompanying updates for Apple's other devices still left room for improvement in terms of usability, accessibility, and legibility.

07-07-25 -

Jack Dorsey working on Bluetooth messaging app, Bitchat
Block CEO and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey wrote in an X post on Sunday night that he spent his weekend creating an app called Bitchat (presumably a combination of the words “bit” and “chat,” and not the o...

07-07-25 -

Tennis players criticize AI technology used by Wimbledon
Some tennis players are not happy with Wimbledon’s new AI line judges, as reported by The Telegraph.  This is the first year the prestigious tennis tournament, which is still ongoing, replaced human line judges, who determine if a ball ...

07-07-25 -

CoreWeave acquires data center provider Core Scientific in $9B stock deal
As a result of the deal, CoreWeave says it will gain access to more than a gigawatt of data center capacity — enough energy to power more than 850,000 homes.

07-07-25 -

Waymo starts robotaxi testing in Philadelphia and NYC
Waymo kicked off two “road trips” to Philadelphia and New York City on Monday, signaling the Alphabet-owned company’s push to expand into cities in the Northeast. 

07-07-25 -

Waymo robotaxis are heading to Philadelphia and NYC
Waymo kicked off two “road trips” to Philadelphia and New York City on Monday, signaling the Alphabet-owned company’s push to expand into cities in the Northeast. 

07-07-25 -

Threads is nearing Xs daily app users, new data shows
Threads' mobile app for iOS and Android saw 115.1 million daily active users, representing 127.8% year-over-year growth.

07-07-25 -

AI is forcing the data industry to consolidate but thats not the whole story
While AI may be the catalyst behind the recent wave of data company M&A, the market was ripe for consolidation.

07-07-25 -

TikTok reportedly developing new version of app ahead of planned US sale
TikTok is developing a new version of its app for U.S. users ahead of an expected sale of the app to a group of investors, according to a new report from The Information.

07-07-25 -

Ingram Micro says ongoing outage caused by ransomware attack
Ingram Micro is one of the largest distributors of tech and cloud products.