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Venture firm CRV raises $750M, downsizing after returning capital to investors
The 55-year-old VC firm announced its twentieth fund.
View the articleKleiner Perkins is having a very good week
With two IPOs this week alone, Kleiner Perkins partner Mamoon Hamid has reason to celebrate.
View the articleAnthropic Revokes OpenAI's Access to Claude
OpenAI lost access to the Claude API this week after Anthropic claimed the company was violating its terms of service.
View the articleA backlog at the Commerce Department is reportedly stalling Nvidia’s H20 chip licenses
News of a backlog at the U.S. federal department comes less than a week after national security experts urged the Trump administration to reverse its decision that allows Nvidia to export H20 chips to...
View the articleTesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $200M in damages
The jury verdict is one of the first major legal decisions about driver assistance technology that has gone against Tesla. Both Elon Musk and Tesla have spent years making claims about Autopilot's cap...
View the articleGoogle bets on STAN, an Indian social gaming platform
Google has backed STAN, an Indian social gaming mobile platform that connects gamers with creators, communities, and publishers.
View the articleWIRED Roundup: ChatGPT Goes Full Demon Mode
On today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, our senior business editor joins us to talk Meta, brain aging, and ChatGPT’s recent dark turn.
View the articleNintendo raising original Switch console prices due to ‘market conditions’
Nintendo wouldn't say what the "market conditions" were but likely reference President Trump's tariffs, which are increasing costs for U.S. consumers.
View the articleMore details emerge on how Windsurf’s VCs and founders got paid from the Google deal
VCs and founders took much of the $2.4 billion, but money was left for a payout to all employees, sources say.
View the articleInside Jeffrey Epstein’s Forgotten AI Summit
Long before ChatGPT, a group of AI luminaries gathered on an island to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. Their funder ultimately cast a shadow on all who attended.
View the articleFundamental Research Labs nabs $30M+ to build AI agents across verticals
Fundamental Research Labs is releasing multiple AI products related to gaming and productivity.
View the articleSex toy maker Lovense threatens legal action after fixing security flaws that exposed users’ data
The internet-connected sex toy maker said it fixed the vulnerabilities that exposed users' private email addresses and accounts to takeovers, but said it was also planning to take legal action followi...
View the articleTruecaller’s call-recording feature won’t work on iPhones from September 30
The app's call recording feature will no longer be available on iPhones starting September 30. Users with saved call recordings can either download them to their devices, share them via email or messa...
View the articleTruecaller’s call recording feature won’t work on iPhones from Sept. 30
The app's call recording feature will no longer be available on iPhones starting September 30. Users with saved call recordings can either download them to their devices, share them via email or messa...
View the articleTerm sheets, traction, and truth bombs: inside the Series A mindset at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, we’re getting real about what it takes to land a Series A in today’s market — no smoke, no mirrors, jus...
View the articleTikTok launches ‘TikTok Pro’ in Europe with built-in charity program
The app features TikTok's new "Sunshine Programme," which allows users to support charitable organizations.
View the articleOpenAI reportedly raises $8.3B at $300B valuation
The oversubscribed round came months ahead of schedule, and is part of OpenAI's strategy to raise $40 billion.
View the articleInstagram now requires users to have at least 1,000 followers to go live
Until now, Instagram allowed anyone to go live, regardless of their follower count or whether their account was public or private.
View the articleThe new face of defense tech — Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries — takes the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Autonomous weapons, decentralized strategy, and startup speed — this isn’t the future of defense, it’s the now. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Ethan Thornton, CEO and founder of Mach Industries, st...
View the articleThis Detroit startup is turning to utilities to make home efficiency upgrades cheaper
Investors have bought into Pearl Edison's idea and recently poured $3 .3 million into the startup.
View the articleAuthorities seize BlackSuit ransomware gang’s servers
German authorities said they have seized the servers used by the long-running ransomware gang, BlackSuit, which is blamed for cyberattacks across Europe and the U.S., including the City of Dallas.
View the articleVast Data in talks with Alphabet’s CapitalG, Nvidia to fund round at up to $30B valuation
The round could make the AI data storage company one of the most valuable in the world.
View the articleVC industry has become a better career for women over the past 7 years
All Raise released a report that said 18.6% of the top roles at leading VC firms are held by women, which is double what it was in 2018.
View the articleKlarna might reschedule its IPO for September
Details are slim, though, regarding when Klarna will schedule its debut; no final decisions have been made.
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