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Shutdown silver lining? Your IPO review comes after investors buy in

With 90% of SEC staff furloughed, the agency announced on Thursday that it won't penalize companies for omitting pricing details during the shutdown.

10 Oct 2025 10:10 am
Flipkarts Super.money quietly partners with troubled Juspay as it expands its reach

Super.money, the fintech arm of Flipkart, is looking to raise a round of funding at a $1 billion valuation, after securing $50 million from Flipkart to date.

10 Oct 2025 7:30 am
While OpenAI races to build AI data centers, Nadella reminds us that Microsoft already has them

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella offered a glimpse of the first of many massive Nvidia AI systems it is rolling out, starting now.

10 Oct 2025 5:23 am
Andreessen Horowitz denies report of India office, calls it fake news

a16zs Anish Acharya calls India office reports entirely fake news!

10 Oct 2025 5:17 am
Reflection AI raises $2B to be Americas open frontier AI lab, challenging DeepSeek

Reflection, once focused on autonomous coding agents, has raised $2B at an $8B valuation to expand into both an opensource alternative to closed frontier labs like OpenAI and Anthropic, and a Western equivalent to Chinese AI firms like DeepSeek.

10 Oct 2025 4:05 am
Discord data breach affects at least 70,000 users

The platform said in a press release that hackers breached a third-party vendor that Discord uses for age-related appeals.

10 Oct 2025 3:11 am
Stoke Spaces $510M round shows the future of launch belongs to defense

Stoke's new raise highlights how the launch industry is being shaped by major U.S. defense initiatives.

9 Oct 2025 11:33 pm
Intelunveils new processor poweredbyits 18Asemiconductor tech

Intel announces new processors produced in Arizona as the company looks to increase its U.S. manufacturing.

9 Oct 2025 11:15 pm
Italian businessmans phone reportedly targeted with Paragon spyware

The alleged targeting of prominent Italian businessman Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone now widens the Paragon spyware scandal in Italy to victims beyond journalists and activists.

9 Oct 2025 10:55 pm
Dozens of organizations had data stolen in Oracle-linked hacks

The mass-hacks targeting Oracle E-Business customers is the latest hacking campaign by Clop, an extortion group known for abusing security flaws in enterprise products to steal large amounts of sensitive data.

9 Oct 2025 10:49 pm
YouTubers who were kicked off the platform for rule violations can now request a second chance

Creators who repeatedly violated YouTube's past COVID-19 and election integrity policies will be eligible to request new accounts.

9 Oct 2025 10:46 pm
Netflix is letting users play games on their TV screens

Netflix users can now play games on their smart TVs. This marks a major step for the company's gaming initiative.

9 Oct 2025 10:15 pm
9 Oct 2025 10:04 pm
Datacurve raises $15 million to take on ScaleAI

Datacurve uses a bounty hunter system to attract skilled software engineers to complete the hardest-to-source datasets.

9 Oct 2025 10:01 pm
Startup Battlefield company SpotitEarly trained dogs and AI to sniff out common cancers

The company's at home multi-cancer breath test kit is expected to be available to consumers in 2026.

9 Oct 2025 9:50 pm
Meta adds Hindi and Portuguese support for its AI translation feature for Reels

Meta is expanding its AI-powered translation features for Reels with support for Hindi and Portuguese to target markets like India and Brazil

9 Oct 2025 9:30 pm
Sora hit 1M downloads faster than ChatGPT

This level of consumer adoption is worth noting because Sora remains an invite-only app, while ChatGPT was more publicly available at launch. That makes Sora's performance more impressive.

9 Oct 2025 8:47 pm
Duolingo says it will never open a San Francisco office

For us, Pittsburgh isnt a 'backup plan' to the Bay Area, the language learning app said.

9 Oct 2025 8:45 pm
This distributed data storage startup wants to take on Big Cloud

Tigris has raised $25 million to expand its growing network of localized data storage centers the storage layer for decentralized computing infrastructure.

9 Oct 2025 8:30 pm
Knapsack picks up $10M to help bridge the gap between design and engineering teams

Knapsack creates a unified workspace that integrates design and coding tools to ensure design and engineering teams are on the same page.

9 Oct 2025 8:30 pm
Navigating the next frontier at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Where investors see opportunity in space

On the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Celeste Ford (Stellar Ventures), Chris Morales (Point72 Ventures), and Morgan Beller (NFX) explore where capital is flowing in the space economy. Dont miss the ticket savings register today to save up to $444.

9 Oct 2025 8:30 pm
India pilots AI chatbot-led e-commerce with ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude in the mix

India has launched a pilot to let users shop and pay directly through AI chatbots, starting with ChatGPT.

9 Oct 2025 8:16 pm
Apple prepares to comply with Texas age assurance law, but warns of privacy risks

Apple speaks out about how the Texas age assurance law was written, saying it affects the privacy of users.

9 Oct 2025 8:08 pm
How AI is shaping the future of mobility with Ubers CPO and Nuros co-founder at Techcrunch Disrupt 2025

From ride-hailing at massive global scale to autonomous delivery bots on neighborhood streets, AI is reinventing how people and goods move. Uber Technologies Chief Product Officer Sachin Kansal and Nuro Co-Founder Dave Ferguson take the stage to discuss the breakthroughs shaping mobility, the challenges of deploying AI in unpredictable real-world environments, and what the next decade of transportation will look like.

9 Oct 2025 7:30 pm
SoundCloud gets more social by adding a way to see the songs your friends like

SoundCloud is evolving into a more social platform with new features like playlists based on the likes of friends or favorite artists you follow.

9 Oct 2025 7:30 pm
China tightens export controls on rare earth minerals once again

As the race to make ever faster semiconductors intensifies, China has once again notched up export controls on rare earth minerals as well as related mining and refining technology.

9 Oct 2025 7:24 pm
Teslas Full Self-Driving software under investigation for traffic safety violations

The U.S.' top auto safety agency said it had identified more than 50 reports of FSD running red lights, crossing yellow lines, or making illegal turns.

9 Oct 2025 5:45 pm
Google ramps up its AI in the workplace ambitions with Gemini Enterprise

The new product launched Thursday already has customers, including Gordon Foods, Macquarie Bank, and Virgin Voyages.

9 Oct 2025 5:30 pm
DoorDash to use Serve Robotics sidewalk robots for deliveries in Los Angeles

DoorDash customers in Los Angeles might soon have their food brought to them by one of Serve Robotics sidewalk delivery bots. The two companies on Thursday announced a multi-year partnershipthat would see them using autonomous robots to make deliveries across the U.S.

9 Oct 2025 5:09 pm
Battlefield alum DevAlly raises 2M to help companies with Europes feisty new accessibility law

Regulatory tailwinds and growing awareness around accessibility helped DevAlly secure 2 million in pre-seed funding.

9 Oct 2025 1:30 pm
OpenAIs affordable ChatGPT Go plan expands to 16 new countries in Asia

OpenAI is expanding its $5 per month ChatGPT Go plan to 16 more countries.

9 Oct 2025 12:31 pm
Novoloops upcycled plastic takes a step closer to production

Novoloop has signed a deal with a contract manufacturer to produce its Lifecycled TPU material.

9 Oct 2025 11:30 am
Even after Stargate, Oracle, Nvidia, and AMD, OpenAI has more big deals coming soon, Sam Altman says

By some estimates, OpenAI has this year inked $1 trillion worth of infrastructure deals. Altman says to expect even more.

9 Oct 2025 4:30 am
Heres what its really like to appear on billionaire VC Tim Drapers Meet the Drapers pitch show

The show is one of many on Draper's newly launched television channel, DraperTV, which offers programming around business and entrepreneurship, available via streaming services like Roku.

9 Oct 2025 3:30 am
OpenAIs Nick Turley on transforming ChatGPT into an operating system

In an interview, OpenAI's Head of ChatGPT discusses the company's push into developing an AI operating system full of third-party apps.

9 Oct 2025 1:30 am
Soras first week on iOS in the US was nearly as big as ChatGPTs

Sora had a pretty great first week on the US App Store, nearing the size of ChatGPT's debut.

8 Oct 2025 11:42 pm
Elon Musk will settle $128M lawsuit with former Twitter execs

One of Musk's first moves upon buying Twitter was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and top lawyers Sean Edgett and Vijaya Gadde.

8 Oct 2025 11:31 pm
Amazon Pharmacy is launching vending machines for prescription drugs

The kiosks have a range of commonly prescribed medications, including antibiotics, inhalers, and blood pressure medications.

8 Oct 2025 10:36 pm
Heres the tech powering ICEs deportation crackdown

From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine.

8 Oct 2025 10:35 pm
Zendesk says its new AI agent can solve 80% of support issues

Zendesk has launched a new autonomous support agent that should solve 80% of support issues without human intervention.

8 Oct 2025 10:30 pm
H-1B visa changes explained: The loophole costing startups talent

Today on TechCrunchs Equity podcast, Dominic-Madori Davis was joined by Jeremy Neufeld, the Director of Immigration Policy at the Institute for Progress, to break down what the recent H-1B change means for startups, founders, and the future of tech talent in America. Watch the full episode for more about: Equity is TechCrunchs flagship podcast, produced []

8 Oct 2025 10:30 pm
AST SpaceMobile lands key Verizon deal amid growing competition with SpaceX and T-Mobile

AST SpaceMobile is deepening its relationship with mobile carrier giant Verizon.

8 Oct 2025 10:11 pm
Base Power raises $1B to deploy home batteries everywhere

Base Power's Series C will help the company expand beyond Texas, its beachhead market, and build batteries in the United States.

8 Oct 2025 10:03 pm
Bounce introduces a tool to move your Mastodon account to Bluesky

Moving accounts between Mastodon and Bluesky is about to get much easier, thanks to Bounce 2.

8 Oct 2025 9:30 pm
Ganigawillshowcaseits waste-sorting robots at TechCrunch Disrupt

Ganiga's fleet of waste-sorting technology is meant to help companies track and reduce the waste they produce.

8 Oct 2025 9:29 pm
A break down of the H-1B changes and why more changes could come

Jeremy Neufeld, the director of immigration policy at the Institute for Progress, comes on Equity to talk H-1B changes.

8 Oct 2025 9:04 pm
Googles virtual try-on shopping tool expands to more countries, now lets you try on shoes

To virtually try on a pair of shoes, users need to tap on any product listing on Google, select the ry it on button, and add a full length photo themselves.

8 Oct 2025 8:19 pm
Unveiling the nextwave of Startup Battlefield 200 VC judges at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

5 more VC leaders from Accel, 776, Lockstep, IVP, and more join the Startup Battlefield 200 judge panel at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Register now to join this intense startup pitch competition live, and to save up to $444.

8 Oct 2025 8:00 pm
SoftBankbulks up its robotics portfoliowithABB Groupsroboticsunit

SoftBank says this acquisition will help it dive deeper into robotics as it considers physical AI to be the next frontier.

8 Oct 2025 7:40 pm
Google launches extensions system for its command-line coding tool

Google launched a new feature for its command-line AI system, Gemini CLI, allowing outside companies to integrate directly into the product.

8 Oct 2025 7:30 pm