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AI finance startup Light raises funding from Revolut backer Balderton
Light uses artificial intelligence to automate companies' finance and accounting functions.LightDanish startup Light is the latest in a series of European tech firms raising cash as venture capitalists search for the next big thing in…
Instagram now has 3 billion monthly active users
Instagram has installed a new privacy setting which will default all new and existing underage accounts to an automatic private mode.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesInstagram now has 3 billion monthly active users, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg…
Neon, the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store, pays users to record their phone calls and sells…
A new app offering to record your phone calls and pay you for the audio so it can sell the data to AI companies is, unbelievably, the No. 2 app in Apple’s U.S. App Store’s Social Networking section.
The app, Neon Mobile, pitches…
Xiaomi 15T and 15T Pro: Price, specs, availability
Xiaomi launched the Xiaomi 15T series of smartphones as it continues its global expansion.XiaomiMUNICH — Xiaomi on Wednesday made the international debut of a slew of new devices and appliances with its smartphones at the center, as the…
OpenAI is building five new Stargate data centers with Oracle and SoftBank
OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it plans to build five new AI data centers across the United States with partners Oracle and SoftBank through its Stargate project. The new data centers will bring Stargate’s planned capacity to 7…
Alibaba shares rise over 6% after CEO unveils new AI products and spending plans
Alibaba's Hong Kong-listed shares surged on Wednesday to reach their highest point since 2021 after the company said it will invest more in artificial intelligence and rolled out new AI products and updates. Shares of the company jumped…
YouTube creators banned for misinformation can apply for reinstatement
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesGoogle-owned YouTube on Tuesday said it will soon allow previously banned accounts to apply for reinstatement, rolling back a policy that had treated violations as permanent.The change applies to…
Disney is raising the price of Disney+, Hulu subscriptions next month
Disney is raising the price of Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions once again. Starting October 21, many of the streaming services’ standalone plans and bundles will see price increases.
The Disney+ standalone plan with ads will increase by…
Amazon faces off against FTC over ‘deceptive’ Prime program
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon and the Federal Trade Commission are squaring off in a long-awaited trial over whether the company duped users into paying for Prime memberships.The lawsuit, filed by the FTC in June 2023 under…
Mirror founder Brynn Putnam to unveil her new startup at Disrupt 2025
Seven years after unveiling Mirror at TechCrunch Disrupt 2018, Brynn Putnam is returning to the stage where it all began. The serial entrepreneur who turned a fitness concept into a $500 million acquisition by Lululemon will debut her…
Here’s everything Trump said he’s changing about H-1B visas
President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the fee employers must pay for an H-1B visa will be raised to $100,000.Companies scrambled to respond, CNBC reported Saturday, and social media users are posting about what this change…
Apple’s stock turns positive for the year after iPhone 17 launch
Apple CEO Tim Cook joins Apple employees at the Apple store as customers line up for the release of Apple new iPhone 17 models in New York on Sept. 19, 2025.Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesApple shares have rallied in the two days since…
Blue Origin wins NASA deal to ferry VIPER rover to lunar south pole
On Friday, Blue Origin won a major NASA contract to deliver a lunar rover to the moon, a strong vote of confidence in both the Blue Moon lander and the future of human exploration.
The contract also means that the VIPER rover will…
Apple-supplier Luxshare shares pop 10% on report of OpenAI hardware deal
In this photo illustration, the Luxshare Precision company logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesShenzhen-listed Luxshare saw its shares jump about 10% on Monday, following a report that…
VCs are still hiring MBAs, but firms are starting to need other experience more
The MBA-to-VC pipeline remains a very real thing. But that path is a little shakier than it once was, according to PitchBook reporting and new academic research.
Harvard placed 50 of its 1,004 MBA graduates into VC roles in 2024, with…
Microsoft raises Xbox prices in U.S. due to macroeconomic environment
A gamer plays soccer title Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 on an Xbox console.Sezgin Pancar | Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesMicrosoft said on Friday that it will increase the recommended retail price of several Xbox consoles in the U.S.…
Amazon, Google, Microsoft reportedly warn H-1B employees to stay in the US
Large tech companies have responded to President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to H-1B visa applications by telling employees with those visas to remain in the United States, according to multiple media reports.
The White House…
Apple now controls all core iPhone chips, prioritizing AI workloads
iPhone Air is the big newcomer among Apple's latest lineup that went on sale Friday, but inside the slim phone's raised plateau is another new piece of hardware that signals a renewed focus on artificial intelligence. Apple's custom A19…