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U.S. takes 10% stake in Intel Trump expands control of private sector
Lip-Bu Tan, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., departs following a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. Alex Wroblewski | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on…
OpenAI warns against SPVs and other ‘unauthorized’ investments
In a new blog post, OpenAI warns against “unauthorized opportunities to gain exposure to OpenAI through a variety of means,” including special purpose vehicles, known as SPVs.
“We urge you to be careful if you are contacted by a firm…
Google shares rise on report of Apple using Gemini for Siri
Google CEO Sundar Pichai gestures to the crowd during Google's annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California on May 20, 2025. Camille Cohen | Afp | Getty ImagesAlphabet shares rose on a Friday report that Apple is in…
Amazon AGI Labs chief defends his reverse acquihire
When Amazon hired the founders of AI startup Adept last year, it was one of the first examples of what became known as reverse acquihires — deals where a large company hires key startup team members and licenses its technology, rather…
Cybersecurity firm Netskope files to go public on the Nasdaq
Sanjay Beri, chief executive officer and founder of Netskope Inc., listens during a Bloomberg West television interview in San Francisco, California.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCloud security platform Netskope will go…
Meta partners with Midjourney on AI image and video models
Meta is partnering with Midjourney to license the startup’s AI image and video generation technology, Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang announced Friday in a post on Threads. Wang says Meta’s research teams will collaborate with…
Meta unveil Hypernova smart glasses with display, wristband at Connect
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech at the Meta Connect annual event at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Sept. 25, 2024.Manuel Orbegozo | ReutersMeta is planning to use its annual Connect conference next…
Ether notches first new record since 2021 after Powell speech teasing rate cuts
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesThe price of ether smashed through its 2021 record on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at upcoming rate cuts and investors returned to risk-on mode.The second-largest…
Y Combinator says Apple’s App Store has hindered startup growth
Y Combinator has filed an amicus brief in the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, arguing that the App Store has stifled startup innovation.
We’ve reached out to legal reps for YC and Apple for comment.
The brief…
Apple will make chips at Texas Instruments’ $60 billion U.S. project
When Texas Instruments announced a $60 billion manufacturing megaproject in July, it was a bold bet that companies would want to mass produce foundational microchips on U.S. soil. In August, Apple vowed to do just that.During the same…
OpenAI lawyers question Meta’s role in Elon Musk’s $97B takeover bid
OpenAI is asking Meta to produce evidence related to any coordinated plans with Elon Musk and xAI to acquire or invest in the ChatGPT-maker.
The request was made public in a brief filed Thursday in Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit against…
Nvidia looking to halt H20 chip production after China cracks down on purchases
An Nvidia chip is seen through a magnifying glass in Beijing, China, on August 1, 2025. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesNvidia has asked some of its component suppliers to stop production related to its made-for-China H20 general…
Trump’s Nvidia, Intel dealings are ‘crony capitalism’: Walter Isaacson
President Donald Trump's dealings with Intel and Nvidia amount to a "scattershot method of crony capitalism," Walter Isaacson said Thursday."That state capitalism often evolves into crony capitalism, where you have favored companies and…
YouTube Music celebrates 10 years with new features that help it compete with Spotify
YouTube is celebrating 10 years of its YouTube Music app on Thursday with the launch of new features that bring it closer to rival Spotify and others. The app will now include “Taste Match” playlists, which are playlists that combine…
Crypto firms urge UK to form national stablecoin strategy
Stablecoin Tether and Circle's USDC dominate the market.Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty ImagesThe U.K. should establish a national stablecoin strategy to enable adoption of the tokens and avoid falling behind the U.S. on the disruptive new…
Even Rogers and Max Haot join the Space Stage at Disrupt 2025
The next era of the space economy isn’t just about rockets and satellites — it’s about infrastructure, autonomy, and entirely new models for building and defending off-Earth assets. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 this October 27–29 in San…
Microsoft guidance probably includes gutting volume discounts: analyst
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Axel Springer Neubau in Berlin on Oct. 17, 2023Ben Kriemann | Getty ImagesMicrosoft said last week that it plans to stop providing discounts on enterprise purchases of its Microsoft 365 productivity…
Intel in talks with other investors for equity boost, sources say
Intel's CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company's Annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, California, U.S. April 29, 2025.Laure Andrillon | ReutersIntel is in talks with other large investors to receive an equity infusion at…