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What founders need to know before choosing their exit at Disrupt 2025
Startups face more exit options — and more uncertainty — than ever before. That’s why we’re bringing this essential conversation to the Going Public Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 in San Francisco’s Moscone…
Sam Altman says he doesn’t think about Elon Musk that much
Sam Altman, left, and Elon Musk.Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty ImagesSam Altman has dismissed longtime rival Elon Musk's warnings that OpenAI is set to dominate Microsoft, after the companies announced that OpenAI's latest AI…
Instagram’s map feature spurs user backlash over privacy concerns
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe launch of an Instagram feature that details users' geolocation data illicited backlash from social media users on Thursday.Meta debuted the Instagram Map tool on Wednesday, pitching the feature as…
Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full…
Tesla is breaking up the team behind its Dojo supercomputer, ending the automaker’s play at developing in-house chips for driverless technology, according to Bloomberg.
Dojo’s lead, Peter Bannon, is leaving the company, and the…
Instacart (CART) earnings Q2 2025
The Instacart logo is seen on a smartphone and on a PC screen.Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesInstacart earnings topped estimates and the grocery delivery company issued strong guidance.Shares jumped 9% in…
Trump says Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan must ‘resign immediately’
Amidst heightening tensions with China, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that Intel’s CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, must step down, accusing Tan of harboring conflicts of interest.
“The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must…
Trump vows 100% tariff on chips, unless companies are building in the U.S.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will impose a 100% tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips, but not for companies that are "building in the United States."The announcement of new sector-specific tariffs shows Trump…
DoorDash (DASH) Q2 earnings report
DoorDash shares climbed about 8% in extended trading on Wednesday after the food delivery company reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the second quarter.Here's how the company did compared to analysts' estimates based…
Upwork is buying its way into corporate staffing beyond freelancers
Upwork, a platform that connects companies with freelancers, announced two acquisitions to help build out a new stand-alone enterprise-focused business that could expand its market reach.
The San Francisco-based company announced it…
OpenAI is giving ChatGPT to the government for $1
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors' "Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large Banks Conference" at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2025. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty…
For the first time, OpenAI models are available on AWS
Sam Altman’s blowtorch to his competitors is so hot, it even includes a new partnership with Amazon Web Services.
As OpenAI announced two open-weight reasoning models with capabilities on par with its o-series, Amazon announced that…
U.S. charges two Chinese nationals for illegally shipping Nvidia AI chips to China
China is one of Nvidia's largest markets, particularly for data centers, gaming and artificial intelligence applications.Avishek Das | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesTwo Chinese nationals in California have been arrested and charged with the…
AMD earnings report 2Q 2025
Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, testifiy during the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing titled "Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and…
Clay confirms it closed $100M round at $3.1B valuation
Sales automation startup Clay has raised a $100 million Series C at a $3.1 billion valuation in a round led by CapitalG, confirming TechCrunch’s report from June.
The financing follows a $1.25 billion Series B round from six months ago…
Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino takes helm at digital health company eMed
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp., attends the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025 in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 5, 2025. Mike Blake | ReutersLinda Yaccarino, the former chief executive of Elon Musk's social media platform X,…
AI-powered fintech Alaan raises $48M, one of the largest Series A rounds in MENA
When Parthi Duraisamy was a consultant at McKinsey’s Dubai office, he discovered that the American Express cards his company relied on for corporate expenses were rarely accepted in the Middle East. This forced Duraisamy to cover…
Amazon lays off about 100 employees in its Wondery unit
The logo for Wondery is displayed on a smartphone in an arranged photograph taken in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Sept. 29, 2020.Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon is laying off roughly 110 employees in its Wondery…
Palantir PLTR Q2 earnings 2025
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies, speaks on a panel titled Power, Purpose, and the New American Century at the Hill and Valley Forum at the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesPalantir…