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U.S. lifts chip software curbs on China amid trade truce
Synopsys logo is seen displayed on a smartphone with the flag of China in the background. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesThe U.S. government has rescinded its export restrictions on chip-design software to China, semiconductor…
Ether and related stocks gain amid the latest crypto craze: Tokenization
A representation of cryptocurrency Ethereum is placed on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken on June 16, 2023.Dado Ruvic | ReutersStocks tied to the price of ether, better known as ETH, were higher on Wednesday, reflecting…
TikTok lays off more employees working on TikTok Shop US
Despite all of the ads you’re getting for collagen supplements and electric scrub brushes, TikTok Shop US is apparently not doing so hot. Per a report from Bloomberg, TikTok has conducted its third round of layoffs for this team since…
Chipmakers get bigger tax credits in Trump’s latest big beautiful bill
U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and C.C. Wei, chief executive officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (left), shake hands during an announcement of an additional $100 billion into TSMC's U.S. manufacturing at the White…
Jon McNeill brings the operator’s playbook to TC All Stage
Founders are often told to chase product-market fit before anything else, but what if scaling too soon, too fast, is what’s really holding them back?
At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 in Boston, Jon McNeill, CEO and co-founder of…
Google promotes ‘AI Mode’ on home page ‘Doodle’
Google CEO Sundar Pichai addresses the crowd during Google's annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California on May 20, 2025. Camille Cohen | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Google Doodle is Alphabet's most valuable piece of real…
Remark raises $16M to build out human-powered expert models for e-commerce
Startups working on AI-powered e-commerce tools often rely on external data or user signals to build and improve their models. However, a company called Remark is taking a different approach by letting thousands of human experts chat…
Robinhood grows its global crypto footprint with U.S. stock tokens
CANNES — Fifteen years after flipping burgers at a McDonald's and teaching himself to code at night in a cramped apartment near the French Riviera, Robinhood crypto chief Johann Kerbrat is back.The last time he lived around Cannes, he…
As nations build ‘sovereign AI,’ open-source models and cloud computing can help,…
Digital illustration of a glowing world map with "AI" text across multiple continents, representing the global presence and integration of artificial intelligence. Fotograzia | Moment | Getty ImagesAs artificial intelligence becomes more…
Sri Mandir keeps investors hooked as digital devotion grows
AppsForBharat, the Indian startup behind the Hindu devotional app Sri Mandir, has raised $20 million in a new round — just over nine months after securing $18 million — as the app continues to attract not only devotees but also strong…
Meta shares hit all-time high as Zuckerberg goes on AI hiring blitz
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeta shares hit a record high on Monday, underscoring investor interest in…
Tinder to require new users in California to use facial recognition tech to verify their profiles
Tinder is requiring new users in California to use facial recognition technology to verify their profiles, Axios reported on Monday. The new “Face Check” feature aims to reduce impersonation on the dating app and ensure that people…
Wall Street strategist Tom Lee is aiming to create the MicroStrategy of Ethereum
Tom LeeAdam Jeffery | CNBC Fundstrat's Tom Lee is joining a little known bitcoin miner aiming to become the biggest publicly traded holder of ether.Lee, a high-profile market strategist known for his prescient bitcoin price forecasts and…
Tesla’s IPO was 15 years ago. The stock is up 300-fold since then
CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk waves after ringing the opening bell at the NASDAQ market in celebration of his company's initial public offering in New York June 29, 2010.Brendan McDermid | ReutersAt the time of Tesla's IPO 15 years ago,…
OpenAI reportedly ‘recalibrating’ compensation in response to Meta hires
With Meta successfully poaching a number of its senior researchers, an OpenAI executive reportedly reassured team members Saturday that company leadership has not “been standing idly by.”
“I feel a visceral feeling right now, as if…
Nvidia insiders $1 billion stock sales
NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the NVIDIA GTC Paris keynote, part of the 9th edition of the VivaTech technology startup and innovation fair, held at the Dôme de Paris in the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in…
Meta reportedly hires four more researchers from OpenAI
Looks like Meta isn’t done poaching talent from OpenAI.
Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that Meta had hired influential OpenAI researcher Trapit Bansal, and according to The Wall Street Journal, it also hired three other…
Can Eutelsat become Europe’s alternative to Starlink?
France views Eutelsat as a strategic asset in the EU's push for technological sovereignty.Benoit Tessier | AFP via Getty ImagesFor years, France's Eutelsat has been trying to build a European alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite…