Tim Cook reportedly tells employees Apple ‘must’ win in AI
Apple CEO Tim Cook held an hourlong all-hands meeting in which he told employees that the company needs to win…
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Lina Khan points to Figma IPO as vindication of M&A scrutiny
A surprising figure is celebrating Figma’s successful IPO: Lina Khan, former chair of the Federal Trade Commission. In a Friday…
Anthropic cuts off OpenAI’s access to its Claude models
Anthropic has revoked OpenAI’s access to its Claude family of AI models, according to a report in Wired. Sources told…
What founders should think about if looking to raise a Series C
Startup founders face a perplexing and even contradictory capital market in 2025, according to Sapphire Ventures partner Cathy Gao. “Capital…
Klarna might reschedule its IPO for September
Klarna might look to IPO as early as September, sources told Bloomberg. The news comes as fintech stock prices surge…
Authorities seize BlackSuit ransomware gang’s servers
German prosecutors say a joint U.S.-European operation has seized infrastructure belonging to the BlackSuit ransomware gang, a notorious hacking group…
Vast Data in talks with Alphabet’s CapitalG, Nvidia to fund round at up to $30B valuation
AI storage platform Vast Data is in talks with Alphabet’s venture arm CapitalG and existing backer Nvidia to raise a…
Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries takes the AI stage at Disrupt 2025
Autonomous weapons, decentralized strategy, and startup speed — this isn’t the future of defense, it’s the now. At TechCrunch Disrupt…
OpenAI reportedly raises $8.3B at $300B valuation
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has raised $8.3 billion at a $300 billion valuation, reports The New York Times. The deal is part…
Inside the Series A mindset at Disrupt 2025
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, we’re getting real about what it…