timef 06/13/2025
- Nvidia to exclude China from its revenue and profit forecasts techcrunch.com2025-06-13 23:34:03
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he isn't confident that the U.S. will change its mind on chip export restrictions anytime soon.
- 11 startups from YC Demo Day that investors are talking about techcrunch.com2025-06-13 21:00:00
Here are some of the top startups from Y Combinator's Spring 2025 Demo Day that caught investors' and our attention.
- What to expect at TechCrunch All Stage: One day, countless connections and takeaways techcrunch.com2025-06-13 20:01:00
Whether you’re a founder gearing up for your next raise or a VC scouting your next portfolio win, TechCrunch All Stage, happening July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station, packs more into one day than most multi-day conferences manage to deliver. This isn’t your typical sit-and-listen event. It’s designed to help you build momentum in […]
- Iconiq VCs spent two years courting Chime and the firm isn’t selling its stake techcrunch.com2025-06-13 20:00:00
Iconiq pursued Chime because the founders were focused, and didn’t get distracted by "shiny new objects."
- Scale AI confirms ‘significant’ investment from Meta, says CEO Alexanr Wang is leaving techcrunch.com2025-06-13 15:12:21
Data-labeling firm Scale AI confirmed on Friday that it has received a "significant" investment from Meta that values the startup at $29 billion.
- Scale AI confirms ‘significant’ investment from Meta, says CEO Alexandr Wang is leaving techcrunch.com2025-06-13 15:12:21
Data-labeling firm Scale AI confirmed on Friday that it has received a "significant" investment from Meta that values the startup at $29 billion.
- After a string of successes, early-stage fund Felicis raises fresh $900M techcrunch.com2025-06-13 05:13:38
Lately, Felicis, like most VCs, has been all over AI. Its portfolio now includes, for example, Browser Use, Poolside, Runway, and Supabase.
- The Meta AI app is a privacy disaster techcrunch.com2025-06-13 04:49:02
It sounds like the start of a 21st century horror film: Your browser history has been public all along, and you had no idea. That’s basically what it feels like right now on the new standalone Meta AI app, where swathes of people are publishing their ostensibly private conversations with the chatbot. When you ask […]
- Bluesky backlash misses the point techcrunch.com2025-06-13 04:27:19
Not only is Bluesky more than just a Twitter/X alternative, it's just one app in a wider social ecosystem built on open technology.
- Meta teams with XGS Energy to build a 150 MW geothermal power plant techcrunch.com2025-06-13 04:00:00
XGS Energy will build the new power plant in New Mexico.
- Tesla sues former Optimus engineer over alleged trade secret theft techcrunch.com2025-06-13 03:35:43
Tesla alleges that Zhongjie Li stole confidential trade secrets and used them to launch a robotics startup a week after he left Tesla.
- A lot of the internet is down right now techcrunch.com2025-06-13 03:34:10
Large swaths of the internet went down on Thursday, affecting a range of services, from global cloud platform Cloudflare to popular apps like Spotify. At 11:19 am PT, Cloudflare said it was investigating service disruptions affecting its customers, according to its status page. At 12:12 pm PT, Cloudflare said it was starting to see its […]
- Google Cloud outage brings down a lot of the internet techcrunch.com2025-06-13 03:34:10
Large swaths of the internet went down on Thursday, affecting a range of services, from global cloud platform Cloudflare to popular apps like Spotify. It appears that a Google Cloud outage is at root of these other service disruptions. Google Cloud said it started investigating service issues affecting its customers at 11:46am PT. The company […]
- a16z-backed Infinite Machine shows off cheaper, modular electric scooter techcrunch.com2025-06-13 02:35:48
The Olto is the newest entry into the always-churning market for electric two-wheelers, and it will cost $3,495.
- Hotel management platform Canary nabs $80M Series D from YC, Insight Partners techcrunch.com2025-06-13 02:30:00
Canary, the hotel guest management platform, announced Thursday the raise of an $80 million Series D in a round led by Brighton Park Capital. Harman Singh Narula and childhood friend SJ Sawhney launched the company in 2018 to help hotels digitize and automate guest interactions. The company has raised nearly $180 million in funding to […]
- Here are Apple’s top AI announcements from WWDC 2025 techcrunch.com2025-06-13 01:53:12
At WWDC 2025, Apple announced several AI features, such as a workout coach, live translation, and more.
- Snapchat adds new features for creators, including an easier way to edit videos techcrunch.com2025-06-13 01:47:00
Snapchat is introducing a suite of new tools and features to make it easier for creators to post and share content on its platform.
- Chime almost died in 2016, turned down by 100 VCs. Today it IPO’d at $14.5B. techcrunch.com2025-06-13 01:23:17
In 2016 when Chime desperately needed cash, over 100 VCs said no. One seed VC, took a chance and saved the company, co-founder Ryan King recalls.
- Apple fixes new iPhone zero-day bug used in Paragon spyware hacks techcrunch.com2025-06-13 01:06:41
The iPhone maker quietly updated a February security advisory to publicize a flaw that was used to hack at least two journalists in Europe.
- OpenAI and Barbie-maker Mattel team up to bring generative AI to toy-making and content creation techcrunch.com2025-06-13 00:44:33
Barbie-maker Mattel and OpenAI have teamed up to bring generative AI to the toy-making and ever-expanding pipeline of IP repackaging.
- Battery manufacturer Powin files for bankruptcy months after landing $200M loan techcrunch.com2025-06-13 00:28:24
The Chapter 11 filing will let Powin continue operating while it restructures its debt.
- Nothing’s new Phone 3 will be available on general sale in the US techcrunch.com2025-06-13 00:00:00
Smartphone startup Nothing will sell its next flagship model, the Nothing Phone (3), in the U.S. through its website and Amazon.
- Instagram will finally let you rearrange your grid techcrunch.com2025-06-13 00:00:00
Instagram is finally going to let users rearrange their grid, and is testing a way for users to quietly post to their profile without having the content appear in users' feeds.
- Conveyor uses AI to automate the painful process of vendor security reviews and RFPs with AI techcrunch.com2025-06-13 00:00:00
The 4-year-old startup nabbed a $20 million Series B from SignalFire.
- Nothing’s new Phone 3 will be available for general sale in the US techcrunch.com2025-06-13 00:00:00
Smartphone startup Nothing will sell its next flagship model, the Nothing Phone (3), in the U.S. through its website and Amazon.
