timef 08/08/2025
- What founders need to know before choosing their exit — straight from Jai Das and Roseanne Wincek — at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 techcrunch.com2025-08-08 22:30:00
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 West. Whether you’re already eyeing a liquidity event or just starting to scale, this is your chance to hear […]
- Meta acquires AI audio startup WaveForms techcrunch.com2025-08-08 22:24:04
WaveForms, founded just eight months ago, last raised $40 million in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz that valued the company at $160 million pre-money, per PitchBook data.
- Google tests revamped Google Finance with AI upgrades, live news feed techcrunch.com2025-08-08 21:50:43
Users will now be able to research their financial questions with AI, access advanced charting tools, and get real-time data and news.
- Openvibe combines news and social media in one app techcrunch.com2025-08-08 21:00:00
Openvibe, an app for tracking the open social web in one place, now supports RSS.
- xAI’s legal chief steps down after whirlwind year techcrunch.com2025-08-08 12:49:29
Robert Keele said this week that he has stepped down as xAI’s head of legal after just over a year, saying he wants to spend more time with his children. In his announcement, Keele also acknowledged “daylight between our worldviews” with boss Elon Musk, who hasn’t commented on Keele’s exit. “I love my two toddlers […]
- Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full self-driving techcrunch.com2025-08-08 06:19:50
The disbanding of Tesla’s Dojo efforts follows the departure of around 20 workers, who left the automaker to start their own AI company dubbed DensityAI focused on data center services for industries.
- Rocket Lab eyes big defense opportunities with new acquisition techcrunch.com2025-08-08 05:23:39
Rocket Lab is taking the concept of an 'end-to-end' space company to new heights with a forthcoming acquisition.
- The high costs and thin margins threatening AI coding startups techcrunch.com2025-08-08 05:05:01
Coding assistant startups are highly unprofitable, says a source familiar with Windsurf financials.
- How to use Instagram Map and set your location sharing preferences techcrunch.com2025-08-08 04:05:42
Following concerns about safety, Instagram head Adam Mosseri reassured users that the feature is opt-in, and noted that some people are “confused” about how the feature works.
- IPO hopeful Brex scored major win to sell in the EU, plans UK expansion techcrunch.com2025-08-08 02:52:50
The EU has authorized Brex to sell its spend management products directly in all 30 countries "no workarounds required," Pedro Franceschi said.
- SpaceX is building a water pipeline to Starbase – but access comes with some conditions techcrunch.com2025-08-08 01:30:38
The newest piece of infrastructure coming to Starbase, Texas isn’t a launch mount or a booster. It’s a water pipeline, and who can hook up a tap (and on what terms) will shape the definition of “company town.” The new line, which will stretch from Brownsville to the newly incorporated City of Starbase, will replace […]
- OpenAI’s GPT-5 is here techcrunch.com2025-08-08 01:00:00
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says GPT-5 is the "best model in the world," and aims to make ChatGPT more intuitive to use.
