timef 09/08/2025
- Databricks confirms new $100B valuation on $4B ARR techcrunch.com2025-09-08 23:33:26
Just months after raising a whopping $10 billion, Databricks has confirmed another $1 billion raise at a $100 billion valuation.
- YouTube’s first exclusive NFL broadcast attracts over 17M viewers techcrunch.com2025-09-08 23:24:23
Over 17.3 million viewers tuned in for YouTube's first-ever exclusive global broadcast of an NFL game with the Chiefs and Chargers.
- Y Combinator-backed Motion raises fresh $38M to build the Microsoft Office of AI agents techcrunch.com2025-09-08 23:00:00
In his early 20s, Harry Qi left a million-year hedge fund job to join Y Combinator. His SMB AI agent startup is now growing fast.
- Spotify’s new ‘smart filters’ let you screen library content by activity, genre or mood techcrunch.com2025-09-08 22:50:40
Spotify is launching a new feature that allows users to filter their library by specific activities, moods, or genres. These filters can also be used to find playlists, or, to some extent, audiobooks and podcasts, and can even kick off a new session on Spotify's AI DJ.
- Adtech company PubMatic sues Google over monopoly violations techcrunch.com2025-09-08 22:41:49
The lawsuit marks the second time that an advertising exchange has sued Google since a federal judge ruled in April that the search giant had illegally monopolized ad exchanges and ad servers.
- Get behind the scenes at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 by volunteering techcrunch.com2025-09-08 22:30:00
Volunteering at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is one of the best ways to see how the magic happens — and learn what it takes to pull off a world-class event. Apply before applications close on September 30.
- SpaceX strikes $17B deal to buy EchoStar’s spectrum for Starlink’s direct-to-phone service techcrunch.com2025-09-08 21:26:57
Elon Musk's SpaceX has agreed to acquire 50MHz of wireless spectrum and Mobile Satellite Service spectrum licenses from EchoStar for about $17 billion in cash and stock for its Starlink satellite network.
- Amazon Music’s new AI feature generates personalized playlists every Monday techcrunch.com2025-09-08 21:00:00
Amazon Music's new feature “Weekly Vibe,” generates personalized playlists every Monday that are tailored to each listener's evolving music tastes.
- More than 10 European startups became unicorns this year techcrunch.com2025-09-08 18:55:11
This is a good indication of the sectors that are hot among investors, from biotech and defense tech to AI, AI, and AI.
- InDrive has big plans to become a global ‘super app’ where others have failed techcrunch.com2025-09-08 16:00:00
InDrive plans to expand into multiple verticals over the next 12 months across its top markets, starting with grocery deliveries in Kazakhstan.
- Uber and Momenta to test autonomous vehicles in Germany in 2026 techcrunch.com2025-09-08 14:00:00
Momenta is one of 20 global AV partners that Uber has scooped up across its ridehail, delivery, and freight businesses. Uber says those partnerships have already generated an annualized rate of 1.5 million mobility and delivery.
- Are bad incentives to blame for AI hallucinations? techcrunch.com2025-09-08 05:23:23
How can a chatbot be so wrong — and sound so confident in its wrongness?
- Koah raises $5M to bring ads into AI apps techcrunch.com2025-09-08 04:48:42
One investor says Koah is "building the essential monetization layer for consumer AI."
- Hyundai’s eVTOL startup Supernal pauses work following CEO and CTO departures techcrunch.com2025-09-08 03:19:08
The shakeup comes as the startup was still struggling to get its test vehicle off the ground -- literally. The first flight was only in March.
