timef 09/13/2025
- Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown techcrunch.com2025-09-13 23:00:00
From phone spyware and facial recognition to forensic phone hacking technology to databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine.
- Hike, once a unicorn, shuts down as India cracks down on real-money gaming techcrunch.com2025-09-13 22:05:49
Hike, which started as a WhatsApp rival before pivoting to real-money gaming, is now sunsetting after India's sweeping ban.
- Ram ends EV pickup truck plans techcrunch.com2025-09-13 06:56:16
Stellantis, the parent company of Ram, said Friday that it will no longer develop a battery-electric full-size pickup. The company cited low demand for full-size battery-electric trucks as the primary reason.
- Via shrugs off tepid open to end first day of trading slightly above IPO price techcrunch.com2025-09-13 05:16:00
Transit tech software startup Via had its IPO debut on Friday, starting at below offering price before rising to close at nearly $50.
- Pilot union urges FAA to reject Rainmaker’s drone cloud-seeding plan techcrunch.com2025-09-13 04:42:12
Rainmaker wants to use flares to seed clouds – the airline pilots' union says it won't be safe.
- Why the Oracle-OpenAI deal caught Wall Street by surprise techcrunch.com2025-09-13 04:01:41
The $300B deal is a reminder that despite Oracle’s legacy status, it shouldn’t be overlooked when it comes to AI infrastructure. But key questions around power and how OpenAI will pay for this remain.
- Google is a ‘bad actor’ says People CEO, accusing the company of stealing content techcrunch.com2025-09-13 02:53:26
People CEO Neil Vogel says Google's AI crawler can't be blocked because it would block the web crawler too. This lets the search giant steal its content for AI.
- All of the iPhone 17 models compared techcrunch.com2025-09-13 02:46:51
All four of the devices will be available to preorder on Friday and will be available on September 19.
- Micro1, a competitor to Scale AI, raises funds at $500M valuation techcrunch.com2025-09-13 01:00:00
A three-year-old startup providing data for AI labs is trying to fill the gap in the market left by Scale AI.
- New FAA program will let eVTOL startups test some operations before full certification techcrunch.com2025-09-13 00:33:06
It's a major change that paves the way for electric air taxi startups to perform more robust demonstrations of their technology before they begin any commercial flights.
