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PayPal and Google are teaming up on agentic commerce.

The House Oversight Committee has requested that the CEOs of Discord, gaming platform Steam, Twitch, and Reddit testify on October 8th about online radicalization.

Nvidia has agreed to invest $5 billion in Intel as part of a broader deal to together develop "multiple generations" of data center and PC products. Nvidia will buy Intel stock.

Chris Britt brings Chime’s playbook to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in October. Whether you’re building in fintech or another fast-moving sector, this is a rare opportunity to hear firsthand how to scale with resilience, discipline, and purpose. Register now before Regular Bird rates go up in a week.

Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf joins Disrupt 2025 to share how open science and moonshot projects are shaping the future of AI. October 27–29, Moscone West, San Francisco.

Dawn Capital’s latest partner, Shamillah Bankiya, stopped by Equity this week to talk about the European landscape and the biggest misconceptions Americans have about the European startup world. 

EV Realty wants to create a new class of real estate investment by building charging hubs on parcels near warehouses with power to spare.

Atlassian is making its largest acquisition yet by buying DX so it can offer a developer productivity tool.

Bumble BFF's revamped app introduces a new groups feature to help users connect with new friends beyond one-on-one matching.

Indian users turning Google’s Nano Banana into a viral trend engine, from retro AI portraits to figurine-style selfies.

Meta launches Hyperscape into beta, allowing users to turn real world spaces into digital spaces for VR.

Meta showed off its newest AI-powered smart glasses, which have a display and are controlled by a wristband, at Meta Connect 2025.

The new smart glasses are geared toward runners, cyclists, and other athletes.

The fresh raise comes in above the rumored numbers when word leaked in July that it was raising.

Although StubHub's shares fell 6% in first day of trading, the IPO is testament to the co-founder's 25-year effort.

Irregular, the AI security startup, now has a valuation of $450 million, a source close to the deal told TechCrunch.

Chief designer Franz von Holzhausen said Wednesday that the company is "working on" combining the electronic and manual door releases after owners have reported getting trapped.

The two-year-old startup raised a $3.2 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins.

On Wednesday, former Twitter head of product Kayvon Beykpour announced the launch of Macroscope, an AI system aimed at developers and product leaders that summarizes updates to a codebase and catches bugs, among other things.

After strongly discouraging tech companies from buying Nivdia's AI chips in August, the country is now banning the practice outright.

Apple's slimmest iPhone uses a "revolutionary" battery design that allows the cell to fill more space within the device, boosting overall energy storage.

Zoom is launching new tools for its meeting and productivity platform including new AI avatars that would resemble users.

The company owned by Tata Motors is estimated to be losing millions of pounds a week due to the shutdown.

Airbuds, a music social app aimed at Gen Z, raises $5M as the app reaches 5 million monthly users.

Ethan Thornton, CEO of Mach Industries, joins the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct. 27–29, San Francisco) to discuss how AI is transforming defense — from autonomous weapons to decentralized strategy. Register now and save up to $650 before rates increase.

Google will now let you follow publishers and creators directly through its Search app's Discover page.