timef 10/04/2025
- Tesla’s insurance arm accused of ‘egregious delays’ and ‘systemic failures’ by CA regulator techcrunch.com2025-10-04 21:29:23
California's Department of Insurance has been warning Tesla to fix its claims process since 2022, but consumer complaints have skyrocketed anyways.
- Bezos predicts that millions will live in space kind of soon techcrunch.com2025-10-04 14:38:25
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made a rare public appearance at Italian Tech Week in Turin on Friday and used the opportunity to predict that millions of people will be living in space “in the next couple of decades,” the Financial Times reports. Speaking with John Elkann, a scion of Italy’s Agnelli dynasty, Bezos, who also […]
- With its latest acqui-hire, OpenAI is doubling down on personalized consumer AI techcrunch.com2025-10-04 06:52:14
OpenAI is acquiring the CEO of Roi, an AI financial companion. Roi will sunset its service as its talent heads to OpenAI, ostensibly to help boost revenue in consumer apps.
- Sources: Naveen Rao’s new AI hardware startup targets $5B valuation with backing from a16z techcrunch.com2025-10-04 05:56:58
Former Databricks AI chief is raising $1 billion to build a Nvidia rival through a novel approach.
- What to expect at OpenAI’s DevDay 2025, and how to watch it techcrunch.com2025-10-04 03:36:47
OpenAI's third-ever developer conference is around the corner, and it's shaping up to be the company's biggest yet.
- Snapchat is going to charge for storage — here’s how to save your Memories for free techcrunch.com2025-10-04 03:26:02
If your Memories exceed the new limit, you will need to either export them or sign up for one of Snapchat's new Memories Storage plans in order to preserve them.
- Google’s Gemini AI app could soon be getting a big makeover techcrunch.com2025-10-04 03:18:43
Google's Gemini AI app is getting a redesign with suggested prompts, a reverse engineer finds.
- Rivian is redesigning the R2 SUV’s door handles for better safety techcrunch.com2025-10-04 02:47:56
The change comes after employees and customers reportedly voiced concerns.
- Can you think like a YC partner? This game will help you find out techcrunch.com2025-10-04 02:36:53
The YC Partner Simulator game, created by an undergrad in Berlin, lets you see if you can predict what startups get into Y Combinator.
- Can AI companies turn brainrot into revenue? techcrunch.com2025-10-04 02:19:55
The U.S. government shutdown that began this week is the first in seven years. While it might not feel immediately disruptive, for startups waiting on permits, visas, or regulatory approvals, even a few weeks can become an existential problem. On this episode of Equity, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Max Zeff talk through how uncertainty […]
- Supabase nabs $5B valuation, four months after hitting $2B techcrunch.com2025-10-04 02:14:03
It's been a wild year of growth and fundraising for vibe-coding database of choice, Supabase.
- OpenAI’s Sora soars to No. 1 on Apple’s US App Store techcrunch.com2025-10-04 00:48:32
Sora becomes the No. 3 US app after 164K downloads in 2 days, making the AI video app an early hit.
