timef 10/06/2025
- A 19-year-old nabs backing from Google execs for his AI memory startup, Supermemory techcrunch.com2025-10-06 23:45:13
19-year-old Dhravya Shah, who is originally from Mumbai, has build a memory layer for AI applications with Google's AI chief's backing.
- Adobe predicts AI-assisted online shopping to grow 520% during the 2025 U.S. holiday season techcrunch.com2025-10-06 23:39:44
AI-assisted online shopping is still booming, new U.S. holiday e-commerce forecast shows.
- Sugar Free Capital raises $32M inaugural fund to back early-staged MIT founders techcrunch.com2025-10-06 23:00:00
Sugar Free Capital raises $32M inaugural fund to invest in MIT early-staged founders.
- Instagram updates its Map feature to make it easier to tell if you’re sharing your location techcrunch.com2025-10-06 22:36:54
Instagram is adding a more prominent indicator at the top of the Map to remind users whether or not they’re sharing their location.
- Inside Microsoft’s AI bet with CTO Kevin Scott at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 techcrunch.com2025-10-06 22:30:00
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to share how one of the world’s largest technology companies is navigating the AI revolution and what it means for startups and the future of innovation. Register now to join.
- TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 exhibit tables are selling out fast and time is running out techcrunch.com2025-10-06 22:00:00
Exhibit tables at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 are almost gone. We expanded the floor two weeks ago due to hot demand — and those extra tables are nearly sold out. Secure your table before competitors do.
- AMD to supply 6GW of compute capacity to OpenAI in chip deal worth tens of billions techcrunch.com2025-10-06 21:33:26
AMD has signed a multi-year chip supply deal with OpenAI that could generate tens of billions in revenue for the chipmaker, helping accelerate its momentum in the AI industry.
- Firefly leans into its defense ambitions with $855M SciTec acquisition techcrunch.com2025-10-06 18:48:46
Firefly Aerospace has agreed to buy defense analytics firm SciTec for about $855 million in cash and stock as the company tries to push deeper into the national security market.
- Heidi Health raises $65M Series B led by Steve Cohen’s Point72 techcrunch.com2025-10-06 12:02:00
Heidi Health raised a $65 million Series B led by Steven Cohen’s Point72.
- Waffles eat Bluesky techcrunch.com2025-10-06 04:58:42
A waffle-centric controversy underlines ongoing tensions between Bluesky and some of its most vocal users.
- Suspect arrested after threats against TikTok’s Culver City headquarters techcrunch.com2025-10-06 02:50:00
Police say they have arrested a suspect allegedly connected to multiple online threats that led TikTok to evacuate its headquarters near Los Angeles on Friday.
- California’s new AI safety law shows regulation and innovation don’t have to clash techcrunch.com2025-10-06 01:51:48
“Are bills like SB 53 the thing that will stop us from beating China? No,” said Adam Billen, vice president of public policy at youth-led advocacy group Encode AI. “I think it is just genuinely intellectually dishonest to say that that is the thing that will stop us in the race.”
- OpenAI and Jony Ive may be struggling to figure out their AI device techcrunch.com2025-10-06 00:34:26
OpenAI and Jony Ive reportedly face significant technical challenges as they work to develop a screen-less, AI-powered device.
- TechCrunch Mobility: Toyota makes a $1.5B bet on the startup ecosystem techcrunch.com2025-10-06 00:03:00
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
