timef 11/11/2025
- EU considers law to phase out Huawei and ZTE equipment from bloc’s telecom networks techcrunch.com2025-11-11 23:05:59
The EC had in 2020 recommended that member nations stop using tech from "high-risk" vendors like Huawei and ZTE, and now its vice president, Henna Virkkunen, is pushing to turn that recommendation into regulation, Bloomberg reported.
- Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup techcrunch.com2025-11-11 22:58:45
Yann LeCun, a chief AI scientist at Meta, is planning to leave the company to build his own startup, which will focus on continuing his work on world models.
- A former physician has launched Robyn, an empathetic AI companion techcrunch.com2025-11-11 22:00:00
Robyn wants to position it self as an empathetic chatbot and not as a companion or a therapy app
- Lovable says it’s nearing 8 million users as the year-old AI coding startup eyes more corporate employees techcrunch.com2025-11-11 07:53:01
The platform has attracted an eclectic user base. More than half of Fortune 500 companies are using Lovable to "supercharge creativity," according to Osika, who insisted retention remains strong.
- The circular money problem at the heart of AI’s biggest deals techcrunch.com2025-11-11 07:32:36
SoftBank and OpenAI announced a new 50-50 joint venture this week to sell enterprise AI tools in Japan under the brand “Crystal Intelligence.” On paper, it’s a straightforward international expansion deal. But SoftBank’s role as a major investor in OpenAI is raising questions about whether AI’s biggest deals are creating real economic value or just moving money in circles. […]
- VC Jennifer Neundorfer explains how founders can stand out in a crowded AI market techcrunch.com2025-11-11 07:30:00
January Ventures co-founder Jennifer Neundorfer discussed this AI-driving funding market on the Equity podcast during TechCrunch Disrupt.
- A better way of thinking about the AI bubble techcrunch.com2025-11-11 05:16:41
AI isn't all or nothing, and even good bets can turn sour if you aren't careful about how you make them.
- Rad Power Bikes faces shutdown in January without new funding techcrunch.com2025-11-11 05:14:56
The company is "still fighting to find ways to continue" according to an email viewed by TechCrunch.
- Kaltura acquires eSelf, founded by creator of Snap’s AI, in $27M deal techcrunch.com2025-11-11 05:05:00
Kaltura acquires AI avatar startup eSelf to integrate generative AI into enterprise video and learning tools.
- Google brings Gemini to the Google TV Streamer techcrunch.com2025-11-11 03:28:57
The tech giant says the change will enable users to use their voice more naturally to access content and more.
- AI PowerPoint-killer Gamma hits $2.1B valuation, $100M ARR, founder says techcrunch.com2025-11-11 03:28:03
Gamma is growing quickly, and profitably, its co-founder CEO Grant Lee says.
- Wikipedia urges AI companies to use its paid API, and stop scraping techcrunch.com2025-11-11 02:30:59
Wikipedia, the online nonprofit encyclopedia, is urging AI companies to stop scraping its pages and to use its paid API instead.
- Consolidation begins to hit the carbon credit market techcrunch.com2025-11-11 00:29:57
Carbon Direct is buying Pachama as the voluntary carbon markets enter a period of uncertainty.
- YouTubers aren’t relying on ad revenue anymore — here’s how some are diversifying techcrunch.com2025-11-11 00:00:00
YouTubers are no longer just creators, and in some cases, their side businesses are growing faster than their channels.
- Google Maps releases new AI tools that let you create interactive projects techcrunch.com2025-11-11 00:00:00
Google is debuting an agent that will generate code for you to build interactive Maps projects.
