timef 12/20/2025
- Sequoia partner spreads debunked Brown shooting theory, testing new leadership techcrunch.com2025-12-20 10:31:43
The newest episode raises questions about whether Sequoia's new leadership -- managing partners Alfred Lin and Pat Grady, who took over last month -- can or will rein in Maguire's social media activity.
- Ex-Splunk execs’ startup Resolve AI hits $1 billion valuation with Series A techcrunch.com2025-12-20 08:58:42
The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, according to people familiar with the deal.
- Rocket Lab wins another defense-related space contract techcrunch.com2025-12-20 07:09:14
The $816 million contract follows a separate $515 million — both awarded by the U.S. Space Development Agency.
- Building venture-backable companies in heavily regulated spaces techcrunch.com2025-12-20 07:09:03
This week on Build Mode, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen spoke to two founders who are working to make progress in industries ripe for disruption, despite the regulatory headaches that might have deterred many other people.
- Former Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario resigns from Rivian’s board techcrunch.com2025-12-20 06:13:34
Marcario joined the board in 2021, and will maintain her position as chair overseeing the Rivian Foundation, which made its first grants last year.
- Where are investors placing their bets next year? AI, AI, AI. techcrunch.com2025-12-20 06:00:00
Investors at TechCrunch Disrupt explained their focus on artificial intelligence and offered advice to founders on how to stand out in a crowded AI field.
- Cursor continues acquisition Spree with Graphite deal techcrunch.com2025-12-20 05:51:22
Graphite is an AI code review assistant that was last valued at $290 million.
- Elon Musk’s $56B Tesla pay package restored by Delaware Supreme Court techcrunch.com2025-12-20 05:50:50
The decision brings to a close a years-long court battle that irked Musk so much he moved Tesla's incorporation from Delaware to Texas.
- Anonymous messaging app NGL was acquired by ‘earnphone’ startup Mode Mobile techcrunch.com2025-12-20 04:34:47
Given NGL's track record of dubious growth hacking, this partnership with Mode Mobile like a good match.
- Hundreds of Cisco customers are vulnerable to new Chinese hacking campaign, researchers say techcrunch.com2025-12-20 04:15:02
Cisco warned that Chinese government hackers are exploiting a zero-day in some of its products. Researchers now say there are hundreds of vulnerable Cisco customers.
- Yann LeCun confirms his new ‘world model’ startup, reportedly seeks $5B+ valuation techcrunch.com2025-12-20 03:23:44
Renowned AI scientist Yann LeCun confirmed on Thursday the worst-kept secret in the tech world: that he had indeed launched a new startup. Although he did say he will not be running the new company as its CEO.
- Netflix is betting on podcasts to become the new daytime talk show techcrunch.com2025-12-20 02:13:26
Netflix is making exclusive deals with podcast studios to compete with YouTube, but podcasters have mixed feelings.
- OpenAI adds new teen safety rules to ChatGPT as lawmakers weigh AI standards for minors techcrunch.com2025-12-20 01:51:05
OpenAI updated its guidelines for how its AI models should behave with users under 18, and published new AI literacy resources for teens and parents. Still, questions remain about how well policies translate into practice.
- Known uses voice AI to help you go on more in-person dates techcrunch.com2025-12-20 01:23:34
Known has raised $9.7 million from investors, including Forerunner and NFX, along with PearVC and Coelius Capital.
- Netflix acquires gaming avatar maker Ready Player Me techcrunch.com2025-12-20 01:00:00
The gaming startup will allow Netflix subscribers to create avatars that can extend across gaming titles.
- Meta is reportedly working on new multimedia model with H1 2026 release date in mind techcrunch.com2025-12-20 00:05:29
The company is working on an image and video model and new text-based model, which aids with coding.
- Meta is developing a new image and video model for a 2026 release, report says techcrunch.com2025-12-20 00:05:29
The company is working on an image and video model and new text-based model, which aids with coding.
- From Roombas to e-bikes, why are hardware startups going bankrupt? techcrunch.com2025-12-19 21:00:00
The hardware world had a brutal week, with iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes all filing for bankruptcy. Each company faces its own mix of tariff pressures, supply chain issues, and shifting markets, but together they tell a larger story about the challenges of building physical products in an era of global trade tensions and cheap overseas competition. From […]
