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‘College dropout’ has become the most coveted startup founder credential

The 10 top government, legal startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield

The dumbest things that happened in tech this year

The phone is dead. Long live . . . what exactly?

Almost 80 European deep tech university spinouts reached $1B valuations or $100M in revenue in 2025

How to make your startup stand out in a crowded market, according to investors

Social media follower counts have never mattered less, creator economy execs say

2025 was the year AI got a vibe check

Plaud Note Pro is an excellent AI-powered recorder that I carry everywhere

Police charge driver who allegedly killed a pedestrian while livestreaming on TikTok

You may soon be able to change your Gmail address

A guide to choosing the right Apple Watch

Why WeTransfer co-founder is building another file transfer service

FaZe Clan’s future is uncertain after influencers depart

Trump administration seeks to deport hate speech researcher previously sued by X

Investors share what to remember while raising a Series A

Meet the team that investigates when journalists and activists get hacked with government spyware

The 7 top space and defense tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield 

How reality crushed Ÿnsect, the French startup that had raised over $600M for insect farming

As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help

What’s ahead for startups and VCs in 2026? Investors weigh in

Treat yourself: The best smart glasses to buy with your holiday gift money

The 9 top cybersecurity startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield 

These are the cybersecurity stories we were jealous of in 2025

How a Spanish virus brought Google to Málaga

The best distraction blockers to jumpstart your focus in the new year

Nvidia acquires AI chip challenger Groq for $20B, report says

The year data centers went from backend to center stage

The European startup market’s data doesn’t match its energy — yet

ServiceNow to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75B

Zoox issues software recall over lane crossings

Hackers stole over $2.7B in crypto in 2025, data shows

Trump admin halts 6 GW of offshore wind leases again

Paramount renews bid for Warner Bros, ensuring $40B Larry Ellison backing

CEO of SpaceX rival United Launch Alliance resigns

ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

TikTok Shop launches digital gift cards to challenge Amazon and eBay

A rough week for hardware companies

Google and Apple reportedly warn employees on visas to avoid international travel

‘It felt so wrong’: Colin Angle on iRobot, the FTC, and the Amazon deal that never was

OpenAI allows users to directly adjust ChatGPT’s enthusiasm level

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs RAISE Act to regulate AI safety

From Roombas to e-bikes, why are hardware startups going bankrupt? 

OpenAI adds new teen safety rules to ChatGPT as lawmakers weigh AI standards for minors

ChatGPT’s mobile app hits new milestone of $3B in consumer spending

LinkedIn’s profile verification push is accelerating — and India is leading the charge in 2025

These 21-year-old dropouts raised $2M to build Givefront, a fintech for nonprofits

Cisco says Chinese hackers are exploiting its customers with a new zero-day

Amazon appoints longtime AWS exec Peter DeSantis to lead new AI org

Google tests an email-based productivity assistant

Gift guide: TechCrunch’s favorite things

Threads adds new communities, tests badges for highly engaged members

How iRobot lost its way home

WhatsApp’s biggest market is becoming its toughest test

Grok got crucial facts wrong about Bondi Beach shooting

Mesa shuts down credit card that rewarded cardholders for paying their mortgages

TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian’s survival plan involves more than cars

India’s Spinny lines up $160M funding to acquire GoMechanic, sources say

DoorDash driver faces felony charges after allegedly spraying customers’ food

AI data center boom could be bad news for other infrastructure projects

OK, what’s going on with LinkedIn’s algo?

Netflix is showing Hollywood what happens when a startup grows up 

Rivian’s AI assistant is coming to its EVs in early 2026 

YouTube TV to launch genre-based subscription plans in 2026

Reddit is testing verification badges

Truecaller now lets users protect households from scam calls

NASA and USPS stop using Canoo EVs despite CEO’s pledged support

Environmental groups call for halt to new data center construction

Claude Code is coming to Slack, and that’s a bigger deal than it sounds

You can buy your Instacart groceries without leaving ChatGPT

Hinge’s new AI feature helps daters move beyond boring small talk

OpenAI boasts enterprise win days after internal ‘code red’ on Google threat

Netflix co-CEO reportedly discussed Warner Bros. deal with Trump

X deactivates European Commission’s ad account after the company was fined €120M

Pat Gelsinger wants to save Moore’s Law, with a little help from the Feds

Meta reportedly delays mixed reality glasses until 2027

Is it time to ‘refound’ your startup?

How would the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal reshape Hollywood?

Meta acquires AI device startup Limitless

ChatGPT’s user growth has slowed, report finds

AWS re:Invent was an all-in pitch for AI. Customers might not be ready.

Legal AI startup Harvey confirms $8B valuation

Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft launch on December 10

Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm nabs $620M government contract

Fintech firm Marquis alerts dozens of US banks and credit unions of a data breach after ransomware attack

Anthropic hires lawyers as it preps for IPO

Android 16 adds AI notification summaries, new customization options, and more

AWS launches new Nova AI models and a service that gives customers more control

European cops shut down crypto mixing website that helped launder 1.3 billion euros

Festivitas lets you decorate your Apple devices with holiday lights and snow