TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 marks 20 years of shaping the startup world, and tonight is your last chance to save up to $675 on your ticket. From October 27–29, Disrupt returns to Moscone West in San Francisco, bringing together over 10,000…
Locket, the photo-sharing app that lets users share images displayed as widgets on friends’ home screens, is making waves with a new celebrity-focused feature. Originally launched in 2022 as a competitor to BeReal, Locket offers a more authentic way to…
European search engines Qwant and Ecosia announced on Wednesday that they have begun serving search queries through a jointly developed index called Staan. This new index aims to provide a more affordable and privacy-focused alternative to Google and Bing. Last…
Sales automation startup Clay has raised a $100 million Series C funding round at a $3.1 billion valuation. The round was led by CapitalG, confirming an earlier report by TechCrunch in June. This latest financing follows a $1.25 billion Series…
Sam Altman’s competitive strategy is heating up with a new partnership involving Amazon Web Services. OpenAI recently unveiled two open-weight reasoning models, matching the capabilities of its O-series. In a parallel announcement, Amazon revealed that these models will be available…
Linda Yaccarino’s next role after departing X as CEO will be another chief executive position at eMed Population Health, an AI startup developing a technology platform for patients using GLP-1 drugs. Yaccarino, a longtime advertising executive at NBCUniversal, left to…
OpenAI announced the launch of two open-weight AI reasoning models on Tuesday, offering capabilities similar to its O-series. Both models are freely available for download on Hugging Face, described by OpenAI as “state-of-the-art” based on multiple benchmarks for open models.…
After months of beta testing, newsletter platform Ghost has released a new version of its software, Ghost 6, which enables publishers to share their long-form content natively with the broader open social web. In addition to publishing newsletters on the…
A cybercriminal deceived a Cisco representative into granting them access to steal personal information from Cisco.com users, the company revealed on Tuesday. Cisco discovered the breach on July 24 and attributed it to a voice phishing or “vishing” call. The…
The semiconductor industry continues to navigate a turbulent year with another major development. President Donald Trump announced on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Tuesday that his administration plans to introduce tariffs on semiconductors and chips as early as next week. However,…
