Investors approached transit software startup Via’s initial public offering with caution on Friday. Shares opened below the company’s IPO price before making a modest recovery by the end of the trading day. The company, which had confidentially filed for its…
The CEO of the largest digital and print publisher in the U.S. has accused Google of being a bad actor for crawling its websites to support the search giant’s AI products. Neil Vogel, CEO of People, Inc. (formerly Dotdash Meredith),…
The Federal Aviation Administration has announced a new pilot program that will allow electric vertical takeoff and landing startups to test some operations before they receive full regulatory certification. This is a potentially significant change for these companies, which have…
Micro1, a three-year-old startup that helps AI companies find and manage human contractors for data labeling and training, has raised a $35 million Series A funding round. This investment values the company at $500 million. The round was led by…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 will be held at Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27 to October 29. If you have big funding goals, attending the session on October 29 at the Builders Stage is essential. Three powerhouse voices in…
Mastodon, an open source decentralized alternative to X, is rolling out a somewhat controversial new feature by adding quote posts, which will launch next week. The feature allows a user to quote someone else’s post and reshare it with their…
Software might be eating the world, but it is taking some industries longer than others to realize its full potential. From iPhones to Teslas, people have grown accustomed to software updates improving the things they already own. But outside consumer…
The countdown is on. The application to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. If you have been considering a way to amplify your brand during the week’s tech epicenter, now is the…
Thanks to a pledge to unbundle its corporate messaging app Teams from its productivity suites, Microsoft has slipped unscathed through a major antitrust investigation by the European Commission. The investigation could have resulted in massive fines for the tech giant.…
Apple will release its upcoming iPhone 17 series on September 19 in most countries around the world. However, the launch of the eSIM-only iPhone Air is being delayed in China. This delay is likely due to regulatory issues concerning the…
