Rose Marcario, the former CEO of Patagonia, is stepping down from her position on Rivian’s board of directors. According to a stock exchange filing, her last day will be January 1. Rivian stated she is leaving to focus on other…
The Delaware Supreme Court has reinstated Elon Musk’s $56 billion Tesla pay package from 2018. This ruling overturns last year’s decision by the state’s Chancery Court. The state supreme court’s decision concludes a years-long legal battle that left Musk so…
Anysphere, the company behind the AI coding assistant Cursor, has announced its acquisition of Graphite, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to review and debug code. While the financial terms were not officially disclosed, Axios reported that Cursor paid significantly…
At TechCrunch Disrupt, investors openly admitted their primary focus is artificial intelligence. Nina Achadjian from Index Ventures, Jerry Chen from Greylock, and Peter Deng from Felicis all discussed the venture capital world’s latest obsession and how startups can stand out…
The hardware world endured a brutal week. iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes all filed for bankruptcy. Each company faces its own distinct mix of challenges, including tariff pressures, supply chain issues, and shifting market demands. Together, however, they tell…
Renowned AI scientist Yann LeCun confirmed on Thursday that he has launched a new startup, a move that was considered the worst-kept secret in the tech world. He clarified that he will not be running the new company as its…
On Wednesday, Cisco revealed that a group of Chinese government-backed hackers is exploiting a vulnerability to target its enterprise customers who use some of the company’s most popular products. Cisco has not said how many of its customers have already…
The anonymous messaging app NGL announced on Friday that it has been acquired by Mode Mobile, a smartphone rewards company that makes money by flooding its users with ads. NGL quickly climbed the App Store charts after its launch in…
When you tune in to a podcast, you are probably not opening the Netflix app—at least for now. That might change if Netflix gets its way. The streamer signed deals with iHeartMedia and Barstool Sports this week, in addition to…
Every year, TechCrunch looks back at the cybersecurity horror shows of the past twelve months to see what we can learn. This year, the data breaches were like nothing we have seen before. Here is our look back at some…
