August 2025

Most side hustle stories are about a young person’s effort that pays off big. However, a side hustle can be just as relevant for entrepreneurs who are at a different stage in their career, where the runway in front of them is shorter than behind them.

What if startups raised less VC money and became self-sustaining? SecurityPal founder Pukar Hamal has done that and wants founders to know their options.

StrictlyVC is back at TechCrunch Disrupt in October, bringing together the insiders who shape the venture capital landscape, this time with a sharper focus on the market’s biggest challenge: liquidity. In an era of extended exit timelines, slowed distributions, and increasingly selective LPs, the conversations behind closed doors matter more than ever. Working with Cendana […]

As part of the expansion, Google is bringing AI Mode to 180 new countries in English.

The freeze went into effect last week, and it’s not clear how long it will last, The Journal’s sources say. Meta is still likely working through its reorg, which split its AI unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs, into four new groups: TBD Labs, run by former Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, and three groups focused on research, product integration, and infrastructure, respectively. 

Youbooks helps make your nonfiction book ideas a reality with some help from AI.

Beth Copeland turned a deeply personal experience into a thriving senior care business, using technological innovation and personal relationships to expand across Delaware and Maryland.

The two self-described hacktivists said they had access to the North Korean spy’s computer for around four months before deciding what they had found should be made public.

Nuro has attracted more investors, and capital, to push its Series E round to $203 million.