Irregular raises $80 million to secure frontier AI models
Irregular, the AI security startup, now has a valuation of $450 million, a source close to the deal told TechCrunch.
The Download: carbon removal factories’ funding cuts, and AI toys
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The Trump administration may cut funding for two major direct-air capture plants The US Department of Energy appears poised to terminate funding for a pair of large carbon-sucking factories that were originally set…
September 2025
Tesla is redesigning its door handles following safety probe, Bloomberg investigation
Chief designer Franz von Holzhausen said Wednesday that the company is “working on” combining the electronic and manual door releases after owners have reported getting trapped.
‘Don’t Be Too Nice’: Here’s How to Run the Perfect Video Call, According to Zoom’s CEO
Even the CEO of Zoom thinks video meetings can be improved.
Amazon’s CEO Wants His 1.5 Million Person Company to ‘Operate Like the World’s Largest Startup.’ Here’s How He Plans to Do It.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company will be able to innovate faster without layers of middle management.
Kleiner Perkins-backed voice AI startup Keplar aims to replace traditional market research
The two-year-old startup raised a $3.2 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins.
Meet Macroscope: an AI tool for understanding your code base, fixing bugs
On Wednesday, former Twitter head of product Kayvon Beykpour announced the launch of Macroscope, an AI system aimed at developers and product leaders that summarizes updates to a codebase and catches bugs, among other things.
China tells its tech companies they can’t buy AI chips from Nivida
After strongly discouraging tech companies from buying Nivdia’s AI chips in August, the country is now banning the practice outright.
AI Is Quietly Writing Your Résumé — and One Tool Could Misrepresent Your Reputation if You Don’t Take Control
AI assistants like Microsoft Copilot are already rewriting your professional reputation — here’s how to take control of your “AI Résumé” before it costs you opportunities.
The Federal Reserve Cut Interest Rates For the First Time This Year. Here’s What It Means For Credit Cards and Mortgage Rates.
Officials indicated there could be two more cuts before the end of the year.
The iPhone Air’s real breakthrough is its battery
Apple’s slimmest iPhone uses a “revolutionary” battery design that allows the cell to fill more space within the device, boosting overall energy storage.