This AI Startup Just Received $900 Million From Nvidia to Hire Its CEO and License Its Technology
The CEO and other employees of AI chip startup Enfabrica are joining Nvidia as part of the deal.
The Download: Big Tech’s carbon removals plans, and the next wave of nuclear reactors
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. Big Tech’s big bet on a controversial carbon removal tactic Microsoft, JP MorganChase, and a tech company consortium that includes Alphabet, Meta, Shopify, and Stripe have all recently struck multimillion-dollar deals to pay…
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Why Dave Portnoy’s One Bite Pizza Fest Shows the Real Power of Live Events
Dave Portnoy’s One Bite Pizza Fest turned his viral YouTube pizza reviews into a 10,000-person event with 40 pizzerias and major sponsors, showing how live experiences can turn digital influence into community.
Meta CTO explains why the smart glasses demos failed at Meta Connect — and it wasn’t the Wi-Fi
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth offered a post-mortem on Meta’s demo fails this week at its developer conference, where it showed off new AI glasses.
Expanding Your Small Business? You Need to Prepare For This Money Challenge
As U.S. small- to medium-sized businesses increasingly venture beyond borders, a significant yet often underestimated challenge emerges.
Want a Promotion? Start Saying This
In a world run by AI, the real edge isn’t what you know — it’s what you’re willing to take off your boss’s plate.
Final hours to apply: Be the life of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 by hosting your own Side Event
Today is your last chance to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco. By tonight, applications close. No extensions. No late entries. Apply now.
Meet the latest VC judges joining Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Twenty founders will pitch their companies on the Disrupt Stage, but only one will walk away with the $100,000 equity-free prize and the coveted Disrupt Cup.
Octopus Energy spins off its Kraken utility billing and AI platform
The British renewable energy provider said that its Kraken platform had $500 million in committed annual revenue, spurring a spinoff that could result in a massive IPO.
How developers are using Apple’s local AI models with iOS 26
A list of apps that are using Apple’s local models to introduce new features.
This Uncomfortable Mindset Is the Biggest Growth Hack For Entrepreneurs
The fear you’re running from is the very thing that will accelerate your growth.