Instagram now requires users to have at least 1,000 followers to go live
Until now, Instagram allowed anyone to go live, regardless of their follower count or whether their account was public or private.
Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all Americans’
A federal judge has blocked the FTC’s investigation into Media Matters research around advertising and antisemitic content on X.
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The new face of defense tech — Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries — takes the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Autonomous weapons, decentralized strategy, and startup speed — this isn’t the future of defense, it’s the now. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Ethan Thornton, CEO and founder of Mach Industries, steps onto the AI Stage to talk about how next-gen defense is being built from the ground up with AI at its core. Inside the AI […]
This Detroit startup is turning to utilities to make home efficiency upgrades cheaper
Investors have bought into Pearl Edison’s idea and recently poured $3 .3 million into the startup.
Vast Data in talks with Alphabet’s CapitalG, Nvidia to fund round at up to $30B valuation
The round could make the AI data storage company one of the most valuable in the world.
Authorities seize BlackSuit ransomware gang’s servers
German authorities said they have seized the servers used by the long-running ransomware gang, BlackSuit, which is blamed for cyberattacks across Europe and the U.S., including the City of Dallas.
How I Streamlined My Financial Reporting for Less Than $50 a Year
From revenue tracking to investment screening, Amsflow delivers.
Klarna might reschedule its IPO for September
Details are slim, though, regarding when Klarna will schedule its debut; no final decisions have been made.
VC industry has become a better career for women over the past 7 years
All Raise released a report that said 18.6% of the top roles at leading VC firms are held by women, which is double what it was in 2018.
Reddit plans to unify its search interface as it looks to become a search engine
Reddit is working on a new unified interface that will merge its legacy search and AI-powered Q&A features, as well as make its search box more prominently visible in the app.
Joby Aviation and defense contractor L3Harris to test autonomous hybrid aircraft
Joby’s years of R&D with the DoD may be paying off. The company has signed an agreement with defense contractor L3Harris to develop a gas-turbine hybrid VTOL that can fly autonomously — for defense applications.