Microsoft Just Became the Second Company in History to Achieve a $4 Trillion Valuation
The jump in valuation followed a better-than-expected earnings report on Wednesday.
How to Set Boundaries With Your Clients Without Losing Business
Many business owners associate setting boundaries with clients with a bad outcome for their business. It can actually work in the opposite way. Here’s how.
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For the Ultra-Rich, Investing Isn’t About Money. It’s Also About Meaning — Here’s Why.
Ultra-wealthy investors are changing the definition of success by aligning their portfolios with personal passion, identity and legacy, not just financial returns.
TikTok merges its Core Product and Trust & Safety teams
As part of the changes, TikTok’s head of Operations and Trust & Safety Adam Presser will become the General Manager of TikTok USDS, a separate entity of TikTok that’s tasked with safeguarding U.S. national security interests, TechCrunch confirmed with TikTok.
Not Every AI Tool Is Useful — Here’s How to Choose Ones That Will Actually Transform Your Business
Just like loading up your kitchen with chef-worthy appliances won’t automatically make you a better cook, cluttering your life with new AI tools won’t necessarily make your business more efficient or profitable.
This 26-Year-Old’s Side Hustle Turned Full-Time Business Led to $100,000 in 2.5 Months and Is On Track for $2.5 Million in 2025
Ross Friedman’s successful venture started with a “Teen Night” in Boston, Massachusetts.
Sketchers’ New Kid’s Shoe Has a Spot to Hide an AirTag
The footwear company unveiled a new kids’ sneaker with a secret compartment.
OpenAI to launch AI data center in Norway, its first in Europe
OpenAI said the new Norway-based datacenter comes as the European Union races to achieve AI sovereignty by investing in data center and compute power.
How founders are ditching VC norms and finding capital on their own terms at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, a candid conversation is coming to the Builder Stage — one that unpacks what startup funding looks like beyond the venture capital echo chamber. Funding routes that don’t start in the Valley Founders today have more capital paths than ever. But how […]
Ford to reveal more about its new low-cost electric vehicles on August 11
Jim Farley, Ford’s CEO, has touted this as a “Model T moment” — but the first of these new EVs won’t come out until 2027.
Waymo’s Tekedra Mawakana on the truth behind autonomous vehicles at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Autonomous vehicles have long been touted as “just around the corner,” but the reality of what it takes to bring self-driving cars to the streets is anything but simple. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana joins the Disrupt Stage for a wide-ranging conversation on […]