Angry Crab Shack Franchises Deliver Impressive Returns and Rapid Payback
The brand’s smart real estate strategy focuses on converting second-generation restaurant spaces, keeping build-out costs low and minimizing overhead.
The Download: reasons to be optimistic about AI’s energy use, and Caiwei Chen’s three things
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. Four reasons to be optimistic about AI’s energy usage Two weeks ago, we launched Power Hungry, a new series shining a light on the energy demands and carbon costs of the artificial intelligence…
Word-of-Mouth Alone Can Double Your Revenue Growth — Here’s How to Turn Your Customers Into Brand Advocates
Customer experience isn’t just about feedback — it’s your biggest growth lever in 2025. Discover how turning customers into advocates can double revenue growth, boost conversions and maximize customer lifetime value.
‘Over 1,000 Good-Paying Jobs’: Chobani Is Building the Biggest Dairy Factory in the U.S.
The $1.2 billion facility will be built in upstate New York.
Tesla earnings Q1 2025: What we’re watching for
This might be the most hyped Tesla earnings in recent memory. And not for all the right reasons. Tesla has taken many hits this year as its CEO Elon Musk leans further into right-wing politics and oversees DOGE, the advisory body that President Trump has bestowed the power to slash federal spending. For Tesla, that […]
Khloe Kardashian launches consumer brand, backed by Serena Ventures, WME
Khloe Kardashian has formerly launched her new food company, Khloud, and its first product, a protein popcorn, set to hit Target starting April 29th. Back in December, TechCrunch reported that Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, were looking to raise at least $10 million for a business called Khloud. Jessica Bixby, an associate partner at […]
Vibe coding helps Supabase nab $200M at $2B valuation just seven months after its last raise
In 2020, when open source database Supabase was founded, its New Zealand-based CEO, Paul Copplestone, couldn’t have imagined it would be sitting in the sweet spot for 2025’s biggest trend: vibe coding. But on Tuesday, the fruits of that became evident when it announced a $200 million series D at a $2 billion post-money valuation […]
Character.AI unveils AvatarFX, an AI video model to create lifelike chatbots
Character.AI, a leading platform for chatting and roleplaying with AI-generated characters, unveiled its forthcoming video generation model, AvatarFX, on Tuesday. Available in closed beta, the model animates the platform’s characters in a variety of styles and voices, from human-like characters to 2D animal cartoons. AvatarFX distinguishes itself from competitors like OpenAI’s Sora because it isn’t […]
No Sales Experience? No Problem. Here’s How to Confidently Turn Conversations Into Revenue.
Here’s a practical, no-fluff guide for founders who need to sell but don’t see themselves as “salespeople.”
Burning questions (and some answers) about Bluesky’s new verification system
Bluesky’s launch of a verification system has raised a slew of questions among its user base from who will be picked — and why — to what outside organizations might be involved and whether the self-verification process will end? TechCrunch has some answers. After a leak last week, Bluesky officially announced Monday the arrival of […]
3 Marketing Trends You Need to Capitalize on Now Before Your Competition Beats You to It
How to stay ahead of the trends — and your competition — before you get left behind.