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Slow or stopped permitting and a frozen visa process are existential threats for some startups.

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The Trump administration canceled over 300 awards related to clean energy on October 1. The states with affected projects all voted for Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

A former OpenAI researcher looked into how ChatGPT can mislead delusional users about their reality and its own capabilities

AI search startup Perplexity is making its new Comet browser available to everyone in the world for free as it works to position the product against big browsers and search engines. For certain paid subscribers, the startup has also launched a new ‘background assistant’ to handle multiple tasks via Comet.  

Amazon’s new “Add to Delivery” button makes it easier for Prime members to buy more and tack on items to existing orders.

The company will likely sell fewer EVs this year than in both 2024 and 2023, making next year’s launch of the R2 SUV even more important.

Cold outreach is still one of the most effective ways to build relationships, but success today comes down to personalization, brevity and leading with value rather than spam.

Phia co-founders Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni are redefining how Gen Z shops with AI. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, they’ll share how they’re scaling one of the year’s hottest startups into a lasting consumer brand. Register to join.

a16z releases its first AI spending report that shows which AI-native application layer companies startups are actually spending money on .