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04/11/2025

a16z pauses its famed TxO Fund for underserved founders, lays off staff

Andreessen Horowitz is pausing its Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, according to multiple sources.

03/11/2025

Kevin Rose’s simple test for AI hardware — would you want to punch someone in the face who’s wearing it?

"As an investor, you kind of have to not only say, okay, cool tech, sure, but emotionally, how does it make me feel? And how does it make others feel around me?"

03/11/2025

Sequoia’s Roelof Botha warns founders about chasing sky-high valuations as the firm doubles down on its selective approach

At Disrupt, Botha had advice for founders who are swimming in terms sheets right now.

02/11/2025

Sam Altman says ‘enough’ to questions about OpenAI’s revenue

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently said that the company is doing “well more” than $13 billion in annual revenue — and he sounded a little testy when pressed on how it will pay for its massive spending commitments.

02/11/2025

China is rolling back rare earth mineral restrictions, White House says

The White House released more details Saturday about a trade deal reached between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

01/11/2025

AI researchers ’embodied’ an LLM into a robot – and it started channeling Robin Williams

AI researchers at Andon Labs embedded various LLMs in a vacuum robot to test how ready they were to be embodied. And hilarity ensued.

01/11/2025

What is Bending Spoons? Everything to know about AOL’s acquirer

Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people.

31/10/2025

Reddit CEO says chatbots are not a traffic driver

Reddit doesn't see a lot of traffic coming from chatbot answers

31/10/2025

Scenes from TechCrunch Disrupt

Thanks to everyone who made this year's San Francisco event what it was -- and to the 10,000 of you who filled the halls, made the connections, and left with more than you came with. Couldn't make it? These images tell part of the story.

30/10/2025

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30/10/2025

India’s Snabbit valuation doubled to $180M in 5 months on its quick house-help bet

Snabbit has raised its third funding round in nine months.

30/10/2025

NBA champion Tristan Thompson and World Mobile launch community-owned network Uplift

With Uplift, every subscription will contribute to neighborhood-level network expansion, while local hosts that are known as "AirNode operators" will earn a portion of network revenue by providing community coverage.