Nvidia becomes first public company valued at $5 trillion
Nvidia, the biggest beneficiary of the ongoing AI boom, became the first publicly traded company to cross the $5 trillion market capitalization milestone. The company’s shares rose more than 5.6% to $212.19 on Wednesday following news Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump said he planned to discuss the company’s Blackwell chip with Chinese President Xi […]
Disrupt 2025: Day 3 | Tech Crunch
Welcome to the third and final day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at Moscone West in San Francisco! The excitement here is still at its peak and shows no signs of slowing down. If you thought it was too late to join, think again. There’s still time to sign up and get in on the action […]
Signed cooperation agreements on AI, chips, and biotechnology with the US, Japan, and South Korea
US President Donald Trump touched down in Asia this week not just for diplomacy but to sign a deal that could shape the next chapter of the global technology race. The United States has signed Technology Prosperity Pacts (TPDs) with Japan and South Korea to foster cooperation in AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, biotechnology, space, 6G, […]
Character AI ends chatbot experience for kids
Teenagers are trying to figure out where they fit in a world that is changing more rapidly than any previous generation. They have emotional outbursts, are overstimulated, and are chronically online. And now, an AI company has given them a chatbot designed to keep the conversation going. The results were devastating. One company that understands […]
Phia founder talks about how AI will change online shopping
When Phia founders Phoebe Gates and Sofia Chianni decided to launch an AI startup, they targeted an area they understood well: online shopping. The founders, who met at Stanford University when randomly paired as roommates, understood e-commerce because they had spent hours finding the right items to expand their wardrobes. And they realized that AI […]
CEO of spyware maker Memento Labs admits one of his government customers was caught using the company’s malware
On Monday, researchers at cybersecurity giant Kaspersky Lab released a report identifying a new piece of spyware called Dante that they say is targeting Windows victims in Russia and neighboring Belarus. Dante spyware is made by Milan-based surveillance technology maker Memento Labs, which was founded in 2019 after earlier spyware maker Hacking Team was acquired […]
Tata Motors admits it has fixed a security flaw that exposed company and customer data
Indian auto giant Tata Motors has fixed a series of security flaws that exposed sensitive internal data including customer personal information, company reports and dealer-related data. Security researcher Eaton Zuber told TechCrunch that he discovered the flaw in Tata Motors’ E-Dukaan division, an e-commerce portal for purchasing spare parts for Tata commercial vehicles. Tata Motors, […]
The five Startup Battlefield finalists at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 are:
After two days filled with live demos and pitches, it’s time to announce the five finalists for this year’s Startup Battlefield. These finalists were initially selected from thousands of applicants, and TechCrunch’s editorial team narrowed the field to 200 companies that participated here at Disrupt, with the top 20 competing on the Disrupt stage. The […]
Super Teacher is developing an AI tutor for elementary schools — see us at Disrupt 2025
Private tutoring is one of the most effective tools for improving a child’s education, yet very few children in the United States are privately tutored. A 2023 study of the nation’s largest school districts found that less than 10% of students received tutoring. One factor is that tutoring is too expensive for many families, often […]
Netflix’s CTO says more vertical video experiments are coming, but the streamer won’t compete with TikTok
Speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 conference on Tuesday, Netflix said it is looking to vertical video as a way to experiment with new content types. The executive said the company doesn’t intend to compete directly with apps like TikTok or other short-form drama apps, but acknowledged there are other ways Netflix could leverage the […]