Expanding AI collaboration with Nvidia, Hyundai, Samsung, SK, and Naver
Nvidia CEO Jensen Hwang is visiting South Korea for the first time in 15 years to announce new plans and deepen cooperation with major Korean technology companies such as Hyundai Motors, Samsung, SK, and Naver. During the 2025 APEC Summit this week, Nvidia and the South Korean government announced an expanded partnership to strengthen the […]
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Thank you to everyone who made this year’s San Francisco event what it was, and to the 10,000 people who filled the halls, made connections, and walked away with more than they expected. Couldn’t you? The image below shows part of the story. Until next year. Vinod Khosla told attendees he disagreed with the argument […]
Navan IPO falls 20% after historic debut as SEC closure avoidance strategy
Corporate travel and expense platform Navan closed its first day of trading on the Nasdaq Thursday down 20% from its $25 IPO price, valuing the 10-year-old company at about $4.7 billion. The company is the first to apply new SEC rules that allow it to go public during the government shutdown. Unlike the traditional IPO […]
Canva launches unique design model, adds new AI capabilities to platform
Creative suite company Canva on Thursday launched its own design model that understands today’s different layers and formats for enhanced functionality. The company also introduced new product forms, updates to its AI assistant, and the ability to create widgets to capture repeatable insights using Sheet’s coding tools. Canva said it launches its own base model […]
Bevel raises $10M Series A from General Catalyst for AI health companion
Most people currently tracking their health have scattered clues. Their smart watches display their sleep time. Fitness apps track your steps. Nutrition management app calculates calories. But there are few tools that can help you understand how it all fits together. New York-based startup Bevel believes that’s the missing piece in the move toward preventive […]
Prompting Company wins $6.5 million to help products get mentioned on ChatGPT and other AI apps
More and more people are turning to AI instead of Google to discover products. This holiday season, Americans are more likely to rely on large-scale language models to find gifts, sales, and deals, rather than traditional search, according to a recent shopping report. According to the report, retailers could see up to 520% more traffic […]
Roy Lee of Cluley talks about startup marketing ragebait strategies
Roy Lee of Cluely has a message for startup founders. “We should think more seriously about how to go viral.” “In general, if you’re not in deep tech, you need to be conservative and focus on distribution,” Lee told the Disrupt 2025 audience. But he also made it clear that not everyone is cut out […]
NBA Champion Tristan Thompson and World Mobile launch community-owned network Uplift
NBA champion Tristan Thompson announced at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 that he is partnering with global telecommunications company World Mobile to launch a community-owned mobile network called Uplift. The network offers unlimited data plans starting at $9.99 per month. Uplift is built on blockchain technology and decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN). With Uplift, every subscription contributes […]
Digg founder Kevin Rose talks about the need for trusted social communities in the age of AI
“The idea that the internet is dying is real,” Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian told Digg founder Kevin Rose, referring to the idea that the internet is mostly bots rather than humans. Since then, the two entrepreneurs have teamed up to reimagine the way we build social communities in a world where it will soon be […]
The winners of Disrupt 2025’s Startup Battlefield are: Glid
Over three days this week, 20 startups participated in TechCrunch Disrupt 2025’s Startup Battlefield. Each was named the Best Player of the Startup Battlefield 200 and competed for a chance to take home the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. After some intense pitching, the winner was decided. These startups were hand-picked to compete in the […]