How founders are ditching VC norms and finding capital on their own terms at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Apple CEO Tim Cook held an hourlong all-hands meeting in which he told employees that the company needs to win in AI: "Apple must do this. Apple will do this."

A surprising figure is celebrating Figma’s successful IPO: Lina Khan, former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, who said the offering demonstrates the value of "letting startups grow into...

Anthropic has cut off one of its biggest competitors, revoking OpenAI’s access to its Claude family of AI models.

And it starts with a reality check, according to Sapphire Ventures partner Cathy Gao.

The 55-year-old VC firm announced its twentieth fund.

With two IPOs this week alone, Kleiner Perkins partner Mamoon Hamid has reason to celebrate.

News of a backlog at the U.S. federal department comes less than a week after national security experts urged the Trump administration to reverse its decision that allows Nvidia to export H20...

The jury verdict is one of the first major legal decisions about driver assistance technology that has gone against Tesla. Both Elon Musk and Tesla have spent years making claims about Autopilot's...

STAN, headquartered in Singapore, is trying to position itself as a gaming community platform to rival Discord, but its approach to the market is quite different.

Nintendo wouldn't say what the "market conditions" were, but likely reference President Trump's tariffs, which are increasing costs for U.S. consumers.

VCs and founders took much of the $2.4 billion, but money was left for a payout to all employees, sources say.

Fundamental Research Labs is releasing multiple AI products related to gaming and productivity.

The internet-connected sex toy maker said it fixed the vulnerabilities that exposed users' private email addresses and accounts to takeovers, but said it was also planning to take legal action...

The app's call recording feature will no longer be available on iPhones starting September 30. Users with saved call recordings can either download them to their devices, share them via email or...

The app features TikTok's new "Sunshine Programme," which allows users to support charitable organizations.

This conversation goes deeper than the headlines. From the metrics that matter and how to tell your growth story, to what causes investors to walk away — you’ll hear what actually moves a pitch...

The oversubscribed round came months ahead of schedule, and is part of OpenAI's strategy to raise $40 billion.

Until now, Instagram allowed anyone to go live, regardless of their follower count or whether their account was public or private.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to host Ethan Thornton.

Investors have bought into Pearl Edison's idea and recently poured $3.3 million into the startup.