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Dawn Capital’s Shamillah Bankiya breaks down the state of the Euro venture market

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2025-09-18 13:00:00

Dawn Capital’s latest partner, Shamillah Bankiya, stopped by Equity this week to talk about the European landscape and the biggest misconceptions Americans have about the European startup world. Dawn Capital is a marquee firm in the UK with more than $2 billion in AUM, 34 exits, and 11 unicorns. Names in the portfolio consist of names including AI companies Collibra and Dataiku. It focuses on early-stage companies, backing them from seed to Series C. It’s currently investing from its $620 milli

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Meta launches Hyperscape, technology to turn real-world spaces into VR

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-19 01:43:31

Although today’s Meta Connect developer conference was largely about new smart glasses, the social networking company did announce a handful of metaverse updates during Wednesday’s keynote. Of these, one of the largest was the introduction of Hyperscape, first demoed at last year’s event, which allows developers and creators to build more photorealistic spaces in virtual reality. The company announced that Hyperscape Capture is now rolling out in Early Access, meaning Quest device owners will b

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Irregular raises $80 million to secure frontier AI models

techcrunch.com Russell Brandom 2025-09-19 13:52:00

On Wednesday, AI security firm Irregular announced $80 million in new funding in a round led by Sequoia Capital and Redpoint Ventures, with participation from Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport. A source close to the deal said the round valued Irregular at $450 million. “Our view is that soon, a lot of economic activity is going to come from human-on-AI interaction and AI-on-AI interaction,” co-founder Dan Lahav told TechCrunch, “and that’s going to break the security stack along multiple points.” Former

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Tech bosses say massive investment will make UK 'AI superpower'

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-09-21 01:28:39

Tech bosses say massive investment will make UK 'AI superpower' 33 minutes ago Share Save Zoe Kleinman Technology editor Share Save Watch: UK is not giving up its digital sovereignty, Microsoft boss tells BBC Major US tech firms have pledged tens of billions of pounds worth of investment in the UK, with the boss of the world's leading chipmaker, Nvidia, predicting it will make the country an "AI superpower". The biggest single investment comes from Microsoft, which has announced a $30bn (£22b

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Salesforce launches ‘Missionforce,’ a national security-focused business unit

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-09-22 20:00:00

Salesforce is increasing its focus on national security. The customer relationship management giant announced the creation of a new business unit called Missionforce on Tuesday. It will be focused on incorporating AI into defense workflows in three main areas: personnel, logistics, and decision making, according to a company press release. Missionforce will be helmed by Kendall Collins, who joined Salesforce in 2023 and is currently the chief business officer and chief of staff to Salesforce C

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Salesforce launches ‘Missonforce,’ a national security-focused business unit

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-09-23 01:00:00

Salesforce is increasing its focus on national security. The customer relationship management giant announced the creation of a new business unit called Missionforce on Tuesday. It will be focused on incorporating AI into defense workflows in three main areas: personnel, logistics, and decision making, according to a company press release. Missionforce will be helmed by Kendall Collins, who joined Salesforce in 2023 and is currently the chief business officer and chief of staff to Salesforce C

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Do startups still need Silicon Valley? Founders and funders debate at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-09-24 09:00:00

As the startup world descends on San Francisco for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — happening October 27–29 at Moscone West — one question looms large: Does building in Silicon Valley still give founders an edge? With 10,000+ startup and VC leaders gathering for this milestone Disrupt, the conversation around access, geography, and opportunity has never been more timely. On the Builders Stage, Anh-Tho Chuong (Lago), David Hall (Revolution), and Tawni Nazario-Cranz (SignalFire) lead a must-attend sessi

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Snap unveils Snap OS 2.0 with native browser, WebXR support, and more

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-09-24 17:46:13

Snap has unveiled the second version of its Snap OS, the software powering its AR glasses known as Snap Spectacles. The update includes a new native browser, WebXR support, and more. The launch comes as the company rolled out its fifth-generation Snap Spectacles for developers last year and plans to launch a consumer version sometime in 2026. The release also comes just ahead of Meta’s Connect conference this week, where the company is expected to reveal its latest updates in smart glasses, AI,

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Zoom’s Eric Yuan and Emergence’s Santi Subotovsky on navigating the second act, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-09-24 23:00:00

You’ve built the hit product — now what? That’s the question Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and Emergence Capital general partner Santi Subotovsky will take on in their session, “What Comes After Breakout Success?” From expanding into new markets to launching the next product bets, this panel will explore how great companies avoid becoming one-hit wonders. Expect insights into the tough calls between focus and diversification, how to keep innovating at scale, and what investors look for in a second act. Th

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Zoom’s Eric Yuan and Emergence’s Santi Subotovsky on navigating the second act at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-09-25 09:00:00

You’ve built the hit product — now what? That’s the question Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and Emergence Capital general partner Santi Subotovsky will take on in their session, What Comes After Breakout Success?. From expanding into new markets to launching the next product bets, this panel will explore how great companies avoid becoming one-hit wonders. Expect insights into the tough calls between focus and diversification, how to keep innovating at scale, and what investors look for in a second act. The

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Spotify will now let free users pick and play tracks

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-25 13:00:00

Following its long-awaited launch of lossless streaming for paid subscribers, Spotify is upgrading its service for free users, too. On Monday, the company announced that free users globally will now be able to search and play any song they want or play a song shared by a friend or an artist they follow on social media. The company calls the new features “Pick & Play,” “Search & Play,” and “Share & Play,” respectively. With the former, free users can hit play in the Spotify app to pick and play

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Via shrugs off tepid open to end first day of trading slightly above IPO price

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-09-26 05:16:00

Investors took a cautious approach to transit software startup Via’s IPO on Friday, with shares opening below the company’s IPO price before recovering at end the day slightly higher. The company, which initially filed confidentially for IPO in July, priced its IPO at $46 per share, raising $492.9 million. Those shares slipped to $44 when the stock began trading Friday afternoon, and then inched back into the green to finish at just over $49. The modest gain values Via at roughly $3.9 billion a

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Pilot union urges FAA to reject Rainmaker’s drone cloud-seeding plan

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-09-26 09:42:12

Rainmaker Technology’s bid to deploy cloud-seeding flares on small drones is being met by resistance from the airline pilots union, which has urged the Federal Aviation Administration to consider denying the startup’s request unless it meets stricter safety guidelines. The Federal Aviation Administration’s decision will signal how the regulator views weather-modification by unmanned aerial systems going forward. Rainmaker’s bet on small drones hangs in the balance. The Air Line Pilots Associat

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VC leaders from 01 Advisors take the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to share the scaling playbook

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-09-29 01:40:00

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, we’re bringing to the Builders Stage three people who helped shape the modern internet. On October 28, Adam Bain, Dick Costolo, and David Fischer — now at 01 Advisors — will sit down for an exclusive fireside chat on what it takes to build, scale, and fund startups in today’s ever-shifting landscape. Before they were backing breakout companies like Tipalti and SpotOn, they were the operators behind some of tech’s most iconic companies. David Fischer — Former CRO at

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While US stalls, Australia and Anduril move to put XL undersea vehicle into service

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-09-30 19:12:11

With Anduril’s help, Australia has done what the U.S. Navy has struggled to accomplish: transition an extra-large undersea drone from white board to under contract in just three years. Anduril announced Tuesday that a fleet of its XL uncrewed undersea vehicle (XLUUV) “Ghost Shark” will begin operations in Australian waters next year under a massive AUS$1.7 billion (US$1.1 billion) contract. The five-year award structure is the defense-startup holy grail; it’s a program of record that essential

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While U.S. stalls, Australia and Anduril move to put XL undersea vehicle into service

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-10-01 05:12:11

With Anduril’s help, Australia has done what the U.S. Navy has struggled to accomplish: transition an extra-large undersea drone from white board to under contract in just three years. Anduril announced Tuesday that a fleet of its XL uncrewed undersea vehicle (XLUUV) “Ghost Shark” will begin operations in Australian waters next year under a massive AUS$1.7 billion (US$1.1 billion) contract. The five-year award structure is the defense-startup holy grail; it’s a program of record that essential

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Dutch battery startup LeydenJar’s silicon anode tech could pose a challenge to China

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-10-02 01:56:55

Battery materials startup LeydenJar has closed a €13 million ($15.2 million USD) round to scale up manufacturing of its silicon anode technology for an unnamed “leading U.S.-based consumer electronics company.” The Netherlands-based startup will use the funding, along with a €10 million commitment from the U.S. customer, to build the first phase of its facility, PlantOne in Eindhoven, Netherlands, which will open in 2027. Investors Exantia and Invest-NL lead the round. Today, a majority of the

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AirPods Pro 3 arrive with heart-rate sensing and live translation using Apple Intelligence

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-10-03 21:16:52

Apple debuted the third-generation AirPods Pro at the “Awe-dropping” event on Tuesday, featuring heart-rate tracking, improved audio, and a smaller, more interactive charging case. It’s been three years since Apple refreshed the AirPods Pro line, releasing the Pro 2 model in 2022. The new AirPods Pro are available for pre-order today at a cost of $249. The headphones will arrive in stores on September 19. One of the standout features of the AirPods Pro 3 is its heart-rate sensing capability, a

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Tesla revamps the Megapack in attempt to reverse its declining storage business

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-10-04 01:10:55

Tesla is updating its utility-scale Megapack batteries as it seeks to stem the decline of its lucrative energy storage business. The new battery product known as Megapack 3, which Tesla revealed late Monday, are a bid to lure utilities and data center developers that are desperate for power. Megapack 3 stores around 1 megawatt-hour more electricity than Tesla’s largest existing offering and promises a longer lifespan. Tesla also introduced Megablock, a grouping of four Megapack 3 units that ca

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Nuclearn gets $10.5M to help the nuclear industry embrace AI

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-10-04 17:45:00

Companies that have dug deep into AI have fallen in love with nuclear power for its promise of 24/7 electricity. Meta, Google, and Microsoft have all made deals with startups or reactor operators. But does the nuclear industry love AI back? Yes, with caveats. No one is proposing to let an AI run a reactor, but power companies are increasingly interested in the technology’s potential to tighten things up on the business side, Bradley Fox, co-founder and CEO of Nuclearn, told TechCrunch. Fox an

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Netskope follows Rubrik as a rare cybersecurity IPO, both backed by Lightspeed

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-10-05 09:35:58

Cybersecurity is a massive sector, but startups in the category are more likely to be acquired than go public. Even Wiz, which for a time held the title of the fastest-growing startup, abandoned its IPO ambitions when it agreed to sell to Google earlier this year. In the past few years, there have been scant few significant cybersecurity debuts such as SentinelOne in 2021, and Rubrik last year. Next week, the sector is expected to add one more public company: the cloud cybersecurity platform N

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Nuclear startup Deep Fission goes public in a curious SPAC

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-10-05 17:08:40

Nuclear startup Deep Fission announced Monday that it has gone public in a reverse merger, netting the company $30 million. No, it’s not 2021. The startup is proposing to build small, cylindrical nuclear power plants and lower them into 30-inch diameter holes drilled one mile down into the Earth. By burying the reactors, the company hopes to solve several problems that plague current reactors, including concerns over meltdowns and potential terrorist attacks. Deep Fission’s 15-megawatt reacto

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7 Vitamins That Could Promote Hair Growth and Give You Long Locks

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-07 08:25:00

When you brush or wash your hair, it's perfectly normal to lose a few strands, as people naturally lose 50 to 100 hairs per day. However, if you're dealing with something more serious, you may be one of 80 million people in the US affected by hair loss or alopecia, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. Though hair loss is most commonly a hereditary condition, it can also be caused by underlying health conditions such as a vitamin deficiency. That's why it's important to ensure

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Hyundai’s eVTOL startup Supernal pauses work following CEO and CTO departures

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-10-07 04:19:08

Hyundai’s electric air taxi startup Supernal has paused work on its aircraft program after a rocky few months that saw staff cuts and the departure of its CEO and CTO, two people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The shakeup comes at a time when Supernal has barely gotten off the ground — literally. The first test flight of its technology demonstrator happened earlier this year. And though Supernal has performed subsequent tests, the company was still working toward its first untethered

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Anthropic raises $13B Series F

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-14 13:04:15

Anthropic has completed a Series F fundraising of $13 billion led by ICONIQ. This financing values Anthropic at $183 billion post-money. Along with ICONIQ, the round was co-led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The investment reflects Anthropic’s continued momentum and reinforces our position as the leading intelligence platform for enterprises, developers, and power users. Significant investors in this round include Altimeter, Baillie Gifford, affiliate

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Anthropic raises $13B Series F at $183B post-money valuation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-15 09:04:15

Anthropic has completed a Series F fundraising of $13 billion led by ICONIQ. This financing values Anthropic at $183 billion post-money. Along with ICONIQ, the round was co-led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The investment reflects Anthropic’s continued momentum and reinforces our position as the leading intelligence platform for enterprises, developers, and power users. Significant investors in this round include Altimeter, Baillie Gifford, affiliate

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Anthropic raises $13B Series F at $183B valuation

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-10-15 09:34:16

AI firm Anthropic has raised a $13 billion Series F round that brings its post-money valuation up to $183 billion – funds the company says will be used to grow its enterprise adoption, deepen safety research, and support international expansion. Iconiq co-led the round with Fidelity Management & Research Company and Lightspeed Venture Partners, according to the company’s blog post. Other backers include a string of institutional investors, VCs, sovereign wealth funds, private equity, and asset

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IDC nearly doubles worldwide smartphone forecast for 2025, cites ‘accelerated iOS growth’

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-23 09:10:54

To say 2025 has been an unpredictable year for the smartphone market would be an understatement. Early in February, IDC had forecast a 2.6% growth, followed by a decrease to just 0.6% in May. Now, the institute has once again adjusted its forecast, thanks in part to “accelerated” iOS growth. Here are the details. Tariff uncertainty now ‘just background noise’ When IDC lowered its 2025 worldwide smartphone market forecast from 2.6% to just 0.6% in late May, it cited “high uncertainty, tariff vo

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Nvidia reports second-quarter earnings after the bell

cnbc.com Kif Leswing 2025-10-24 09:00:01

Nvidia reports fiscal second-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the bell. Here's how Nvidia is expected to do versus LSEG consensus estimates: Earnings per share : $1.01, adjusted : $1.01, adjusted Revenue: $46.02 billion That would represent 53% year-over-year revenue growth for Nvidia, which carries a market cap of more than $4 trillion and is already the most valuable company in the world. That type of growth would add to a streak of explosive growth for the chipmaker, which has been on

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Raising multiple rounds of venture capital might be wrong for your startup

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-11-02 14:00:00

There’s a generally accepted script in Silicon Valley: Identify a startup idea. Sell a chunk of your company to raise venture capital. Make sales. Raise more venture capital, and make more sales. Repeat until the company goes public, or gets acquired, hopefully for billions either way. But what if you didn’t get on a fundraising treadmill after taking a first round? What if you structured your company to sprint to profitability through slower, sustainable growth, rather than the reverse — unpro

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Dawn Capital’s Shamillah Bankiya breaks down the state of the Euro venture market

Meta launches Hyperscape, technology to turn real-world spaces into VR

Irregular raises $80 million to secure frontier AI models

Tech bosses say massive investment will make UK 'AI superpower'

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Do startups still need Silicon Valley? Founders and funders debate at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.

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Zoom’s Eric Yuan and Emergence’s Santi Subotovsky on navigating the second act, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

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Spotify will now let free users pick and play tracks

Via shrugs off tepid open to end first day of trading slightly above IPO price

Pilot union urges FAA to reject Rainmaker’s drone cloud-seeding plan

VC leaders from 01 Advisors take the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to share the scaling playbook

While US stalls, Australia and Anduril move to put XL undersea vehicle into service

While U.S. stalls, Australia and Anduril move to put XL undersea vehicle into service

Dutch battery startup LeydenJar’s silicon anode tech could pose a challenge to China

AirPods Pro 3 arrive with heart-rate sensing and live translation using Apple Intelligence

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Nuclearn gets $10.5M to help the nuclear industry embrace AI

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Hyundai’s eVTOL startup Supernal pauses work following CEO and CTO departures

Anthropic raises $13B Series F

Anthropic raises $13B Series F at $183B post-money valuation

Anthropic raises $13B Series F at $183B valuation

IDC nearly doubles worldwide smartphone forecast for 2025, cites ‘accelerated iOS growth’

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