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Google justifies its massive AI spending with a booming cloud business

Google's cloud business is thriving, as companies adopting its AI and AI infrastructure services help the tech giant to report record profits.

Treasury threatens sanctions after White House claims Moonshot distilled Anthropics Fable

The episode has also intensified a broader debate in Washington over the influx of Chinese open models.

Tesla spending skyrockets as Cybercab, Semi, Megapack production timeline slips

Tesla's 26% boost in revenue wasn't enough to offset rising operating expenses and capital expenditures as it pushes to launch a new generation of products.

Social media addiction lawsuit against Meta is dropped

A closely watched social media addiction lawsuit that had been set to go to trial next week has been dropped after the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his claims against Meta, leaving none of the major tech companies facing trial in the case.

SoundCloud acquires decentralized music platform Nina Protocol months after its shutdown

SoundCloud has acquired decentralized music platform Nina Protocol, months after the startup announced it would shut down. The deal brings Ninas artists, editorial archive, and music discovery tools to SoundCloud as the company continues expanding its platform for independent musicians.

How OpenAIs human mistake led to the AI-powered hack on Hugging Face

OpenAI made a mistake setting up what it called a highly isolated testing environment and sandbox. According to cybersecurity experts, that human mistake is what made the AI-powered attack on Hugging Face possible.

Science Corporations vision-restoring chip wins EU approval

The thing that the space needs is a company making $100 million a year of revenue, Science Corp. CEO Max Hodak said.

Yope raises $12.3M to build a private social network without algorithms or ads

Yope, a fast-growing social app focused on private groups of friends and family, has raised $12.3 million in seed funding. Instead of chasing creators and algorithmic feeds, the startup is betting that the future of social networking lies in small, private communities powered by messaging, photo sharing, and AI features designed to strengthen real-world relationships.

Menlo Ventures Matt Murphy explains why Anthropic is winning (and its not the model)

Anthropicleaped toa$47 billionrevenue run rateby May,compared to$9 billionin 2025.Itsthe kind of growth thatMenlo VenturesMatt Murphysayshesnever seen in 25 years of investing, not in the internet wave, not in mobile, not in the first cloud boom. Menlo led Anthropics $500M Series D, and Murphy has had a front-row seat as the company went from a pre-revenue, []

Monday.com lays off hundreds to focus on AI

The company said it is reducing its headcount by 20%, or about 630 staff, to support a leaner, more focused operating model as it focuses on its AI Work Platform.

Google is making it easier to switch from iPhone to Android

The new feature lets users wirelessly transfer more data types from an iPhone without needing to download a separate app.

Arcee, a US open source AI lab, says Chinese models are not inherently dangerous

As Chinese AI models grow in capability and popularity among US companies, the arguing over what should be done about them has reached a fever pitch.

Substacks new tool tells you whos been writing their newsletters with AI

Substack is giving readers a way to estimate how much of a newsletter was written by AI, signaling a broader shift toward transparency around AI-assisted content.

OpenAIs AI spending spree has ballooned to $750B

OpenAI will spend the equivalent of Sweden's GDP on infrastructure through 2030.

Cascade raises $3.5M to help construction firms find and win projects

a16z Speedrun, Ada Ventures, and Snowball VC have invested in Cascade's $3.5 million seed round.

The browser wars arent about search anymore here are the best alternatives to Chrome and Safari

Weve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.

WhatsApp adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto upgrades, iPad sign-ups, and more

WhatsApp on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will let users hear and reply to messages, make calls, view their call history, and access favorite contacts hands-free and right from their car's screen.

Passionfroot raises $15M to expand its B2B creator marketplace to the US

Passionfroot, a German startup building a marketplace connecting B2B creators with brands, has raised $15M in a Series A round led by Insight Partners.

Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI era

Glow is targeting a new class of endpoint risks created by the rapid adoption of AI agents and developer tools inside enterprises.

Synthesias AI training platform is moving beyond videos into live coaching

Synthesia launched AI Roleplay Sessions, an interactive enterprise training platform where employees practice workplace conversations with AI avatars that provide feedback, scoring, and analytics to help companies measure training effectiveness.

The Anthropic-Physical Intelligence rumor roiling AI Twitter

Anthropic and OpenAI's aggressive 2026 acquisition sprees set the stage for a weekend rumor.

Dimension Capitals $800M third fund shows the intersection of science and compute is booming

The four-year-old firm's latest fund is 60% larger than its second vehicle announced 18 months ago.

OpenAI says Hugging Face was breached by its own pre-release models

OpenAI has come forward to claim responsibility for the Hugging Face breach, saying it was the result of internal testing gone awry.

Jack Dorsey is taking on Slack with Buzz, a group chat platform for teams and their AI agents

Buzz is a group chat platform for the workplace that puts humans and their AI agents in the same conversation.

AI and the rise of the universal entertainment app

Over the past decade, streaming platforms competed by dominating individual formats like music, video, podcasts, or audiobooks. Now, as AI makes it easier to create, organize, and recommend content, those distinctions are fading, pushing companies like Spotify, Netflix, YouTube, and TikTok to become all-purpose entertainment destinations instead.

Bucking EV slowdown, Sila raises $300M to expand battery materials factory

Sila's fresh $300 million round will help it make enough of its silicon-carbon anode material to power more than 100,000 EVs.

Einride bets $38M on EV charging as it scales electric trucking

The acquisition Einride's first as a publicly traded company will expand its EV-charging ecosystem as it works to scale its electric trucking business.

Apple teams up with Klarna to launch a lease-to-own program for iPhones, iPads, and Macs

The new leasing program is a big change for the hardware company, and comes as it looks to raise prices on many of its products.

Data centers expected to use 4x more electricity by 2035

New data centers built through 2033 could consume as much electricity as India uses today.

Tesla spins up robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa ahead of Q2 earnings

The company didn't say how many are in each city, and has taken a far more cautious approach to scaling the network than CEO Elon Musk had promised.

Instagram now lets you swap out the music in your old posts

With the new Replace Audio, tool, users can update the music on their post at any time while keeping the post's existing likes, comments, shares, and reach intact.

Threads rolls out parental supervision tools

With the new tools, parents and guardians will be able to view their teen's time spent on Threads, set daily time limits, adjust sleep mode, and manage their privacy settings.

US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could sanction Chinese open AI models over alleged IP theft, expanding the Trump administration's campaign to slow China's AI advances.

Light made a flip phone its colorful and its cheap

Light co-founder Kaiwei Tang helped create the Motorola Razr, and he's as surprised as anyone that over 20 years later, the flip phone is relevant again.

After TikTok, Snap settles social media addiction case

TikTok recently settled its portion of the case with the plaintiff ahead of a jury trial that starts next week in Los Angeles. YouTube has also reached a deal, leaving Meta as the only remaining defendant.

AI music generator Suno breach affects 55M users, per Have I Been Pwned

A hacker took names, phone numbers, and physical addresses of millions of customers who used AI music generator Suno.

What to know about the landmark Warner Bros.Discovery sale

Learn more about Paramount's planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery a historic Hollywood megadeal valued at $111 billion as it continues to develop.

UK government scraps plans for digital ID cards after millions of Brits opposed

The new U.K. government scrapped a digital ID program that millions of British people opposed, in place of a tax cut to tackle the cost of living.

Music streamer Deezer says more than 50% of daily uploads are AI-generated

Deezer said more than 90,000 AI-generated tracks were uploaded daily on the platform in June

Bluecore Energy raises $10M to build portable nuclear reactors on barges

Maritime nuclear energy startup Bluecore Energy has raised $10 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Slauson & Co.

Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plantsthen, everything else

Gritt is coming out of stealth with $34 million and plan to automate the hardest tasks on construction sites.

Anthropics landmark $1.5B copyright settlement is approved

The final approval settles one case, but it doesn't resolve the broader issue of using copyrighted works to train AI models.

Colossal Biosciences reportedly in talks to raise new capital at $20B$30B valuation

The de-extinction startup is looking to double or triple its previous valuation, according to the report.

Trumps latest AI czar has already resigned

The director role for the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) has become a revolving door since David Sacks left his position as czar.

Google is working on a new AI chip designed to make Gemini more efficient

Alphabet, Google's parent company, is reportedly working on a new chip designed to make its Gemini models run much more efficiently.

AIs most important protocol is getting a little bit easier to use

Under the new system, the protocol will take a looser, stateless approach to session IDs on the server side, similar to how most ordinary websites already work.

OpenAI is scared of open-weight models. Should the US be?

Talk of banning Chinese-made open-weight LLMs reveals the challenge of turning AI into a business.

Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents and take on Stripe

The one-year-old startup aims to reinvent financial architecture for autonomous AI transactions.

Judge pauses$110B Paramount-Warner Bros merger

The lawsuit from the states alleges that the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and audiences.

Hugging Face confirms breach affected internal datasets and credentials, urges users to take action

Hugging Face is urging users to rotate any access tokens stored on the platform and review account activity.

Netflix paid $587M for Ben Afflecks AI filmmaking startup

Netflix revealed that it paid $587 million in cash for InterPositive, a startup co-founded by Ben Affleck.

What to watch for after Jensen Huangs Japan visit

Jensen Huang left Tokyo with deals spanning Japan's entire tech ecosystem.

Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAIs hardware plans?

On the latest episode of Equity, we debate whether Apple's lawsuit will cast over OpenAi's much-discussed plans to get into hardware and go public.

TechCrunch Mobility: The battle over robotaxi rules

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.

AvenuesAI Subsidiary Rediff Pre-Files DRHP

AvenuesAIs (formerly Infibeam Ventures) subsidiary Rediff has filed its IPO papers via the confidential route with SEBI. Rediff.com India Limited,

Xovian Aerospace Raises $2 Mn To Launch RF Satellite

Spacetech startup Xovian Aerospace has secured $2 Mn (about 18.7 Cr) in a fresh funding round led by ace investor

SIP Investing Guide: Young Professionals Aged 21-35 Earning 20K-75K Monthly

AMFI-registered mutual fund distributor's SIP guide: 21-35 yr olds 20K-75K. SEBI-compliant education on categories, allocation, step-up strategy. The post SIP Investing Guide: Young Professionals Aged 21-35 Earning 20K-75K Monthly appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .

NODWINs Pre-IPO Round, Funding Tanks In Q1 2026 & More

NODWINs Pre-IPO Funding Meal NODWIN Gaming is moving beyond gaming and esports. Emerging from the shadows of its former parent