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Senate Republicans deepfaked Chuck Schumer, and X hasnt taken it down

The video was posted Friday on the Senate Republicans X account. According to Xs policies, the platform prohibits deceptively shar[ing] synthetic or manipulated media that are likely to cause harm. Harmful content includes media that could mislead people or cause significant confusion on public issues.

18 Oct 2025 3:14 am
Your AI tools run on fracked gas and bulldozed Texas land

If you're wondering why AI companies are pursuing this path, they'll tell you it's not just about electricity it's about beating China.

18 Oct 2025 1:23 am
Trump DOE decides to keep at least one Biden-era energy program

The loan guarantee will backstop $1.6 billion for AEP, one of the nation's largest utilities, as it seeks to modernize a portion of its transmissions lines.

18 Oct 2025 12:46 am
Should AI do everything? OpenAI thinks so

Silicon Valleys rule? Its not cool to be cautious. As OpenAI removes guardrails and VCs criticize companies like Anthropic for supporting AI safety regulations, its becoming clearer who the industry thinks should shape AI development. On this episode of Equity, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Max Zeff discuss how the line between innovation and responsibility []

18 Oct 2025 12:30 am
Facebooks AI can now suggest edits to the photos still on your phone

Facebook is rolling out a new Meta AI photo suggestion feature across the U.S. and Canada that lets its AI recommend edits to images stored on users camera rollseven if they havent been shared. The feature is currently opt in only.

17 Oct 2025 10:59 pm
ChatGPTs mobile app is seeing slowing download growth and daily use, analysis shows

ChatGPTs mobile app may have reached its growth peak, according to new data from app intelligence firm Apptopia.

17 Oct 2025 9:56 pm
A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs

A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.

17 Oct 2025 9:36 pm
ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

A timeline of ChatGPT product updates and releases, starting with the latest, which weve been updating throughout the year.

17 Oct 2025 9:35 pm
Together, we make TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 unforgettable thank you to our sponsors

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 wouldnt be what it is without the incredible companies that power the innovation behind the scenes.

17 Oct 2025 9:30 pm
Stellantis teams up with Pony.ai to develop robotaxis in Europe

The collaboration will integrate Ponys self-driving software into Stellantiss electric medium-size van platform, which is built with advanced sensors to support autonomous vehicles.

17 Oct 2025 8:42 pm
Cryptos next chapter with Solanas Anatoly Yakovenko at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Solana's Anatoly Yakovenko joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to discuss the future of crypto from memecoins to real-world finance. Dont miss this must-see session. Register now to save up to $624 before today's flash sale ends.

17 Oct 2025 8:30 pm
Less than 24 hours to spotlight your startup at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in front of 10,000 tech leaders and VCs

Youre looking for big ways to grow your startup, whether that means securing investors, landing enterprise deals, or generating a nonstop pipeline of leads.This is your final moment. You have less than 24 hours and only a couple of tables left to lock in the most valuable growth opportunity of the year atTechCrunch []

17 Oct 2025 8:00 pm
WhatsApp will curb the number of messages people and businesses can send without a response

WhatsApp is testing a way to limit number of messages someone can sending in a month without getting a response to limit spam

17 Oct 2025 7:41 pm
Last flash sale before TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 doors open save up to $624

Today is your last chance to save!Register for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025before 11:59 p.m. PT tonight and save up to $624 on your pass. This is the lowest rate available before Disrupt kicks off in San Franciscos Moscone West on October 27-29. After today, prices rise to Late Bird rates and eventually Walk-up rates.

17 Oct 2025 7:30 pm
Apple and Formula 1 ink five-year US streaming deal, bringing all races to Apple TV

All practice, qualifying, Sprint sessions, and Grands Prix will be available to Apple TV subscribers.

17 Oct 2025 7:15 pm
Ousted Luminar CEO Austin Russell wants to buy the company

Austin Russell was replaced in May following an ethics inquiry, but now he wants to use his new AI lab to buy Luminar.

17 Oct 2025 7:08 pm
VLGE is making it easier to world build and shop on Roblox

50 fashion brands are launching their shoppable worlds for VLGE's World Fashion Week, founder Evelyn Mora says.

17 Oct 2025 6:00 pm
SK Telecoms AI unit offers staff voluntary retirement program just weeks after launch

All staff employed by SK Telecom's new AI division are being offered a voluntary retirement program as part of a broader effort to bring together its various AI-related divisions, the company confirmed to TechCrunch.

17 Oct 2025 5:26 pm
Meta previews new parental controls for its AI experiences

Meta on Friday previewed its upcoming parental control features for teens conversations with AI characters on its platforms. The features, which will be rolled out next year, include the ability to block certain characters and monitor conversation topics. Starting in the coming months, parents will be able to turn off chats with AI characters entirely []

17 Oct 2025 3:30 pm
Reddit expands its AI-powered search to five new languages

Reddit announced Thursday that it is expanding its AI-powered search experience to five new languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. With this expansion, the feature is now available in countries like Brazil, France, Germany, Spain, Mexico, and Italy. Users who have set one of these languages as their default, instead of English, can now []

17 Oct 2025 9:48 am
OpenAI pauses Sora video generations of Martin Luther King Jr.

OpenAI is pausing AI video generations of Martin Luther King at the request of the late civil rights activists' estate.

17 Oct 2025 8:51 am
Defunct electric aircraft startup Liliums tech lives on over at Archer

Archer prevailed in a competitive bidding process that included Ambitious Air Mobility Group and U.S. based Joby Aviation.

17 Oct 2025 5:49 am
VC legend Ron Conway quits Salesforce Foundation after Benioffs National Guardcomments

Ron Conway has been on the board of the Salesforce's philanthropic organization for 10 years.

17 Oct 2025 2:27 am
Waymo dips its wheels back into delivery, this time with DoorDash

Waymo has spent the past several years scaling up its robotaxi business. The partnership with DoorDash could mark a return to delivery.

17 Oct 2025 1:26 am
EFF, unions sue Trump admin. over alleged mass social media surveillance of legal residents

The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges the Trump administration is monitoring and punishing non-citizens who express social media views that the government disfavors.

17 Oct 2025 1:20 am
Kayak launches an AI Mode for travel questions, search, and bookings

Kayak is bringing AI directly to its main platform with a new AI Mode that lets travelers research, plan, and book trips through a built-in chatbot.

17 Oct 2025 12:53 am
Why AI startups are taking data into their own hands

Where training sets were once scraped freely from the web or collected from low-paid annotators, companies are looking to proprietary training data as a competitive advantage.

17 Oct 2025 12:38 am
Meta to shut down Messenger desktop apps for Mac and Windows

Starting December 15, users will no longer be able to log into the apps and will be automatically redirected to the Facebook website to access Messenger.

16 Oct 2025 11:45 pm
The real reason Google DeepMind is working with a fusion energy startup

Google has invested in fusion startups as potential power suppliers. This latest move suggests Google sees them as potential customers, too.

16 Oct 2025 11:36 pm
Deel hits $17.3B valuation after raising $300M from big-name VCs

Deel says it's been profitable for three years and surpassed $1 billion in ARR, including having a month.

16 Oct 2025 9:31 pm
How a headphone site operator built loyalty startup Lantern to solve his own problems

After struggling to retain customers at his e-commerce site Headphones.com, founder Andrew Lissimore built his own loyalty solution and its now a startup called Lantern. The Shopify-native platform helps brands boost retention through customizable loyalty, referrals, and account management tools.

16 Oct 2025 9:22 pm
Apple loses another AI exec to Meta

Yangs departure marks the latest in a string of exits from Apples AI unit, putting the company into jeopardy in the lead up to a much-anticipatedSiri revamp scheduled for March.

16 Oct 2025 8:51 pm
Pinterest adds controls to let you limit the amount of AI slop in your feed

Pinterest is rolling out new controls that let users limit how much AI-generated content appears in their feeds. The company is also making its AI content labels more visible.

16 Oct 2025 8:45 pm
Microsoft, AWS and Google are trying to drastically reduce Chinas role in their supply chains

Microsoft, Amazon and Google are ramping up efforts move production of their products and data centers outside of China, Nikkei reported, citing supply chain sources.

16 Oct 2025 8:21 pm
Jack & Jill raises $20 million to bring conversational AI to job-hunting

Jack & Jill uses conversational AI to sidestep the listing and resum shuffle. With $20 million in seed funding, the company is plotting its US expansion.

16 Oct 2025 5:20 pm
How emerging Mubadala-backed AAF is winning VC deals in some of the hottest startups

In less than a decade AAF has backed startups with exits totaling $2 billion, it says and is doing so through an unusual VC model.

16 Oct 2025 4:34 pm
Zepto raises $450 million at $7 billion valuation as Indian quick commerce market heats up

Indian quick commerce startup Zepto said it has raised $400 million in a funding round led by a new investor, California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), a U.S.-based pension fund. The round, which is a mix of primary and secondary investment, also has participation from existing investors, including Avenir, Avra, Lightspeed, Glade Brook, The Stepstone []

16 Oct 2025 3:42 pm
Indias Kuku snags $85M as mobile content wars intensify

Kuku plans to expand beyond India with a U.S. launch slated for next year.

16 Oct 2025 12:13 pm
Co-founder of Indian social network Koo releases a new photo sharing app

PicSee is a new app that detects your friends' photos on device and allows you to send it to them.

16 Oct 2025 9:00 am
Seoul weighs approval for Google, Apple high-resolution map requests

South Korea weighs granting Google and Apple access to high-resolution map data amid lingering security and regulatory concerns.

16 Oct 2025 6:18 am
Electric aircraft startup Beta Technologies seeks to raise $825M in IPO

If the company attracts investors at the top of its announced range, it will have a valuation of about $7.2 billion.

16 Oct 2025 5:24 am
Apple adds 650 megawatts of renewables in Europe with more coming in China

Apple is adding renewable power to offset customer charging and support its operations, including third-party manufacturing in China.

16 Oct 2025 12:49 am
Eightfold co-founders raise $35M for Viven, an AI digital twin startup for querying unavailable coworkers

Viven's seed funding was led by Khosla Ventures and Foundation Capital.

15 Oct 2025 10:45 pm
Self-driving car companies Pony.ai and WeRide get the OK for Hong Kong listing

The Chinese AV companies are already traded on the Nasdaq.

15 Oct 2025 9:51 pm
Meta partners up with Arm to scale AI efforts

Semiconductor firm Arm is partnering with Meta to enhance the social media company's AI systems amid an unprecedented infrastructure buildout.

15 Oct 2025 9:35 pm
Nscaleinks massive AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft

Nscale plans to deploy the chips over the next few years to three data centers in Europe and a fourth in the U.S.

15 Oct 2025 9:31 pm
Google now lets you add friends as contacts for account recovery

Google now lets you recover your accounts using your phone number or trusted contacts

15 Oct 2025 9:30 pm
Google releases Veo 3.1, adds it to Flow video editor

Google launched its new video model Veo 3.1 with improved audio output, granular editing controls, and better output for image to video. It said that Veo 3.1 builds on Mays Veo 3 release and generates more realistic clips and adheres to prompts better. The model allows users to add an object to the video and []

15 Oct 2025 9:30 pm
Cyber giant F5 Networks says government hackers had long-term access to its systems, stole code and customer data

The company, which provides cybersecurity defenses to most of the Fortune 500, said the DOJ allowed it to delay notifying the public on national security grounds.

15 Oct 2025 9:20 pm
X plans to show more information about user profiles to help improve trust

X is working on new transparency features to help users identify who theyre interacting with, such as account creation date, location, username change history, and how each account uses the service.

15 Oct 2025 9:05 pm