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All founders say they want visibility, traction and growth. But with a 10 and 5 day table to grab one, the window to make it happen in TechCrunch is blocking 2025. If you've been thinking about joining more than 10,000 startups and VC leaders in San Francisco on October 27th-29th, this is your moment. Lock your place on the expo floor where ideas, capital and connections collide. This is what awaits you at your table True Investor Exposure: We talk about road traffic from Sequoia, A16Z, General Catalyst, Y Combinator and more. They walk on the floor. You want them…
Veteran indie filmmaker Jim Jalmusch premiered his new film, “My Father's Brothers” at the Venice Film Festival today. There they asked about Mbi, the streaming platform that journalists co-produced the film. “I was disappointed and confused by this relationship,” Yamsh said, but his own “relationship with Mbi started earlier and they were great to work with this film.” Many filmmakers, including those with Mbi, have accepted money from Sequoia and signed an open letter criticizing the streamers as they said that support from Israeli defence technology startup Kera “meaning that Mbi's financial growth as a company is explicitly linked to…
Tiktok is offering users a new way to interact with others via direct messaging (DMS), the company told TechCrunch on Friday. Users will be able to send voice notes and share up to nine images or videos in one-to-one group chats on the platform. With these new features, Tiktok positions itself as more than just an entertainment platform, aiming to be a place where users can interact regularly, not just send Tiktok videos. Additionally, with new features, Tiktok's messaging experience brings experiences that are in line with that of other popular social apps and services. Audio notes allow users to…
California lawmakers have signed a deal with Uber and Lyft, which allows app-based drivers to form unions and make riding fees more affordable. This contract is a victory for gig workers, which has long been categorized as independent contractors, and therefore is not subject to the specific protections employees receive, such as the right to collective bargaining. Gov. Gavin Newsom, along with Senate Speaker Pro Tem Mike McGuire and Congress Speaker Robert Rivas, announced support for two laws on Friday that will form a pathway for app-based drivers to unionize. Congressional Bill 1340 is sponsored by SEIU California, while Senate…
WhatsApp said Friday it fixed a security bug in iOS and Mac apps that were used to stealth hack “specific target users” to Apple devices. Meta-owned messaging app Giant said it has fixed a vulnerability officially known as CVE-2025-55177 in its security advisory. Apple said at the time that the flaw was being used in “a very sophisticated attack on a particular targeted individual.” Now we know that dozens of WhatsApp users have been targeted with this flawed pair. Donchanó Cearbhaill, who leads Amnesty International's security lab, described the attack on X's post as an “advanced spyware campaign” targeting users…
Nvidia reported another large quarter this week with revenue of $46.7 billion. This is a 56% year-on-year increase, driven almost entirely by AI demand. However, the stocks slide as CEO Jensen Huang questioned how long this type of growth would last, despite bold forecasts for $3 trillion to $4 trillion in AI infrastructure spending over the next five years. Today in Equity, Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff and Anthony Ha reveal what the market response reveals about Nvidia's revenues and investors' confidence in AI Boom's lifespan. Hear and listen to the entire episode: As always, Equity will be back for you…
The tech layoff wave is still kicking in 2025. Last year saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. So far this year, more than 22,000 workers have been the victim of reductions across the tech industry, with a staggering 16,084 cuts taking place in February alone. We’re tracking layoffs in the tech industry in 2025 so you can see the trajectory of the cutbacks and understand the impact on innovation across all types of companies. As businesses continue to embrace AI and automation, this tracker serves as a reminder of the human…
TechCrunch's 2025 is where more than 10,000 founders, VCS and Tech Innovators will clash in Moscone West, San Francisco from October 27-29. However, once the venue door closes, the conversation does not end. They spill across San Francisco into rooms, rooftops and lounges where real connections occur throughout the week. That's where the side event appears I will be holding my own gathering at Disrupt Week from October 25th to 31st. From salon-style dinners to hands-on workshops and pitch-offs at packed bars. The format is yours. Amplify and promote events so that they reach the people who matter most. There…
Mississippi's extremely broad age guarantee law has led to debate about which platforms such as Blueski and Mastodon offer the best solution to avoid cracking down on internet freedom. The company that created the Bluesky social app announced last week that it would block access to services in Mississippi rather than complying with the new age verification law. In a blog post, the company explained that as a small team, it lacked resources to implement the substantial technical changes required by the law, raising concerns about the wide scope of the law and potential privacy implications. The law, HB 1126,…
Threads is testing a new feature that makes it easy to share long format text on social networks. Meta checked with TechCrunch on Thursday. This feature allows users to attach blocks of text to their posts instead of creating a thread for several different posts when they try to share more detailed ideas or ideas. App researcher Radu Oncescu first spotted the new “text attachment” feature on iOS and shared the screenshots of it. According to the app's new features, users are “designed to attach longer text, become creative with styling tools, and share deeper thoughts, news snippets, bookings and…