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Sugar Free Capital raises $32M inaugural fund to invest in MIT early-stage founders.

Instagram is adding a more prominent indicator at the top of the Map to remind users whether or not they’re sharing their location.

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to share how one of the world’s largest technology companies is navigating the AI revolution and what it means for startups and the future of innovation. Register now to join.

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AMD has signed a multi-year chip supply deal with OpenAI that could generate tens of billions in revenue for the chipmaker, helping accelerate its momentum in the AI industry. 

Firefly Aerospace has agreed to buy defense analytics firm SciTec for about $855 million in cash and stock as the company tries to push deeper into the national security market.

Heidi Health raised a $65 million Series B led by Steven Cohen’s Point72 Private Investments.

“Are bills like SB 53 the thing that will stop us from beating China? No,” said Adam Billen, vice president of public policy at youth-led advocacy group Encode AI. “I think it is just genuinely intellectually dishonest to say that that is the thing that will stop us in the race.”

OpenAI and Jony Ive reportedly face significant technical challenges as they work to develop a screen-less, AI-powered device.

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

AI tasks that work well with reinforcement learning are getting better fast — and threatening to leave the rest of the industry behind.

Young Minds gives parents control over what their kids do on the internet, while also protecting their children’s privacy and teaching them good online habits. 

Known for its blazing fast internet and home to some of the world’s biggest tech giants, South Korea has also faced a string of data breaches and cybersecurity lapses that has struggled to match the pace of its digital ambitions.

Drivers for ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft will soon have the right to unionize in California as independent contractors, thanks to a bill signed Friday by Governor Gavin Newsom.

New PitchBook data illustrates how dramatically AI is dominating startup investment, with 2025 on-track to become the first year when AI accounts for more than half of all VC money invested.

Equity co-hosts Anthony Ha, Kirsten Korosec, and Max Zeff explore the how startups are navigating a topsy-turvy relationship with the U.S. government.

Hundreds of Eufy customers have donated hundreds of thousands of videos to train the company’s AI systems.

Agriculture consumes a vast amount of water, and some countries are under more stress than others. Instacrops pivoted to AI to help farmers cut water use by 30%.

OpenAI may be reversing course on how it approaches copyright and intellectual property in its new video app Sora.

The event planning startup, which has raised over $27M from a16z and others, fixed the bug after TechCrunch found that Partiful was not removing granular location data from users' profile photos.