TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft buys its way into Europe, Kodiak SPACs, and how China’s new ADAS rules might affect Tesla
White House replaces covid.gov website with ‘lab leak’ theory
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/18/white-house-replaces-covid-gov-website-with-lab-leak-theory/
ChatGPT is referring to users by their names unprompted, and some find it ‘creepy’
Startups Weekly: Mixed messages from venture capital
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/18/startups-weekly-mixed-messages-from-venture-capital/
TikToker sues Roblox over her Charli XCX ‘Apple’ dance
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/18/tiktoker-sues-roblox-over-her-charli-xcx-apple-dance/
ChatGPT will now use its ‘memory’ to personalize web searches
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/18/chatgpt-will-now-use-its-memory-to-personalize-web-searches/
Trump EPA targets two-man geoengineering startup for ‘polluting the air’
From Bogotá to the Battlefield: LatAm startups are winning big in TechCrunch Startup Battlefield
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/18/from-bogota-to-the-battlefield-latam-startups-are-winning-big/
The Nintendo Switch 2 will still cost $450 in the US, despite tariffs
Final day to submit your speaker application and shape the next wave of startups at TechCrunch All Stage
Netflix is revamping search with AI to improve discovery
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/18/netflix-is-revamping-search-with-ai-to-improve-discovery/
OpenAI pursued Cursor maker before entering into talks to buy Windsurf for $3B
Defense tech Theseus landed Y Combinator, the US Special Forces and $4.3M from a tweet
Ramp is trying to get the US government as a customer after seeing a tweet from DOGE
OpenAI launches Flex processing for cheaper, slower AI tasks
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/openai-launches-flex-processing-for-cheaper-slower-ai-tasks/
Carbon removal startup Holocene bought by oil and gas giant Occidental
As the trade war escalates, Hence launches an AI ‘advisor’ to help companies manage risk
Chinese shopping app Taobao joins DHgate in Top 5 on US App Store
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/chinese-shopping-app-taobao-joins-dhgate-in-top-5-on-us-app-store/
Former Y Combinator president Geoff Ralston launches new AI ‘safety’ fund
Google’s latest AI model report lacks key safety details, experts say