Amazon’s Starlink competitor runs into production delays
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/amazons-starlink-competitor-runs-into-production-delays/
WhatsApp’s latest feature makes your messages even more private
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/whatsapps-latest-feature-makes-your-messages-even-more-private/
AI note-taking app Fireflies adds new ways to extract insights from meeting notes
EU fines Apple, Meta millions for breaching tech competition rules
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/eu-fines-apple-meta-millions-for-breaching-tech-competition-rules/
Durin digs up $3.4M to automate drills for critical minerals exploration
Blue Shield of California shared the private health data of millions with Google for years
YouTube TV is getting a redesign this summer
Linktree rolls out a suite of monetization features for creators
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/linktree-rolls-out-a-suite-of-monetization-features-for-creators/
Endor Labs, which builds tools to scan AI-generated code for vulnerabilities, lands $93M
Datadog acquires AI-powered observability startup Metaplane
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/datadog-acquires-ai-powered-observability-startup-metaplane/
Alpaca raises $52M Series C to take its API brokerage platform to new markets
The U.S. doesn’t refine cobalt. This startup wants to change that.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/the-u-s-refines-zero-cobalt-this-startup-wants-to-change-that/
Cynomi cinches $37M for its AI-based ‘virtual CISO’ for SMB cybersecurity
Froda secures $23M Series B for its debt financing platform for SMEs
Xprize Carbon awarded to a dirt simple carbon removal technology
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/xprize-carbon-awarded-to-a-dirt-simple-carbon-removal-technology/
StrictlyVC heads to Athens for in-depth conversations on European innovation and investment
Tech resilience, breakout startups, and banking reinvented: The big conversations at StrictlyVC London in May
Noxtua raises $92M for its sovereign AI tuned for the German legal system
Intel reportedly plans to lay off over 21,000 employees
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/22/intel-reportedly-plans-to-lay-off-over-21000-employees/
Meta’s Oversight Board seeks details on the company’s new hate speech policies
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/22/metas-oversight-board-seeks-details-on-new-hate-speech-policies/