Figma releases new AI-powered tools for creating sites, app prototypes, and marketing assets

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/figma-releases-new-ai-powered-tools-for-creating-sites-app-prototypes-and-marketing-assets/

Carta abandons startup shutdown business, instead backs SimpleClosure’s $15M Series A

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/carta-abandons-startup-shutdown-business-instead-backs-simpleclosures-15m-series-a/

Microsoft adopts Google’s standard for linking up AI agents

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/microsoft-adopts-googles-standard-for-linking-up-ai-agents/

Uber invests $100M in WeRide to fuel robotaxi expansion across 15 more cities

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/uber-invests-100m-in-weride-to-fuel-robotaxi-expansion-across-15-more-cities/

Amazon to invest $4B in Chile to launch AWS infrastructure region

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/amazon-to-invest-4b-in-chile-to-launch-aws-infrastructure-region/

CrowdStrike says it will lay off 500 workers

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/crowdstrike-says-it-will-lay-off-500-workers/

The web series is back – only this time, they’re TikToks

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/the-web-series-is-back-only-this-time-theyre-tiktoks/

Mistral claims its newest AI model delivers leading performance for the price

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/mistral-claims-its-newest-ai-model-delivers-leading-performance-for-the-price/

Spotify’s latest update gives users more control over their listening experience

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/spotifys-latest-update-gives-users-more-control-over-their-listening-experience/

Ford hikes Mustang Mach-E price due to Trump’s tariffs

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/ford-hikes-mustang-mach-e-price-due-to-trumps-tariffs/

Trump admin plans to shutter money-saving Energy Star program

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/trump-admin-plans-to-shutter-money-saving-energy-star-program/

Trump administration plans to shutter money-saving Energy Star program

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/trump-administration-plans-to-shutter-money-saving-energy-star-program/

Game, Sett, Funding: a startup building AI agents for game development emerges from stealth with $27M

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/game-sett-funding-a-startup-building-ai-agents-for-game-development-emerges-from-stealth-with-27m/

VSCO is launching an AI-powered collaborative moodboard

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/vsco-is-launching-an-ai-powered-collaborative-moodboard/

AI data startup WisdomAI nabs $23M with a smart way to avoid hallucinations

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/ai-data-startup-wisdomai-nabs-23m-with-a-smart-way-to-avoid-hallucinations/

Mark Zuckerberg’s AI ad tool sounds like a social media nightmare

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/mark-zuckerbergs-ai-ad-tool-sounds-like-a-social-media-nightmare/

Breathe lands $21M Series B to predict battery performance

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/breathe-lands-21m-series-b-to-predict-battery-performance/

Netflix debuts its generative AI-powered search tool

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/netflix-debuts-its-generative-ai-powered-search-tool/

Netflix is getting into short videos with a new vertical feed for mobile

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/netflix-is-getting-into-short-videos-with-a-new-vertical-feed-for-mobile/

Kapor Capital’s managing partner Ulili Onovakpuri is leaving the firm

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/kapor-capitals-managing-partner-ulili-onovakpuri-is-leaving-the-firm/