Startups Weekly: Different paths on the road to liquidity
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/09/startups-weekly-different-paths-on-the-road-to-liquidity/
Rippling raises $450M at a $16.8B valuation, reveals YC is a customer
A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs
Microsoft Build 2025: How to watch this year’s conference
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/09/microsoft-build-2025-how-to-watch-this-years-conference/
Google inks deal to develop 1.8 GW of advanced nuclear power
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/09/google-inks-deal-to-develop-1-8-gw-of-advanced-nuclear-power/
CoreWeave reportedly looks to raise $1.5B in debt as IPO disappoints
X timelines aren’t updating for many users
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/09/x-timelines-arent-updating-for-many-users/
Apple said to be developing new chips for smart glasses, Macs, and more
Florida bill requiring encryption backdoors for social media accounts has failed
This is your last chance to exhibit at TechCrunch Sessions: AI — don’t miss out
One of Elon Musk’s long-time VCs is suing his former employer after allegedly being fired
Microsoft employees are banned from using DeepSeek app, president says
A timeline of South Korean telco giant SKT’s data breach
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/08/a-timeline-of-south-korean-telco-giant-skts-data-breach/
Aurora to add night driving, new routes as it ramps driverless trucking
Aurora co-founder Sterling Anderson is leaving the self-driving truck startup
Appfigures: Apple made over $10B from US App Store comissions last year
ChatGPT’s deep research tool gets a GitHub connector to answer questions about code
Ex-Synapse CEO reportedly trying to raise $100M for his new humanoid robotics venture
Social media startup Fizz sues Instacart and Partiful for trademark infringement over new Fizz app
Meta taps former Google DeepMind director to lead its AI research lab