$25B-valued Chime files for an IPO, reveals $33M deal with Dallas Mavericks

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/25b-valued-chime-files-for-an-ipo-reveals-33m-deal-with-dallas-mavericks/

xAI’s promised safety report is MIA

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/xais-promised-safety-report-is-mia/

New York-focused VC Work-Bench has raised a fresh $160M

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/new-york-focused-vc-work-bench-has-raised-a-fresh-160m/

NFT phenom CryptoPunks was just sold to a nonprofit

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/nft-phenom-cryptopunks-was-just-sold-to-a-nonprofit/

Anthropic, Google score win by nabbing OpenAI-backed Harvey as a user

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/anthropic-google-score-win-by-nabbing-openai-backed-harvey-as-a-user/

Seven things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/seven-things-we-learned-from-whatsapp-vs-nso-group-spyware-lawsuit/

Y Combinator says Google is a ‘monopolist’ that has ‘stunted’ the startup ecosystem

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/y-combinator-says-google-is-a-monopolist-that-has-stunted-the-startup-ecosystem/

AWS enters into ‘strategic partnership’ with Saudi Arabia-backed Humain

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/aws-enters-into-strategic-partnership-with-saudi-arabia-backed-humain/

Airbnb expands into services and experiences, plans more social and AI features

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/airbnb-lauches-services-and-experinces-as-it-thinks-about-connecting-travelers/

Tencent hires WizardLM team, a Microsoft AI group with an odd history

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/tencent-hires-wizardlm-team-a-microsoft-ai-group-with-an-odd-history/

TikTok launches TikTok AI Alive, a new image-to-video tool

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/tiktok-launches-tiktok-ai-alive-a-new-image-to-video-tool/

Elon Musk’s The Boring Company might be in line for an Amtrak contract

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/elon-musks-the-boring-company-might-be-in-line-for-an-amtrak-contract/

UP.Labs-Porsche’s newest startup wants to be the Plaid of automotive retail

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/up-labs-porsches-newest-startup-wants-to-be-the-plaid-of-automotive-retail/

Google’s Find My Device becomes Find Hub amid expansion

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/googles-find-my-device-becomes-find-hub-amid-expansion/

Google announces 1B+ RCS messages sent in the U.S. daily

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/google-announces-1b-rcs-messages-sent-in-the-u-s-daily/

Google is bringing Gemini to Wear OS smartwatches and Google TV

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/google-is-bringing-gemini-to-wear-os-smartwatches-and-google-tv/

Google is adding new device-level features for its Advanded Protection program

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/google-is-adding-new-device-level-features-for-its-advanded-protection-program/

Google is adding new device-level features for its Advanced Protection program

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/google-is-adding-new-device-level-features-for-its-advanced-protection-program/

Google unveils its new Android design language, Material 3 Expressive

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/google-unveils-its-new-android-design-language-material-3-expressive/

Google’s bringing Gemini to your car with Android Auto

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/googles-bringing-gemini-to-your-car-with-android-auto/