$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
Seven things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit
Y Combinator says Google is a ‘monopolist’ that has ‘stunted’ the startup ecosystem
AWS enters into ‘strategic partnership’ with Saudi Arabia-backed Humain
Airbnb expands into services and experiences, plans more social and AI features
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
UP.Labs-Porsche’s 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
Google is adding new device-level features for its Advanced Protection program
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/