SoftBank makes $2B investment in Intel
Softbank will pay $23 per share for Intel common stock.
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The wait is almost over: The 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 list drops August 27
After reviewing thousands of groundbreaking applications from around the globe, we’re just days away from announcing the 2025 Startup Battlefield 200.
How your solar rooftop became a national security issue
Texas solar company EG4 became the poster child for home energy cybersecurity risks this week after federal officials published an advisory detailing how hackers could hijack its inverters.
Meet the first batch of VCs set to judge Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Startup Battlefield 200 is the crown jewel of TechCrunch Disrupt. From thousands of applicants, only the top 20 will take the Stage at Disrupt 2025 (October 27–29, San Francisco) to pitch their vision to panels of top-tier VCs in front of a live audience. Every contender is chasing game-changing impact — and we’re here for the drama, the breakthroughs, and the big reveals.
Buzzy AI startup Multiverse creates two of the smallest high-performing models ever
It humorously calls this family the Model Zoo because one is like the size of a fly’s brain and the other the size of a chicken’s.
AI companion apps on track to pull in $120M in 2025
The number of AI companion apps has grown more than 60% since 2024.
How a once-tiny research lab helped Nvidia become a $4 trillion-dollar company
Nvidia’s research lab developed the technology that took the company from a video game GPU startup to a $4 trillion-dollar company.
US government seized $1M from Russian ransomware gang
A global law enforcement coalition targeted the infrastructure of the group behind the Royal and BlackSuit ransomware strains, allegedly responsible for extorting victims out of $370 million since 2022.