Ryan Breslow is raising up to $27M in pay-to-play bridge funding to save Bolt | TechCrunch
The controversial founder of the checkout startup once valued at $11 billion is putting in $5 million of his own money.
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Phil Schiller is leaving his biggest jobs at Apple
Apple executive Phil Schiller is stepping down from his roles as the head of the App Store and Apple events, Bloomberg reports.
Meet the brands activating at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 this October | TechCrunch
TechCrunch Disrupt returns to San Francisco's Moscone West October 13–15, and the sponsor roster is filling up quickly!
VLC crosses 7 billion downloads
In our world of expensive streaming platforms, the very free and offline VLC media player has crossed 7 billion downloads.
Clipto uses AI to search terabytes of video and is now valued at $250M | TechCrunch
The three-year-old startup says it reached $15 million in ARR and profitability before raising its latest $15 million round.
Nvidia’s $3.5B MediaTek bet reveals its plan for tackling Big Tech's AI chip buildout | TechCrunch
Nvidia invests $3.5 billion into Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek. The deal shows how Nvidia plans to stay essential to AI infrastructure as Big Tech begins to build its own AI chips.
MapQuest's app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario | TechCrunch
MapQuest is getting an unexpected boost from its decision to defy President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario.
Meeting notetaker Circleback adds a free tier to attract more customers | TechCrunch
Circleback is also introducing new pricing plans starting from $14 per month
Radio MARCA te invita a 'Otra Ronda': la nueva noche del deporte
Carlos Vicente Gómez ‘Chitu’ lidera desde el 31 de agosto, de 23:00 a 01:30 horas, la nueva apuesta nocturna de Radio MARCA, que reúne nuevas voces, influencers, insiders, periodistas de MARCA y especialistas del fútbol nacional e internacional.
Grindr wants to be the everything app for gay men; investors are still deciding whether it can pull it off | TechCrunch
George Arison is done letting Wall Street's "Grindr discount" go unchallenged — in a wide-ranging Q&A, the CEO walks us through how AI, a controversial $350-plus EDGE tier, and a bet on healthcare and long-distance matchmaking are turning Grindr into the "gayborhood in your pocket" he's been promising since 2022.
Liux's Big microcar bets on sustainability to take on Chinese rivals | TechCrunch
The Liux Big microcar is made in Spain. The startup thinks it can compete in a crowded market with its tiny electric car built around sustainability.
TechCrunch Mobility: The hidden human cost of robotaxis | TechCrunch
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
Caterpillar is bringing to AI deployment what it learned from automating mining | TechCrunch
Caterpillar has spent decades putting autonomous machines to work at remote mining sites. It's now bringing that experience to AI deployment.
At TechBBQ, Europe's AI conversations kept coming back to: Who's actually in control? | TechCrunch
Investors, founders, and operators from across Europe arrived for the annual Nordic TechBBQ conference to talk about how humans can have agency over AI.
Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine | TechCrunch
Technical progress has encouraged a new batch of companies to jump in on the promise of profits from humanoid robots. And they're all Chinese automakers.
Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips | TechCrunch
Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It's the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom.
How Sweden built one of Europe’s hottest startup ecosystems | TechCrunch
Sophia Bendz, general partner at Cherry Ventures, stopped by Equity to break down the latest in the Swedish tech ecosystem.
Friend-focused photo-sharing app Retro snags $21M | TechCrunch
Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding.