Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation as it looks beyond dictation | TechCrunch
The funds will allow Wispr to increase its footprint as it ventures into new areas, such as meetings, with its newly released note-taker tool.
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Talks to sell PayPal to Stripe and Advent are heating up | TechCrunch
PayPal is still reportedly negotiating a potential sale to Stripe and private equity firm Advent, as the fintech firm's new CEO attempts to turn the company around.
Thrive's Joshua Kushner chides Silicon Valley VCs over AI euphoria | TechCrunch
The AI opportunity is huge, but "it would also be a grave error in our minds to let excitement weaken our investment discipline," Kushner warns in his first-ever investment letter.
Read-it-later app Pocket shut down — here are the best alternatives
Pocket users have until October 8, 2025, to export their saved articles and other items, including lists, archives, favorites, notes, and highlights.
Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can't stop hitting snooze | TechCrunch
Unforgetful, the latest app from longtime indie developer Marco Arment, is designed to make reminders harder to ignore — or accidentally dismiss.
Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations | TechCrunch
Turning off this setting won't affect invisible benchmarks used to identify an AI generated file.
Apple proposes to take a 15% cut of purchases made outside the App Store | TechCrunch
Apple is asking a federal judge to allow it to charge commissions of up to 15% on purchases made through external links in iOS apps.
Investors sue Selena Gomez alleging fraud tied to her mental health startup | TechCrunch
The plaintiffs say they invested nearly $1.2 million in the company, and are accusing Gomez of failing to build and market the startup.
Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation. | TechCrunch
AI is expensive, Ali Ghodsi tells TechCrunch. With so many investors wanting into his latest round, he said yes to more than planned.
Ford on track to complete $2B factory overhaul for Fathom EV truck
Ford expects to begin prototype builds of the Fathom EV in the first quarter of 2027.
Instagram introduces a redesigned wordmark
The social media giant says it was time for a sharper and more modern look after a decade.
Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps | TechCrunch
Microsoft is simplifying Copilot by combining its consumer and business apps, and dropping AI-generated podcasts, Group Chats, Deep Research, and its Mico character.
Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news: report | TechCrunch
The tech giant has considered a nine-figure budget for the payments, according to the WSJ.
AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation | TechCrunch
Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.
OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise | TechCrunch
Thrive Holdings has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation from investors like SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimeter Capital.
Lovable confirms new $13.3B valuation, raises another $400M | TechCrunch
This new funding comes after Lovable hit $500 million in annualized run rate revenue in June, the startup told TechCrunch.
Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last | TechCrunch
The U.S. VC firm still has more than 55% of its previous $650 million India fund available for deployment.
Google’s Gemini app surges to 1 billion users | TechCrunch
Google also shared numbers of how people are actually using the chatbot, with 63% of Gemini users talking directly to the assistant using the voice feature. Plus, Gemini now generates more than 150 million images every day, according to Google.