What’s Scaleup Europe, the $5.7B fund that just backed satellite company ICEYE? | TechCrunch
Scaleup Europe, a public-private fund with a $5.7 billion target, made its first investment by backing Finnish satellite company ICEYE.
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Block Blast! goes ad-free on Apple Arcade | TechCrunch
Block Blast!, the most downloaded mobile game of 2025, is coming to Apple Arcade in September, where it will be ad-free.
Exclusive: Kyoto Fusioneering starts work on key fusion power plant device | TechCrunch
Fusion power startups are turning to Kyoto Fusioneering to supply components for future power plants. The Japan-based startup just received a grant to build a part of the fuel system.
Jeff Bezos might finally get his hands on a sports team | TechCrunch
Jeff Bezos is reportedly close to buying his first stake in a sports team: the U.K.'s famed Liverpool Football Club.
Now Rippling is counter-suing tiny startup Runlayer | TechCrunch
This lawsuit follows one filed last month by Runlayer that accused Rippling of stealing its product ideas. It's a seller- and buyer-beware market warning.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight the billionaire tax | TechCrunch
California's Prop 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of the state's billionaires.
Social media platforms still facing thousands of user addiction lawsuits after failed appeals | TechCrunch
Platforms like Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google are facing a long road of litigation.
Meta’s new Glimmer AI model offers a hint at Zuckerberg’s personal intelligence vision | TechCrunch
Meta’s new open-weight Muse Glimmer model offers a glimpse of Mark Zuckerberg’s personal superintelligence vision, as well as the emerging divide between AI users can own and access.
Discovered Materials is playing AI whack-a-mole to hunt cooler chips | TechCrunch
Discovered Materials raised $9 million to fund the hunt for more novel materials to build more efficient chips.
Google Play adds Venmo as a payment option
The ability to add Venmo to Google Play comes as people are spending more money on apps and games.
Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry | TechCrunch
The AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets.
This former notorious red-light district is now one of the world’s top AI hubs | TechCrunch
More than 20 years ago, King's Cross was one of the seediest area's in London. Now it's sprouting something new.
X replaces ‘misaligned’ revenue sharing program with Original Content Rewards | TechCrunch
X, the social media platform now owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is shaking up how it pays influencers and creators.
After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool | TechCrunch
After its own AI usage wake-up call, Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, a product that tracks individual and team employee AI spending.
Why does Apple keep banning Telegram, but never X?
Apple quickly pulled Telegram from the App Store for violating its policies on CSAM, but left X even as a flood of nonconsensual deepfakes flooded the platform.
Vogue just gave another nod of approval to the tech world | TechCrunch
Vogue World is coming to San Francisco next year — perhaps another indication that tech bros are now part of the fashion zeitgeist.
Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B at $8B valuation
Hadrian is building automated factories to mass-produce parts for defense vehicles like submarines. It's backed by a long list of well-known investors.
Ford needs another Taurus, and the $30K Fathom EV pickup isn’t it | TechCrunch
Ford's CEO has described the new Ford Fathom as a "Model T moment" for the company. But the EV pickup is unlikely to live up to lofty expectations, and maybe it doesn't have to.