Stripe’s first employee, the founder of fintech Increase, sort of bought a bank
Competitors to Darragh Buckley’s Increase are so nervous about his ambitions to “own” a bank, someone has been trying to stop him.
Ilya Sutskever will lead Safe Superintelligence following his CEO’s exit
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever says he stepping into the CEO role at Safe Superintelligence, the AI startup he launched in 2024.
Y Combinator alum launched a new $34M fund dedicated to YC startups, backed by Garry Tan
Kulveer Taggar, a two-time YC alum and founder of Zeus Living, founded Phosphor Capital last year
Trump admin unlawfully killed health websites related to gender, court rules
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration’s Office of Personnel Management did not comply with all necessary laws when it ordered the Department of Health and Human Services
Meta has found another way to keep you engaged: Chatbots that message you first
Meta is experimenting with having customizable chatbots messaging users unprompted and follow up on past conversations.
Pinwheel introduces a smartwatch for kids that includes an AI chatbot
The Pinwheel Watch is designed specifically for kids aged 7 to 14, offering parental management tools, GPS tracking, texting, and more.
Tighten up your cap table with Fidelity, Cimulate, and DepositLink at TechCrunch All Stage 2025
Fundraising is already hard — don’t let a messy cap table make it harder. At TechCrunch All Stage on July 15, founders will get a behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to keep a raise on track during the
Castelion raises $350M Series B to scale hypersonic missile business
A hypersonics weapon startup is lining up a massive new funding round to scale its business with the U.S Department of Defense.
xAI gets permits for 15 natural gas generators at Memphis data center
Elon Musk’s AI company has been operating more than twice that number without permits for months, a legal group alleges.
Ransomware gang Hunters International says it’s shutting down
The cybercriminal group, which said it’s releasing its decryption tools to victims, may be transitioning to new infrastructure under a different name.