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Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s largest startup competition in history sends four winners to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield

Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s largest startup...

The startup ecosystem in Central Eurasia is having its moment. What started as 485...

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Next set of VC judges locked in for Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Next set of VC judges locked in for Startup Battlefield...

The Startup Battlefield 2025 judging panel is getting even stronger. Our first wave...

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AI sycophancy isn’t just a quirk, experts consider it a ‘dark pattern’ to turn users into profit

AI sycophancy isn’t just a quirk, experts consider it a...

Experts say that many of the AI industry’s design decisions are likely to fuel episodes...

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Tesla could have avoided that $242.5M Autopilot verdict, filings show

Tesla could have avoided that $242.5M Autopilot verdict,...

Instead, a jury awarded plaintiffs $242.5 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

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a16z spends $1.49M in Washington lobbying, while rivals mostly sit out

a16z spends $1.49M in Washington lobbying, while rivals...

Venture giant Andreessen Horowitz is burning cash to shape policy on the Hill.

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Space is open for business with Even Rogers and Max Haot at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Space is open for business with Even Rogers and Max Haot...

The next era of the space economy isn’t just about rockets and satellites — it’s...

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Group14 lands $463M from SK, Porsche, and others to make silicon anodes for EVs

Group14 lands $463M from SK, Porsche, and others to make...

The battery materials startup raised significant Series D funding to expand its...

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Google, sorry, but that Pixel event was a cringefest

Google, sorry, but that Pixel event was a cringefest

Google's Pixel event was awkward and forced, underselling the technology it had...

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India bans real-money gaming, threatening a $23 billion industry

India bans real-money gaming, threatening a $23 billion...

India is set to ban real-money gaming nationwide under a proposed law that has just...

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Starship launches could delay Florida flights up to 2 hours, FAA says

Starship launches could delay Florida flights up to 2 hours,...

SpaceX's plans to launch Starship from Florida could have implications for the state's...

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Winklevoss twins’ crypto company Gemini files for IPO

Winklevoss twins’ crypto company Gemini files for IPO

Another crypto company is headed for the public markets.

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Sam Altman, over bread rolls, explores life after GPT-5

Sam Altman, over bread rolls, explores life after GPT-5

At a dinner with reporters in San Francisco, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spilled details...

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How your solar rooftop became a national security issue

How your solar rooftop became a national security issue

Texas solar company EG4 became the poster child for home energy cybersecurity risks...

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Sen. Hawley to probe Meta after report finds its AI chatbots flirt with kids

Sen. Hawley to probe Meta after report finds its AI chatbots...

“Is there anything - ANYTHING - Big Tech won’t do for a quick buck?” Hawley wrote...

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Les Amis, the European app helping women form friendships, launches in New York

Les Amis, the European app helping women form friendships,...

Les Amis is an app designed to make it easy for women to form friendships and attend...

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Why investors just bet $85M on this Indian company’s generic drug strategy

Why investors just bet $85M on this Indian company’s generic...

Truemeds has taken a different route from other Indian online pharmacies — and it...