On Wednesday evening at PlayGround Global in Palo Alto, some very smart people who are building things you don’t understand yet will explain what’s coming. This is the final StrictlyVC event of 2025, and truly, the lineup is ridiculous. The series has traveled around the globe under the auspices of TechCrunch. Steve Case rented a…
The battery recycling and cathode production company, founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, has started using recycled battery materials to create energy storage solutions for AI data centers…
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Ten years ago, raising €1 million in Copenhagen was enough to make waves in the region’s tech scene. Today, the Nordics are turning out billion-dollar companies like Lovable — which hit $200 million in revenue just 12 months after launching. Dennis Green-Lieber, founder of AI-powered customer intelligence platform Propane, has had a front-row seat to that shift…
Image Credits:beast01 / Getty Images 12:48 PM PST · November 26, 2025 Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “mega-round,” and seven companies raised rounds that were…
Around 63% of women in tech feel that work-life balance obstacles “significantly” or “extremely” affect their career advancement.gettyCareer advancement for women in tech is getting harder, and Big Tech’s corporate policy decisions might be the culprit. A recent whitepaper titled “FOMO at work: The opportunity gap between men and women in tech” from global tech…
Waymo, owned by Google parent company Alphabet, operates part of its fleet of autonomous vehicles in California. Startups Apolo, AutoX, Nuro, WeRide, and Tesla Robotaxi and Zoox also operate in the state. But with so many options, Californians may be getting autonomous vehicle fatigue. …
Italian company Bending Spoons flew largely under the radar — until last month. In a span of 48 hours, the company announced the acquisition of AOL and a massive $270 million raise, quadrupling its valuation to $11 billion, up from $2.55 billion set in early 2024. Bending Spoons has grown rapidly by acquiring stagnating tech…
Image Credits:piratedea on Unsplash 11:57 AM PST · November 25, 2025 Warner Music Group (WMG) announced on Tuesday that it has reached a deal with Suno, settling its copyright lawsuit against the AI music startup. WMG said in a press release that the deal with Suno will “open new frontiers in music creation, interaction, and discovery,…
Cyber Security and Digital Data Protection Concept. Icon graphic interface showing secure firewall technology for online data access defense against hacker, virus and insecure information for privacy.gettyIn this era of rapid technological advancement, protecting critical systems increasingly relies on AI, automation, and behavioral analytics. Experience and statistics consistently show that trust is a powerful tool…





