In Brief Posted: 2:32 PM PDT · July 13, 2025 Image Credits:Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto / Getty Images Meta has acquired Play AI, a startup that uses AI to generate human-sounding voices. A Meta spokesperson has confirmed the acquisition, according to Bloomberg, which also reports that an internal memo stated that the “entire PlayAI team” will be…
In Brief Posted: 8:12 AM PDT · July 13, 2025 Image Credits:ROBIN LEGRAND/AFP / Getty Images One Elon Musk business might be making a big investment in another. According to a Wall Street Journal report that cites investors close to SpaceX, the company has agreed to invest $2 billion in Musk’s AI startup xAI. The…
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Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This newsletter took a break for the Fourth of July, and maybe you did, too, but the news didn’t. Even the biggest startups are still running after…
Image Credits:Araya Dohen / Getty Images 8:30 AM PDT · July 11, 2025 TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 returns to Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27-29, uniting over 10,000+ startup founders, VCs, and tech leaders for the ultimate look at what’s next. One of this year’s must-see conversations on the premier Going Public Stage features…
ToplinePresident Donald Trump named Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as the new interim head of NASA on Wednesday, more than a month after he pulled the nomination of Elon Musk ally and tech billionaire Jared Isaacman. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a Cabinet Meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump … More at the White House.…