Month: September 2025

Mario’s right: Europe faces an existential crisis Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/mario-draghi-eu-uk-policy/

India’s Offgrid raises $15M to make lithium optional for battery storage India’s Offgrid Energy Labs has developed proprietary zinc battery tech as a safer, more cost-effective alternative to lithium for energy storage. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/01/indias-offgrid-raises-15m-to-make-lithium-optional-for-battery-storage/

LayerX uses AI to cut enterprise back-office workload, scores $100M in Series B This Japanese AI startup just raised $100M to cut businesses’ admin burden. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/01/layerx-uses-ai-to-cut-enterprise-back-office-workload-scores-100m-in-series-b/

Space investing goes mainstream as VCs ditch the rocket science requirements Seven Seven Six’s Katelin Holloway represents non-technical VCs pouring billions into space startups, betting operational chops will trump aerospace degrees as the industry shifts from rockets to lunar mining and orbital manufacturing. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/01/space-investing-goes-mainstream-as-vcs-ditch-the-rocket-science-requirements/

Behind the scenes and front-row access: Volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 while you still can With just over a month until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits San Francisco, we’re calling on students, aspiring founders, marketers, and event pros to help the TechCrunch events team pull off one of the largest and

Why Runway is eyeing the robotics industry for future revenue growth Runway is building up a robotics-focused team and fine-tuning its existing models for robotics and self-driving car customers. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/01/why-runway-is-eyeing-the-robotics-industry-for-future-revenue-growth/

UK age check law seems to be hurting sites that comply, helping those that don’t The U.K. recently started enforcing new age-check rules, and The Washington Post reports that it’s already having a significant effect on traffic to porn sites. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/31/uk-age-check-law-seems-to-be-hurting-sites-that-comply-helping-those-that-dont/

Director Jim Jarmusch ‘disappointed and disconcerted’ by Mubi’s funding from Sequoia Veteran indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch is the latest to criticize Mubi for taking money from Sequoia. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/31/director-jim-jarmusch-disappointed-and-disconcerted-by-mubis-funding-from-sequoia/

FTC chair warns Google about Gmail’s ‘partisan’ spam filters FTC chairman Andrew Ferguson appears to be pursuing conservative complaints over Gmail’s spam filters. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/31/ftc-chair-warns-alphabet-about-gmails-partisan-spam-filters/

TechCrunch Mobility: A new speed bump for EV owners and Waymo’s robotaxi fleet surpasses 2,000 Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/31/techcrunch-mobility-a-new-speed-bump-for-ev-owners-and-waymos-robotaxi-fleet-surpasses-2000/