Year: 2025

Roelof Botha explains why Sequoia supports Shaun Maguire after COO quit Sequoia’s managing partner Roelof Botha defended his colleague’s controversial comments that sparked an online backlash, arguing that the VC firm needs “spiky” people. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/27/roelof-botha-explains-why-sequoia-supports-shaun-maguire-after-coo-quit/

Defense startup Pytho AI wants to turbocharge military mission planning and it will show off its tech at Disrupt 2025 Pytho AI wants to compress mission planning from days to mere minutes. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/27/defense-startup-pytho-ai-wants-to-turbocharge-military-mission-planning-and-it-will-show-off-its-tech-at-disrupt-2025/

Accel and Prosus team up to back early-stage Indian startups Prosus will match Accel’s investment in Indian startups under this partnership. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/26/accel-and-prosus-team-up-to-back-early-stage-indian-startups-building-for-1-4b-people/

Ads might be coming to Apple Maps next year This could be part of a larger strategy to introduce more advertising in iOS. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/26/ads-might-be-coming-to-apple-maps-next-year/

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 begins in less than 24 hours — catch our last ticket deals The countdown is almost over — tomorrow’s the day! In less than 24 hours, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes over Moscone West. From October 27–29, 10,000 founders, investors, and innovators will flood San Francisco for three

Trump and Xi will ‘consummate’ TikTok deal on Thursday, treasury secretary says The United States and China are ready to move forward on a TikTok deal, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/26/trump-and-xi-will-consummate-tiktok-deal-on-thursday-treasury-secretary-says/

TechCrunch Mobility: The ‘robot army’ argument Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/26/techcrunch-mobility-the-robot-army-argument/

OpenAI reportedly developing new generative music tool Such a tool could be used to add music to existing videos, or to add guitar accompaniment to an existing vocal track, sources said. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/25/openai-reportedly-developing-new-generative-music-tool/

High school’s AI security system confuses Doritos bag for a possible firearm A high school student in Baltimore County, Maryland was reportedly handcuffed and searched after an AI security system flagged his bag of chips as a possible firearm. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/25/high-schools-ai-security-system-confuses-doritos-bag-for-a-possible-firearm/

Who are AI browsers for? OpenAI launched an AI-powered browser this week, but it feels like it offers a slight efficiency gain at best. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/25/who-are-ai-browsers-for/