Monthly Archives: March 2025

Aspiration co-founder and board member defrauded investors of $145M, prosecutors say

The fintech startup has been under federal scrutiny for years for questionable financial and carbon accounting practices. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Amazon reportedly forms a new agentic AI group

Amazon has formed a new group within AWS dedicated to creating AI agents, systems that help people automate parts of their lives, Reuters reported on Tuesday. In an email to staff seen by Reuters, AWS CEO Matt Garman said agentic … Continue reading

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X updates Communities with new filters, sorting options, and a way to see your own posts

X is bringing more attention to Communities, a feature that allows X users to connect and engage in discussions around a given topic, similar to how it’s done on Reddit. Today, tabs to access popular Communities are pinned to the … Continue reading

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Andy Dunn’s new app Pie uses AI to help you make friends

“We’re a long way from pants,” Andy Dunn, founder of online fashion retailer Bonobos, told TechCrunch. Now, the former CEO is taking on a completely different challenge: he wants to help people make friends. Dunn’s newest venture, Pie, is a … Continue reading

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Foundation Capital, an early backer of Solana and Cerebras, raises $600M fund

Foundation Capital has come a long way since it was forced to scale down its fund size from $750 million in 2008 to $282 million (its sixth main fund) in 2013. On Tuesday, the 30-year-old firm announced that it raised … Continue reading

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Trump Still Considering Tariffs on Taiwanese Chips, Despite $100 Billion TSMC Deal

Enforcing the tariffs on Taiwan would be difficult, and they wouldn’t necessarily be enough to meaningfully increase semiconductor manufacturing in the United States, experts told WIRED.

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Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries

Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.

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Okta pops more than 20% on strong earnings and guidance beat

Okta shares soared on Tuesday after the identity and access management company delivered strong fourth-quarter earnings and beat on guidance.

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Apple takes legal action in UK data privacy row

The tech giant is appealing a government order for access to customers’ private data, the BBC understands.

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MWC 2025: Nothing Shows Off (3A) Phones With AI Organization Tool

AI-powered Essential Space is a favorites tab for screenshots, photos, to-do lists, and more that Nothing said is coming soon.

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