Monthly Archives: July 2025

Trump’s Commerce Secretary Loves Tariffs. His Former Investment Bank Is Taking Bets Against Them

A subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, which is run by the sons of US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, is letting clients essentially bet that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will be struck down in court.

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OpenAI’s New CEO of Applications Strikes Hyper-Optimistic Tone in First Memo to Staff

Ex-Instacart CEO Fidji Simo sent a memo to staff Monday laying out her vision for how AI will change the world.

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New Astronomer CEO gives first statement since Coldplay kiss-cam scandal

Pete DeJoy, who was named interim CEO of Astronomer over the weekend, made his first public comments about his new gig in a post on Monday.

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Figma’s Dylan Field will cash out about $60M in IPO, with Index, Kleiner, Greylock, Sequoia all selling, too

Figma is allowing existing shareholders to sell even more stock than the company will in its IPO.

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Chrome for iOS makes it easier to switch between work and personal Google accounts

When users sign in or switch to their work Google account in Chrome, browsing related to their organization will be kept separate from their other browsing on the device.

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How WIRED Analyzed the Epstein Video

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into the differences between what the US government said about a Jeffrey Epstein video it released and the story told by its metadata.

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Figma IPO could value design software maker at $16 billion

Figma disclosed preliminary results for the second quarter showing revenue growth between 39% and 41% year over year.

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TechCrunch Mobility: Uber makes a bet on premium robotaxis

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

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AI voice company Hyper raises $6.3M to help automate 911 calls

Hyper hopes to use the fresh capital to help scale across the country, integrate more into existing 911 systems, hire a head of engineering, and build its next product.

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Grok’s AI companions drove downloads, but its latest model is the one making money

Grok’s unfiltered AI companions may be making headlines for their unhinged and NSFW responses, but it’s Grok 4 that’s driven the app’s revenue of late.

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