Substack Is Having a Moment—Again. But Time Is Running Out

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Techme101

While star reporters continue to flock to Substack, subscription fatigue is only getting worse.

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Coinbase is the best performing stock in the S&P 500 in June, and may have even more room to run

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Techme101

Coinbase is on pace for its third straight monthly gain, the first time it’s put together a three-month rally since the end of 2023.

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TechCrunch Mobility: The Tesla robotaxi Rorschach test and Redwood’s next big act

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Techme101

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility!

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Congress might block state AI laws for a decade. Here’s what it means.

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Techme101

A federal proposal that would ban states and local governments from regulating AI for 10 years could soon be signed into law, as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and other lawmakers work to secure its inclusion into a GOP megabill ahead of a key July 4 deadline. Here’s what’s at stake.

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SpaceX’s Starbase city officials silent on crane collapse

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Techme101

A crane collapsed at SpaceX’s South Texas rocket facility this week, and the company’s newly-formed city won’t say if anyone was hurt. On June 23, a crane being used to clean up debris from the most recent SpaceX rocket explosion collapsed at the company’s launch complex. Footage of the accident was captured by Lab Padre, […]

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Startups Weekly: Tech and the law

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Techme101

Here are the startup stories and funding rounds that caught our eye over the last few days, which have been quite busy.

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PetLibro’s new smart camera uses AI to describe your pet’s movements, and it’s adorable

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Techme101

PetLibro launched an AI-powered smart camera that provides users with real-time insights into their pets’ activities.

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Mark Zuckerberg Ramps Up Meta’s A.I. Spending as Competition Heats Up

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Techme101

Unhappy with his company’s artificial intelligence efforts, Meta’s C.E.O. is on a spending spree as he reconsiders his strategy in the contest to invent a hypothetical “superintelligence.”

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A.I. Frenzy Escalates as OpenAI, Amazon and Meta Supersize Spending

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Techme101

Companies like OpenAI, Amazon and Meta have supersized their spending on artificial intelligence, with no signs of slowing down.

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SCOTUS porn ruling opens door to sweeping internet age verification

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Techme101

The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold a Texas law requiring websites with “sexual material harmful to minors” to verify the ages of all visitors. The Free Speech Coalition (FSC), a trade association for the adult industry, had brought the lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenging the state’s age verification law. […]

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