Alphabet becomes fourth company to reach $3 trillion market cap

Google’s parent company added hundreds of billions of dollars in value in September following a favorable ruling.

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U.S.-China Deal to Avert TikTok Ban May be Close, Trump Official Says

Trump administration officials say they have the framework of a deal to save the popular video app. It had until Sept. 17 to be sold by its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or face a ban in the United States.

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Nvidia Broke Antitrust Law, China Says, as Tensions With U.S. Mount

Chinese regulators, on a day of U.S. trade talks, said that an acquisition by Nvidia had violated antimonopoly regulations.

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Elon Musk Buys $1 Billion in Tesla Stock as Board Defends His Pay

Tesla’s chief executive bought the stock after the company’s board proposed paying him nearly $1 trillion if he achieves certain performance goals.

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Lina Khan Revamped Antitrust. Now She’s Pushing the Democratic Party.

The youngest chair in the history of the Federal Trade Commission is campaigning for Zohran Mamdani and defending her brand of populism.

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Used E.V. Sales Take Off as Prices Plummet

Electric vehicles on the used market often cost less than comparable gasoline models, making the technology affordable to many more buyers.

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By popular demand: 10 extra exhibit tables open at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Back by overwhelming demand, we’ve added 10 more exhibit tables to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and this will be the final release before they sell out. This is your last chance to showcase your company in front of 10,000+ founders, VCs, and tech innovators from October 27-29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West.

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Zoom’s Eric Yuan and Emergence’s Santi Subotovsky on navigating the second act at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and Emergence Capital General Partner Santi Subotovsky will join the Going Public Stage at Disrupt 2025 in a session called “What Comes After Breakout Success?.” Join 10,000+ tech and VC leaders from October 27-29 in San Francisco.

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US says ‘framework’ for TikTok ownership deal agreed with China

The deal will pave the way to US ownership of the social media platform’ s American operations, according to the US treasury secretary.

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Gucci, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen private data ransomed by hackers

Kering, the luxury French fashion house which owns the brands, confirmed the attack to BBC News.

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