Y Combinator says Apple’s App Store has hindered startup growth

Y Combinator is asking the court to deny Apple’s appeal. 

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Ether surges, trading close to its record again after Powell speech teasing rate cuts

The price of ether rebounded to near-record levels on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at upcoming rate cuts.

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NVIDIA CEO Dismisses Chip Security Allegations as China Orders Firms to Halt Purchases

NVIDIA is also reportedly working on a new AI chip for customers in China that outperforms the company’s H20.

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Nvidia reportedly halts production on its H20 AI chips

Beijing is reportedly urging Chinese companies to turn to domestic chips just weeks after Nvidia got the green light to sell in China again.

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Aspiration co-founder to plead guilty to $248M fraud scheme

Joseph Sanberg is accused of falsely inflating revenue and fabricating a letter from Aspiration’s audit committee to obtain loans, which the startup ultimately defaulted on.

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Astronomer’s New CEO Speaks—Yes, About That

The viral kiss-cam moment could be the best thing that’s ever happened to Astronomer. But its new CEO won’t say that.

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Kimbal Musk on Elon’s Tesla pay package: ‘My brother deserves to be paid’

The electric carmaker has been locked in a legal battle over Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package from 2018.

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YC-backed Oway raises $4M to build a decentralized ‘Uber for freight’

The thousands of trucks zipping along U.S. highways are often only about half full — something Oway wants to change with its ‘ride-share for freight’ software.

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Google makes it easier to edit Drive videos with a new Vids shortcut button

Now, Workspace users can initiate a video edit using the Vids app directly from the Google Drive interface.

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X pulls the ability to like and follow from its developer API’s free tier

X is making it harder for spammers with these API changes.

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