Does Colossal Biosciences’ dire wolf creation justify its $10B+ valuation?

On Monday, the “de-extinction” startup Colossal Biosciences announced its most ambitious results to date: the dire wolf. These are creatures that have been extinct for more than 12,000 years made famous by the HBO show Game of Thrones. These white, fluffy animals live on a 2,000-acre preserve in a location so secretive that journalists, including […]

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Musk labels Trump trade adviser ‘moron’ over Tesla comments

Peter Navarro had described Musk’s electric car company as a “car assembler” rather than manufacturer.

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A nonprofit is using AI agents to raise money for charity

Tech giants like Microsoft might be touting AI “agents” as profit-boosting tools for corporations, but a nonprofit is trying to prove that agents can be a force for good, too. Sage Future, a 501(c)(3) backed by Open Philanthropy, launched an experiment earlier this month tasking four AI models in a virtual environment with raising money […]

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Tapestry’s app can now de-dupe your social feeds

Tapestry, a new app designed to organize the open social web, is adding a valuable feature to help people who are keeping up with multiple social networks: It will now remove duplicate posts from your feed. That means if you follow the same person across social networking services like Bluesky and Mastodon, you won’t have […]

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DOJ ends crypto enforcement team, shifts focus to terrorism and fraud

The memo, sent by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, outlines a decentralized approach for digital asset cases.

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Google fixes two Android zero-day bugs actively exploited by hackers

The most severe security bug can be exploited without user interaction, per Google.

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Take the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Apply to speak now

If you’re reading this, consider it your signal: the opportunity to influence the future of tech is here. TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is now accepting speaker applications. Join us on stage this October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco and share your ideas with 10,000+ tech leaders, VCs, and innovators shaping what’s next. Apply to […]

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Tech, semiconductor stocks bounce on tariff optimism, Nvidia jumps 7%

Technology stocks bounced Tuesday after three rocky trading sessions, spurred by hopes that the U.S. may negotiate aggressive tariffs with world leaders.

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Digital health startup Transcarent takes Accolade private in $621 million deal

Transcarent CEO Glen Tullman previously led Livongo, which was purchased by Teladoc in a 2020 agreement that valued the company at $18.5 billion.

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Tech C.E.O.s Spent Millions Courting Trump. It Has Yet to Pay Off.

With inauguration donations and Mar-a-Lago visits, leaders of the biggest tech companies sought favor with the president in an attempt to steer regulation and tariffs, to little avail.

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