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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US, China reach ‘framework’ deal for TikTok

The “framework” deal with China is
“between two private parties, but the commercial terms have been agreed upon,” CNBC quoted Bessent as saying on the sidelines of a meeting between the two countries in Madrid on Monday.

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Spotify will now let free users pick and play tracks

Spotify is adding new features for free customers that let them pick and play tracks.

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Bessent says ‘framework’ of U.S.-China TikTok deal has been reached, will be finalized Friday

The U.S. and China have a ‘framework’ deal for social media platform TikTok in place, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday.

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Harvard Law to AI: MarqVision lands $48M to combat brand abuse

How a Harvard Law grad turned YC founder raised $48M to fight brand abuse in the AI era

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