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Trump and ByteDance tout TikTok deal approval, but no official details yet

The two countries have been working on a way to save TikTok’s U.S. business, after the TikTok ban in January over national security concerns.

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Meta CTO explains why the smart glasses demos failed at Meta Connect — and it wasn’t the Wi-Fi

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth offered a postmortem on Meta’s demo fails this week at its developer conference, where it showed off new smart glasses.

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Final hours to apply: Be the life of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 by hosting your own Side Event

Today is your last chance to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco. By tonight, applications close. No extensions. No late entries. Apply now.

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Meta Ray-Ban Display and everything else unveiled at Meta Connect 2025

Meta unveiled new versions of its AI-powered smart glasses, as well as a gesture-indicating wristband.

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Meet the latest VC judges joining Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 

Twenty founders will pitch their companies on the Disrupt Stage, but only one will walk away with the $100,000 equity-free prize and the coveted Disrupt Cup.

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Mastodon has a new plan to make money: Hosting and support services for the open social web

Mastodon launches hosting and support services to generate revenue and expand the open social web.

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Indian fintech Jar turns profitable by enabling millions to save in gold

Jar has been profitable after tax for the past two quarters.

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OpenAI’s research on AI models deliberately lying is wild 

AI models don’t just hallucinate. They also “scheme,” meaning deliberately lie or hide their true intensions.

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Raising Series A in 2026: Insights from Top Early-Stage VCs at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Katie Stanton (Moxxie Ventures), Thomas Krane (Insight Partners), and Sangeen Zeb (GV) share how to win Series A funding in 2026 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct 27–29, SF).

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Huawei announces new AI infrastructure as Nvidia gets locked out of China

Huawei’s SuperPoD interconnect technology creates clusters of chips, including AI chips, to increase compute.

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