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Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

Changpeng Zhao previously pleaded guilty to enabling money laundering while running the cryptocurrency exchange, and served four months in prison last year.

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U.S. government accuses former L3Harris cyber boss of stealing trade secrets

The U.S. Department of Justice accused Peter Williams, former general manager of L3Harris’ hacking division Trenchant, of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia.

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Made in space: Varda’s William Bruey shares plan to build the next great supply chain at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

William Bruey, founder and CEO of Varda Space Industries is taking the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, to share how his team is transforming outer space into the ultimate manufacturing frontier. … Continue reading

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Announcing the top judges for the final round of Startup Battlefield 200, only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, the Startup Battlefield 200 finalists will take the stage one last time to compete for the $100,000 equity-free prize. Deciding their fate will be a select group of the most respected and influential investors in the industry — our final round … Continue reading

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Wonder Studios, backed by OpenAI, DeepMind execs, raised $12M to bring AI content to Hollywood 

Wonder will use the fresh funds to double its engineering team and accelerate its push into IP ownership and original content production.

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Amazon’s new AI shopping tool tells you why you should buy a recommended product

Amazon’s new Help Me Decide tool will show you a personalized recommendation for a particular category and list reasons why you should buy it.

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Redwood Materials raises another $350M to power up its energy storage business

The round was led by Eclipse and saw participation from Nvidia’s venture capital arm, NVentures.

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As China’s 996 culture spreads, South Korea’s tech sector grapples with 52-hour limit

South Korea’s 52-hour workweek cap is stricter than the U.S. and Singapore but more flexible than much of Europe. Still deep tech founders and investors worry it’s too restrictive.

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Elon Musk frets over controlling Tesla’s ‘robot army’ as car biz rebounds slightly

Tesla’s profit actually fell 37% compared to the same period last year, despite buyers rushing to take advantage of the expiring EV tax credit.

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Snapchat makes its first open prompt AI Lens available for free in the US

Snapchat is expanding access to its AI-powered “Imagine Lens,” allowing all users to generate and edit images with custom prompts for free.

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