Month: September 2025
136 posts
Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown
From phone spyware and facial recognition to forensic phone hacking technology to databases and more, this tech powers…
Hike, once a unicorn, shuts down as India cracks down on real-money gaming
Hike, which started as a WhatsApp rival before pivoting to real-money gaming, is now sunsetting after India’s sweeping…
Google is a ‘bad actor’ says People CEO, accusing the company of stealing content
People CEO Neil Vogel says Google’s AI crawler can’t be blocked because it would block the web crawler…
Micro1, a competitor to Scale AI, raises funds at $500M valuation
A three-year-old startup providing data for AI labs is trying to fill the gap in the market left…
New FAA program will let eVTOL startups test some operations before full certification
It’s a major change that paves the way for electric air taxi startups to perform more robust demonstrations…
Mastodon rolls out quote posts with protections to prevent ‘dunking’
Decentralized X alternative Mastodon adds support for quote posts, but with additional controls.
Justice Department sues Uber for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities
It’s the latest in a long line of criticism — and action — against the company’s treatment of…
VC leaders from 01 Advisors take the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to share the scaling playbook
Adam Bain, Dick Costolo, and David Fischer — the operators behind Twitter and Meta’s growth — reunite at…
FTC launches inquiry into AI chatbot companions from Meta, OpenAI, and others
The federal consumer regulator seeks to learn about how AI companies evaluate the safety of their chatbots.
Gmail makes it easier to track upcoming package deliveries
Google also announced on that it’s updating the Promotion category in Gmail to allow users to sort by…