"I pinch myself going to work every day," one 51-year-old says of his new supervisor role overseeing 200 workers at a data center site.
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Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom | TechCrunch
"I pinch myself going to work every day," one 51-year-old says of his new supervisor role overseeing 200 workers at a data center site.
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New planned data centers promise to consume even more energy than expected. Meanwhile, a grid monitor is blaming such growth for high electricity prices.
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Data center energy demand forecasted to soar nearly 300% through 2035 | TechCrunch
New planned data centers promise to consume even more energy than expected. Meanwhile, a grid monitor is blaming such growth for high electricity p...
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Europol announced the seizure of Cryptomixer’s official website, as well as 25 million euros and 12 terabytes of data from the mixer's service.
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European cops shut down crypto mixing website that helped launder 1.3B euros | TechCrunch
Europol announced the seizure of Cryptomixer’s official website, as well as 25 million euros and 12 terabytes of data from the mixer's service.
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This year, the whimsical holiday app comes to iPhone and adds a snow effect for Mac users.
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Festivitas lets you decorate your Apple devices with holiday lights and snow | TechCrunch
This year, the whimsical holiday app comes to iPhone and adds a snow effect for Mac users.
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Analysts will be watching to see if Thrive-owned firms actually succeed in building long-term profitable businesses using OpenAI’s tech, or if the result is really just pumped up valuations based on speculative market potential. 
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OpenAI’s investment into Thrive Holdings is its latest circular deal | TechCrunch
Analysts will be watching to see if Thrive-owned firms actually succeed in building long-term profitable businesses using OpenAI’s tech, or if th...
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Deezer launched its version of Spotify Wrapped to give listeners an overview of their top tracks and artists.
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Deezer rolls out ‘My Deezer Year 2025,’ its Spotify Wrapped clone | TechCrunch
Deezer launched its version of Spotify Wrapped to give listeners an overview of their top tracks and artists.
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The $2 billion investment in Synopsys, which makes software and components for designing semiconductor chips, deepens their existing partnership at a time when analysts scrutinize circular AI-industry deals and warn of a potential bubble.
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Nvidia’s $2B Synopsys bet tightens its grip on the chip-design stack | TechCrunch
The $2 billion investment in Synopsys, which makes software and components for designing semiconductor chips, deepens their existing partnership at...
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On Black Friday, Amazon sessions that resulted in a sale were up 100% in the U.S. when the AI chatbot Rufus was used. They only increased by 20% when Rufus wasn't used.
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Amazon's AI chatbot Rufus drove sales on Black Friday | TechCrunch
On Black Friday, Amazon sessions that resulted in a sale were up 100% in the U.S. when the AI chatbot Rufus was used. They only increased by 20% wh...
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Adam Joseph was shocked when Mark Cuban replied to his email with an inquisition full of questions.
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How AI PR startup Clipbook won Mark Cuban's investment from a cold email  | TechCrunch
Adam Joseph was shocked when Mark Cuban replied to his email with an inquisition full of questions.
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Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year. https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/at-least-36-new-tech-unicorns-were-minted-in-2025-so-far/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon image