Nvidia’s $2B Synopsys bet tightens its grip on the chip-design stack
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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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Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus drove sales on Black Friday
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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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How AI PR startup Clipbook won Mark Cuban’s investment from a cold email
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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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At least 80 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/at-least-36-new-tech-unicorns-were-minted-in-2025-so-far/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest TechCrunch Stories @npub1uf3z...7jtz
Black Forest Labs raises $300M at $3.25B valuation
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Black Forest Labs raises $300M at $3.25B valuation | TechCrunch
The round was co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha (AMP), and saw participation from a16z, NVIDIA, Northzone, Creandum, Earlybird VC, Bro...
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Korea’s Coupang says data breach exposed nearly 34M customers’ personal information
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Korea's Coupang says data breach exposed nearly 34M customers' personal information | TechCrunch
E-commerce company Coupang has confirmed a massive data breach affecting 33.7 million customer accounts in South Korea.
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Varda says it has proven space manufacturing works — now it wants to make it boring
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Varda says it has proven space manufacturing works -- now it wants to make it boring | TechCrunch
CEO Will Bruey says people often get Varda wrong. The company isn't "in the space industry; we're in-space industry," he said. Space is "...
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‘Avatar’ director James Cameron says generative AI is ‘horrifying’
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‘Avatar’ director James Cameron says generative AI is ‘horrifying’ | TechCrunch
James Cameron’s movies are often at the cutting edge of visual effects technology, but that doesn't make him a fan of generative AI.
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New report examines how David Sacks might profit from Trump administration role
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New report examines how David Sacks might profit from Trump administration role | TechCrunch
David Sacks’ role as President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence and crypto czar could work out very well for his investments, according t...
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ChatGPT launched three years ago today
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ChatGPT launched three years ago today | TechCrunch
It’s no hyperbole to suggest that ChatGPT subsequently transformed the worlds of business and tech.
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