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Senate Democrats press CFTC chair on prediction markets
A group of Senate Democrats sent a letter Monday to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig, urging him to clarify his position on prediction markets. Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Cory Booker (N.J.)…
SoftBank-Backed Wayve Raises $1.2 Billion From Microsoft, Nvidia, Automakers
U.K. self-driving technology provider Wayve raised $1.2 billion in a series D investment round, as it seeks to scale the commercial deployment of its driving tech. The round, led by venture capital firms Eclipse Capital, Balderton Capital and a…
Final 4 days to save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass
You don't attend TechCrunch Disrupt to sit in the audience. You go to gain leverage. If 2026 is a build year, a fundraise year, a hiring year, or a scale year, this is where momentum compounds. With just 4 days left before Super Early Bird pricing…
AI-for-Accounting Startup Basis Hits $1.15 Billion Valuation
AI-for-accounting startup Basis has surged to unicorn status with a new funding round as advances in artificial intelligence rattle the financial services markets. Basis raised $100 million from investors at a $1.15 billion valuation, the company…
Blackbird reveals the eye-popping returns from its big Eucalyptus bet
The $1.6 billion sale of Australian telehealth unicorn Eucalyptus to New York-listed obesity drugs giant Hims & Hers Health is likely to create plenty of (paper) millionaires among employees, both current and former. And there's plenty there for…
US military leaders meet with Anthropic to argue against Claude safeguards
US military leaders including Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, met with executives from the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic on Tuesday to hash out a dispute over what the government will be able to do with the company's powerful AI…
The golden age of dating apps is over. Now finding a match can cost $20 a month.
If you've spoken with anyone in the dating market recently, you've likely heard them describe 'The Apps' with an air usually reserved for recounting war stories of yore. 'The Apps' — the bevy of dating platforms like Tinder, Hinge, and…
Several trends are shifting defense tech toward Europe
Donald Trump's break with the liberal democracies of Europe couldn't have come at a worse time for U.S. defense and tech giants, whose market dominance will be challenged by European competitors riding several favorable trends. One is geographic:…
Opinion | America Has an Edge Over China. Why Won't We Use It?
Tesla's factory in Shanghai produces far more cars per worker than its plant in California. The gap reflects something unsettling about China's broader edge in manufacturing: It has figured out how to organize production around large-scale…
Bell Media Invests In Daylight Media's Podcast Network QCode
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian media and entertainment company, Bell Media, has invested in Daylight Media Company and podcast network, QCode. The investment, made through Bell Ventures, Bell's Corporate Venture Capital arm, includes a commercial partnership…
Discord pushes back global age verification rollout amid criticism, promises transparency
Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from users with concerns about their privacy. The global rollout of the system is now delayed to…
Beyond Secondaries: Turbine Wants To Unlock Liquidity For Venture LPs
As a venture partner with TTV Capital, Mike Hurst saw the liquidity challenge firsthand after the tech market reset in 2022. VCs were hesitant to call capital and were not actively investing at a time when valuations had reset, he recalls. Founders…
Edge AI chip startup Axelera AI raises $250M+ funding round
Axelera AI BV, a Dutch supplier of artificial intelligence chips for edge devices, today announced that it has raised more than $250 million in funding. Amsterdam-based venture capital firm Innovation Industries led the investment. It was joined by…
MatX's $500m, QC Capital backs virtual pediatrics and The Raine Group's new partner
• MatX, a Mountain View, Calif.-based AI chip developer, raised more than $500m in new funding. Jane Street and Situational Awareness led, joined by Marvell Technology, NFDG, Spark Capital, and Stripe co-founders Patrick and John Collison.
ByteDance valued at $550 billion in proposed share sale by General Atlantic, sources say
Investment firm General Atlantic is selling an equity stake in ByteDance in a deal that values the Chinese social media giant at $550 billion, two people with knowledge of the matter said, marking a dramatic rise in the privately held shares. The…
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