Bob Iger rejoins Thrive Capital as advisor after Disney exit
Bob Iger rejoins Thrive Capital as advisor after Disney exit The former Disney CEO hold a stake in Thrive, and has previously held the role of the venture partner at…
Authorities arrest special forces soldier who allegedly made $400k on Polymarket bet involving Maduro operation
Authorities arrest special forces soldier who allegedly made $400k on Polymarket bet involving Maduro operation The soldier is accused of using classified government information to inform a wager on the…
Redwood Materials loses COO amid layoffs, restructuring
Redwood Materials loses COO amid layoffs, restructuring Former Tesla executive Chris Lister is retiring, and at least three other VPs have left Redwood around the recent restructuring, TechCrunch has learned.…
Bret Taylor’s Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup Fragment
Bret Taylor’s Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup Fragment Sierra, the AI customer service agent startup founded by technologist Bret Taylor, announced today that it has acquired the YC-backed French startup…
Instagram tests a new ‘Instants’ app for sharing disappearing photos
Instagram tests a new ‘Instants’ app for sharing disappearing photos The app lets users share disappearing photos with their friends that can be viewed only once and remain available for…
Meet Noscroll, an AI bot that does your doomscrolling for you
Meet Noscroll, an AI bot that does your doomscrolling for you Noscroll wants to cure doomscrolling with an AI bot that reads the internet for you. Noscroll wants to cure…
Trump’s pick to run US cyber agency CISA asks to drop out
Trump’s pick to run US cyber agency CISA asks to drop out Sean Plankey has requested to withdraw his name to run the U.S. cybersecurity agency after a tumultuous year…
Don’t stop hiring humans — stop hiring the wrong humans, Artisan’s founder says
Don’t stop hiring humans — stop hiring the wrong humans, Artisan’s founder says Artisan may be known for their bold “Stop Hiring Humans” campaign but the reality is every founder…
OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, bringing company one step closer to an AI ‘superapp’
OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, bringing company one step closer to an AI ‘superapp’ OpenAI says its latest model offers increased capabilities across a broad variety of categories. OpenAI says its latest…
Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says
Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says According to an internal memo, Meta plans to begin its sweeping layoffs on May 20. According to an internal…