Bloombergs Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the clashes between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Plus, the Tesla CEO will oversee sales in Europe and the US as investors brace for disappointing delivery numbers in the second quarter. And, Apple considers using outside AI from Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri. (Source: Bloomberg)

Historic regional competition launches to showcase Central Eurasias rising startup ecosystem on Silicon Valleys biggest stage. For the first time in its history, Central Eurasia will have a direct pathway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield through the launch of Road to Battlefield, a groundbreaking regional competition that promises to put the underrepresented region firmly on the []

Huawei Technologies Co. must face a criminal trial next year in New York after a federal judge refused a request by the Chinese wireless equipment maker to dismiss more than a dozen charges, including racketeering, trade secret theft and violating US sanctions on Iran.

Google has pledged to use only carbon-free sources of electricity to power its operations, a task made more challenging by its breakneck pace of data center growth.

The five-year-old company, known for its bold designs, unveiled the Phone 3and a pair of similarly quirky headphones.

AI-native startups are rewriting the rules of what early traction looks like and too often, investors are still playing by the old ones. At TechCrunch All Stage, happening in Boston on July 15, Kleida Martiro, partner at Glasswing Ventures, will lead a breakout that cuts straight to the core of this disconnect.

Personal information about Columbia University students and applicants including whether they were accepted or rejected by the school has been stolen, according to a Bloomberg News review of data provided by a person who claimed to have hacked the school in June.

Nothing has revealed its first over-the-ear headphones. The aluminum and transparent Headphone (1) was designed in collaboration with KEF. They offer adaptive noise canceling, bass enhancement for deeper low frequencies, and spatial audio, for $299 at launch. But spoilers: The buttons on these headphones might be the best part.

Genesis AI, a startup working on software for robots, has raised $105 million in a funding round with both US and Chinese backers a rarity in an industry split along geopolitical lines.

Elon Musks X has appointed serial entrepreneur and growth hacker Nikita Bier as its new Head of Product. Ive officially posted my way to the top, Bier wrote on X, alluding to his large presence on the app. Bier is best known as the founder of apps like Gas, which was acquired by Discord, and []

Microsoft Corp. has signed a cloud computing deal with the Premier League, a pact that will let the software company tout its AI technology to a captive audience of sports fans.

At launch, DMs will be available in most markets where Threads is available, except for Japan, Australia, the U.K., and the E.U.

Jumia Technologies AG, the biggest e-commerce company in Africa, has drawn takeover interest from telecommunications company Axian Telecom, people familiar with the matter said.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is coming to Moscone West in San Francisco from October 2729, bringing together 10,000+ startup and VC leaders to chart whats next in tech. And on October 27, on the premiere industry stage: Going Public, David George of Andreessen Horowitz will take the mic for a fireside chat focused on one of []

The European Central Bank held on to two bonds of embattled payments company Worldline SA while prices slumped following news reports alleging that the company covered up fraud by some of its customers.

After going back and forth over the provision, Sen. Marsha Blackburn offered an amendment to strip the provision alongside Sen. Maria Cantwell.

Saudi Arabia-based quick delivery firm Ninja has become the kingdoms newest tech unicorn after raising around $250 million from local investors, according to people familiar with the matter.

Genesis AI, which aims to build a foundational model for powering all kinds of robots, has emerged from stealth with $105M in seed funding.

More than two weeks after the deadly crash of an Air India plane that killed all but one of the 242 people on board, investigators and the airline are studying possible dual engine failure as a scenario that prevented the Boeing Co. 787 jet from staying airborne.

A federal proposal that would ban states and local governments from regulating AI for 10 years could soon be signed into law, as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and other lawmakers work to secure its inclusion into a GOP megabill ahead of a key July 4 deadline.Here's what's at stake.

Deutsche Bank AG plans to launch its digital assets custody service next year and has enlisted crypto exchange Bitpandas technology unit to help build the offering, according to people familiar with the matter.

Cloudflare, a cloud infrastructure provider that serves 20% of the web, announced Tuesday the launch of a new marketplace that reimagines the relationship between website owners and AI companies ideally giving publishers greater control over their content. For the last year, Cloudflare has launched tools for publishers to address the rampant rise of AI []

Leveraging home sensors and AI, Whisker Labs has developed new ways to rapidly track electricity flows to detect grid faults leaving some power providers trailing

The suit is looking for changes to the App Store and monetary damages, which Proton says will be donated to organizations fighting for democracy and human rights.

Valar Ventures, a fintech fund backed by Peter Thiel, sold a nearly 50 million ($68.8 million) stake in Wise Plc, exiting a position it built as one of the international payments firms early investors.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is restructuring the companys AI efforts to center around building AI superintelligence.

The prospective buyer of TikToks American operations cited by President Donald Trump is the same investor consortium including Oracle Corp., Blackstone Inc. and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, whose bid for the app had stalled amid US-China trade tensions, according to a person familiar with the matter.

US prosecutors indicated a total of 13 people involved in the fraudulent scheme to steal and launder money for North Koreas nuclear weapons program.

Malaysian semiconductor designer SkyeChip Sdn. is close to an initial public offering after posting consecutive years of revenue and profit growth, said Chief Executive Officer Fong Swee Kiang.

Startup life is tough funding rounds, team building, and managing finances can feel like trying to solve a Rubiks Cube blindfolded. Thats exactly why TechCrunch All Stage 2025 exists: to give founders like you the tools, tactics, and real talk from those whove been through it and built something lasting. If theres one session []