Google pays $30M to settle lawsuit over children’s YouTube data
Google has agreed to pay $30M to settle a lawsuit over children’s data collection, though the company denies wrongdoing.
Month: August 2025
Meta is shaking up its AI org, again
On Friday, The Information reported that Meta was preparing to tear down its existing AI org and reorganize it into four new groups. Four days later, the change has been made official with an internal memo.
Notion releases offline mode
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Discover how developer tools are shifting fast with Lauri Moore and David Cramer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
From no-code to AI-assisted dev environments, “vibe coding” is changing how early-stage startups build — and who they need to hire. The once-standard idea of landing a “10x engineer” as your first critical hire is getting a serious reality check with Lauri Moore (Bessemer) and David Cramer (Sentry) on the Builder Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt … Read more
Scaramucci’s Skybridge Capital to Tokenize $300M in Hedge Funds on Avalanche
SkyBridge Capital, Anthony Scaramucci’s investment management firm, plans to tokenize $300 million worth of its hedge funds on the Avalanche (AVAX) network. The firm is bringing its Digital Macro Master Fund and Legion Strategies on-chain in partnership with tokenization provider Tokeny and its parent, Apex Group, which manages more than $3.5 trillion in assets, according … Read more
Benchmarking document information localization with Amazon Nova
Every day, enterprises process thousands of documents containing critical business information. From invoices and purchase orders to forms and contracts, accurately locating and extracting specific fields has traditionally been one of the most complex challenges in document processing pipelines. Although optical character recognition (OCR) can tell us what text exists in a document, determining where … Read more
Key Republican senator expects Democratic support for US crypto market structure bill
The CLARITY Act awaits Senate consideration in September, with Senator Tim Scott saying he expects 12 to 18 Democrats to back the market structure bill.
The new Nissan Leaf is still one of the cheapest EVs in America
Nissan stunned us all when it released the specs for its refreshed Leaf: new crossover body; dual charging ports; and over 300 miles of range. Today, the Japanese released the starting price for the Leaf, and lo and behold, it’s still a hell of a bargain. When it reaches dealerships this fall, the 2026 Leaf … Read more
How Infosys built a generative AI solution to process oil and gas drilling data with Amazon Bedrock
Enterprises across industries like healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and legal services face escalating challenges in processing vast amounts of multimodal data that combines text, images, charts, and complex technical formats. As organizations generate multimodal content at unprecedented speed and scale, document processing methods increasingly fail to handle the intricacies of specialized domains where technical terminology, interconnected … Read more
Apple is reportedly making more of its new iPhones in India instead of China
Apple is manufacturing more of its iPhone 17 phones for the US in India instead of in China, and for the first time, the full lineup of new models will ship from India at launch, according to Bloomberg. The company is also working on a successor to the iPhone 16E that it plans to make … Read more
Ethereum whale opens $16.3M long as ETH price eyes bounce
Some large traders are raising the stakes and putting money on ETH price avoiding a trip below $4,000 and rebounding toward $4,300 soon.
Databricks CEO says fresh $1B will help him attack a new AI database market
The round, which pushes Databricks’ valuation to $100B, was co-led by Insight Partners and Thrive. CEO Ali Ghodsi says he’s found an enormous untapped AI agent market to spend the funds.
Ripple’s Global Co-Head of Policy on Four Best Practices for Digital Asset Custody
Ripple executives used a policy-related blog post on Monday to argue that digital asset custody has become the foundation for institutional adoption of stablecoins, tokenized assets and cross-border settlement. Rahul Advani, Ripple’s global co-head of policy, and Caren Tso, its Asia-Pacific policy manager, said in the post that custody is now a critical entry point … Read more
Bitcoin falls closer to $110K support: Will a bounce supercharge ETH, BNB, LINK, MNT?
Bears continue to attack Bitcoin price as it falls closer the the key $110,530 support. Would a bounce lead to a fast recovery in altcoins?
Two Prime, Figment team up to bring Bitcoin yield to institutions
SEC-registered adviser Two Prime is partnering with Figment to give institutional investors access to yield on Bitcoin and other crypto protocols.
Asus has the new world’s fastest OLED monitor at 720Hz, and it’s dripping with style
We might have a new king of esports gaming monitors — one with fewer compromises than usual. Asus has just announced the ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-W at Gamescom 2025. Not only does it offer a 26.5-inch 2560 x 1440 QHD OLED screen at a blazing-fast 540Hz, it’s also a dual-mode panel that can switch to … Read more
Bullish’s $1.15B in IPO Proceeds Was Entirely in Stablecoins—A First for Public Market
The crypto platform Bullish (BLSH), the owner of CoinDesk, said it received $1.15 billion in proceeds from its initial public offering in stablecoins, which was the first for U.S. public markets. Most of the tokens were minted on the Solana (SOL) network and predominantly settled in USDC (USDC), the U.S. dollar stablecoin issued by Circle … Read more
Bitcoin Treasury KindlyMD Stock Dives Following $679 Million BTC Buy
Healthcare company KindlyMD said Tuesday that it spent $679 million buying Bitcoin, and its stock is down over 13% since.
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Meta rolls out AI-powered translations to creators globally, starting with English and Spanish
The new feature, which is available in any market where Meta AI is available, allows creators to translate content into other languages for a broader audience.
TOM LEE BUYS $1.7B ETH IN PAST WEEK, $LIGHT JUMPS 50% TO NEW ATH, CRYPTO MAJORS IN THE GREEN
Crypto weak, ETH ETF sees 2nd largest outflow ever. DAT stocks continue to fall on dilution fears. Strategy buys $51m BTC, relaxes financing rule. Chamath announces crypto SPAC. BMNR flips MARA to claim 2nd largest DAT spot. $3.9b ETH stuck in staking exit queue. KindlyMD raises $200m debt to buy BTC. Dutch firm Amdax to … Read more
Will Crypto Get Its Long-Awaited Market Structure Bill? Tim Scott Says Vote Could Be Close
Elizabeth Warren’s protests against the bill could lead to fewer Democrats supporting it than the GENIUS Act, Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott said.
Your next customer is on the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 expo floor — will they find you or your competitor?
There’s still time to book your exhibit table, but space is disappearing fast. The brands that move now will be the ones getting the face time, the leads, and the traction that matters most.
How the MAGA goon squad became tech lobbyists
Hello there, world! Welcome to the second issue of Regulator, a newsletter about the collision between Big Tech and Washington. If you enjoy this, consider subscribing to get this newsletter weekly and everything The Verge has to offer. Lobbying might be a dubious industry, but lobbyists themselves are often some of the best sources in … Read more
All the news from Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025
With Gamescom’s Opening Night Live, the summer of games comes to a close. Join Mr. Video Games himself, Geoff Keighley, on August 19th at 2PM ET as he emcees the last big video game livestream event before the kids go back to school and the adults break out the Halloween decorations. We already know that … Read more
Ticket reseller sued for illegally buying over 2,000 Taylor Swift tickets
Photo by Erika Goldring/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management The Federal Trade Commission is suing a ticket broker for allegedly using “illegal means” to buy up hundreds of thousands of live event tickets, including for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour. Key Investment Group, which also does business as Epic Seats, TotalTickets.com, and Totally Tix, is accused … Read more