DACLab says it can remove CO2 using less electricity than many competitors
DACLab repurposed technology originally intended to capture carbon from power plants and other industrial facilities. It says the approach has been key to lowering costs.
2025
China Turns Legacy Chips Into a Trade Weapon
As Washington pushes for a TikTok deal, Beijing is countering with probes into American chipmakers.
Google and PayPal team up on agentic commerce
PayPal and Google are teaming up on agentic commerce.
US House committee summons CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Reddit to testify on online radicalization
The House Oversight Committee has requested that the CEOs of Discord, gaming platform Steam, Twitch, and Reddit testify on October 8th about online radicalization.
Nvidia buys $5 billion stake in Intel, planning AI chip collaboration
Nvidia has agreed to invest $5 billion in Intel as part of a broader deal to together develop “multiple generations” of data center and PC products. Nvidia will buy Intel…
From scrappy challenger to IPO: Chris Britt brings Chime’s playbook to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Chris Britt brings Chime’s playbook to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in October. Whether you’re building in fintech or another fast-moving sector, this is a rare opportunity to hear firsthand how to…
Building the future of Open AI with Thomas Wolf at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf joins Disrupt 2025 to share how open science and moonshot projects are shaping the future of AI. October 27–29, Moscone West, San Francisco.
The Psychology Behind Roleplay AI Chat: Escapism, Companionship, and Creativity
Some folks read books to escape, others binge Netflix, and a growing crowd now finds comfort in roleplay AI chat. It’s easy to dismiss these platforms as “just tech toys,”…
Centari Raises $14m In Total For AI-Driven Deal Intelligence – Updated
Centari, the AI-powered deal insights platform, has raised $14m in total – with $8.4m gained now via a Series A funding round. The New York-based …
MiniMax Speech 2.5 Promises Real-Time AI Voices with Faster Speeds on GPT Proto Platform
The race to perfect synthetic speech just turned up the volume. MiniMax has officially launched Speech 2.5 on the GPT Proto AI platform, touting a faster, more natural, and real-time…