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Venture firm CRV raises $750M, downsizing after returning capital to investors

The 55-year-old VC firm announced its twentieth fund.

Kleiner Perkins is having a very good week

With two IPOs this week alone, Kleiner Perkins partner Mamoon Hamid has reason to celebrate.

A backlog at the Commerce Department is reportedly stalling Nvidia’s H20 chip licenses

News of a backlog at the U.S. federal department comes less than a week after national security experts urged the Trump administration to reverse its decision that allows Nvidia to export H20 chips to China.

Tesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $200M in damages

The jury verdict is one of the first major legal decisions about driver assistance technology that has gone against Tesla. Both Elon Musk and Tesla have spent years making claims about Autopilot’s capabilities.

Google bets on STAN, an Indian social gaming platform

STAN, headquartered in Singapore, is trying to position itself as a gaming community platform to rival Discord, but its approach to the market is quite different.

Nintendo raising original Switch console prices due to ‘market conditions’

Nintendo wouldn’t say what the “market conditions” were, but likely reference President Trump’s tariffs, which are increasing costs for U.S. consumers.

More details emerge on how Windsurf’s VCs and founders got paid from the Google deal

VCs and founders took much of the $2.4 billion, but money was left for a payout to all employees, sources say.

Fundamental Research Labs nabs $30M+ to build AI agents across verticals

Fundamental Research Labs is releasing multiple AI products related to gaming and productivity.

Sex toy maker Lovense threatens legal action after fixing security flaws that exposed users’ data

The internet-connected sex toy maker said it fixed the vulnerabilities that exposed users’ private email addresses and accounts to takeovers, but said it was also planning to take legal action following the disclosure.

Truecaller’s call-recording feature won’t work on iPhones from September 30

The app’s call recording feature will no longer be available on iPhones starting September 30. Users with saved call recordings can either download them to their devices, share them via email or messaging apps, or switch their storage preference to iCloud to keep the recordings accessible.

TikTok launches ‘TikTok Pro’ in Europe with built-in charity program

The app features TikTok’s new “Sunshine Programme,” which allows users to support charitable organizations.

Term sheets, traction, and truth bombs: Inside the Series A mindset at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

This conversation goes deeper than the headlines. From the metrics that matter and how to tell your growth story, to what causes investors to walk away — you’ll hear what actually moves a pitch from “maybe” to “we’re in.”

OpenAI reportedly raises $8.3B at $300B valuation

The oversubscribed round came months ahead of schedule, and is part of OpenAI’s strategy to raise $40 billion.

Instagram now requires users to have at least 1,000 followers to go live

Until now, Instagram allowed anyone to go live, regardless of their follower count or whether their account was public or private.

The new face of defense tech — Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries — takes the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to host Ethan Thornton.

This Detroit startup is turning to utilities to make home efficiency upgrades cheaper

Investors have bought into Pearl Edison’s idea and recently poured $3.3 million into the startup.

Vast Data in talks with Alphabet’s CapitalG, Nvidia to fund round at up to $30B valuation

The round could make the AI data storage company one of the most valuable in the world.

Authorities seize BlackSuit ransomware gang’s servers

German authorities said they have seized the servers used by the long-running ransomware gang, BlackSuit, which is blamed for cyberattacks across Europe and the U.S., including the City of Dallas.

VC industry has become a better career for women over the past 7 years

All Raise released a report that said 18.6% of the top roles at leading VC firms are held by women, which is double what it was in 2018.

Klarna might reschedule its IPO for September

Details are slim, though, regarding when Klarna will schedule its debut; no final decisions have been made.