October 05, 2025

If you're not an AI startup, good luck raising money from VCs: New PitchBook data illustrates how dramatically AI is dominating startup investment, with 2025 on-track to become the first year when AI accounts for more than half of all VC money invested. Read More

A breach every month raises doubts about South Korea's digital defenses: Known for its blazing fast internet and home to some of the world's biggest tech giants, South Korea has also faced a string of data breaches and cybersecurity lapses that has struggled to match the pace of its digital ambitions. Read More

Sources: Naveen Rao's new AI hardware startup targets $5B valuation with backing from a16z : Former Databricks AI chief is raising $1 billion to build an Nvidia rival through a novel approach. Read More

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Rivian is redesigning the R2 SUV's door handles for better safety: The change comes after employees and customers reportedly voiced concerns. Read More

The Young Minds App wants to protect and educate children online and will show its tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Young Minds gives parents control over what their kids do on the internet, while also protecting their children's privacy and teaching them good online habits.  Read More

With its latest acqui-hire, OpenAI is doubling down on personalized consumer AI : OpenAI is acquiring the CEO of Roi, an AI financial companion. Roi will sunset its service as its talent heads to OpenAI, ostensibly to help boost revenue in consumer apps. Read More

Google's Gemini AI app could soon be getting a big makeover: The company is seemingly experimenting with a new user interface that would shift the app from having a chatbot-style look and feel to one offering a scrollable feed with suggested prompts accompanied by eye-catching photos. Read More

Supabase nabs $5B valuation, four months after hitting $2B: It's been a wild year of growth and fundraising for vibe-coding database of choice, Supabase. Read More

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The Reinforcement Gap — or why some AI skills improve faster than others  : AI tasks that work well with reinforcement learning are getting better fast — and threatening to leave the rest of the industry behind. Read More

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