September 10, 2025

Klarna's IPO pops, raising $1.4B, with Sequoia as the biggest winner: Of the 34.3 million shares Klarna sold, only 5 million were sold by the company, it said. The rest were sold by existing investors. Read More

Replit hits $3B valuation on $150 million annualized revenue: Replit's annualized revenue has skyrocketed from $2.8 million to $150 million in less than a year, it said. Read More

All of the iPhone 17 models compared: All four of the devices will be available to preorder on Friday and will be available on September 19. Read More

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Vimeo to be acquired by Bending Spoons in $1.38B all-cash deal: The announcement comes as Bending Spoons was interested in a potential takeover of Vimeo as far back as March 2024. Read More

OpenAI and Oracle reportedly ink historic cloud computing deal: OpenAI and Oracle reportedly signed a deal that includes OpenAI buying $300 billion of compute over a five-year span. Read More

Perfect your pitch: Investors share what really makes founders stand out at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: What makes a startup pitch stand out? At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 in San Francisco, hear candid insights from Defy.vc's Medha Agarwal, Harness CEO Jyoti Bansal, and January Ventures' Jennifer Neundorfer. Read More

AI gaming startup Born raises $15M to build 'social' AI companions that combat loneliness: Born, maker of cute virtual pet Pengu, believes the current chatbot landscape isn't the final form factor for AI friends. Read More

YouTube's multi-language audio feature for dubbing videos rolls out to all creators: YouTube's multi-language audio feature is rolling out to millions of creators, helping them reach a wider global audience. Read More

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Thinking Machines Lab wants to make AI models more consistent: In a blog post shared Wednesday, Mira Murati's startup offered a rare glimpse into some of work its doing to improve AI models. Read More

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