October 20, 2025

OpenEvidence, the ChatGPT for doctors, raises $200M at $6B valuation  : Trained on medical journals from JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine, the platform helps users quickly get answers to existing medical knowledge to help treat patients. Verified medical professionals can access OpenEvidence's tool, which is supported by advertising, for free.   Read More

X to launch marketplace for buying inactive handles: Rare handles could be priced at anywhere from $2,500 to over seven figures, X says. Read More

Amazon outage breaks much of the internet: The outage affected websites like Coinbase and Fortnite, and disrupted services like Signal, Zoom and Amazon's own products, including Ring. Read More

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Spotify now lets you follow venues to get details on upcoming concerts: Venues you follow are saved in your library, and you can browse them to see event calendars, information on scheduled concerts, and announcements. Users can also filter upcoming shows at venues by genre. Read More

Oura launches redesigned app and 'Cumulative Stress' feature: The company also shared that it's pursuing FDA clearance for blood pressure features that give users a likelihood assessment of hypertension. Read More

Scale AI alum raises $9M for AI serving critical industries in MENA: Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh had just moved to London few days before our call, splitting his time between there and Dubai. After nearly a decade in the U.S., including a stint at Scale AI, he's bringing that experience to his next venture: 1001 AI , a company creating AI infrastructure for critical industries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The startup recently raised a $9 million seed round led by CIV, General Catalyst, and Lux Capital. Read More

The man betting everything on AI and Bill Belichick: UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts is making big bets on AI and Bill Belichick, and he sounds like a Silicon Valley CEO while doing it. Read More

Kohler unveils a camera for your toilet: Home goods company Kohler recently unveiled a new device called the Dekoda — a $599 camera that can be attached to your toilet bowl and take pictures of what's inside. Read More

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Last-minute ticket deal for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Save 60% on your +1: To celebrate the 7-day countdown, we're offering a special 60% discount for your +1. Buy your pass and save up to $444, plus get 60% off a second ticket for your co-founder, partner, friend, or team member. Read More

Final Countdown: Only 7 days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 and ticket prices increase : 7 days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 officially kicks off at San Francisco's Moscone West and ticket prices increase. Save up to $444 now, and get 60% off a second ticket. Read More

Rent a Cyber Friend will pay you to talk to strangers online and will show off its platform at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: "Loneliness is the biggest disease in the world right now," founder Francesco Vitali said. "So we built a platform where human time has value again, and a place where being human is important." Read More

Startups and AI are changing how we go to space and what we do when we get there. Come to the Space Stage Monday morning at Disrupt to see how innovators and investors are tackling this dynamic domain. And after the pitch-off, come by Aerospace's booth M5 to preview a new test bed for agentic AI.

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Adobe launches a foundry service that builds custom generative AI models for enteprises: Adobe will build custom AI models by training its Firefly model family on a brand's intellectual property. Read More

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