October 17, 2025

Stellantis teams up with Pony.ai to develop robotaxis in Europe : The collaboration will integrate Pony's self-driving software into Stellantis's electric medium-size van platform, which is built with advanced sensors to support autonomous vehicles. Read More

Apple and Formula 1 ink five-year US streaming deal, bringing all races to Apple TV : All practice, qualifying, Sprint sessions, and Grands Prix will be available to Apple TV subscribers. Read More

Ousted Luminar CEO Austin Russell wants to buy the company: Austin Russell was replaced in May following an ethics inquiry, but now he wants to use his new AI lab to buy Luminar. Read More

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WhatsApp will curb the number of messages people and businesses can send without a response: WhatsApp is testing a way to limit number of messages someone can sending in a month without getting a response to limit spam Read More

VLGE is making it easier to world build and shop on Roblox: 50 fashion brands are launching their shoppable worlds for VLGE's World Fashion Week, founder Evelyn Mora says. Read More

SK Telecom's AI unit offers staff voluntary retirement program just weeks after launch: All staff employed by SK Telecom's new AI division are being offered a voluntary retirement program as part of a broader effort to bring together its various AI-related divisions, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Read More

Meta previews new parental controls for its AI experiences: In the coming months, parents will be able to turn off chats with AI characters entirely for teens. This action won't block access to the Meta AI chatbot, which will only discuss age-appropriate content. Read More

Reddit expands its AI-powered search to five new languages: Reddit is expanding its AI-powered search experience to five new languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. Read More

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Crypto's next chapter with Solana's Anatoly Yakovenko at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Solana's Anatoly Yakovenko joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to discuss the future of crypto — from memecoins to real-world finance. Don't miss this must-see session and register now to save up to $624 before today's flash sale ends. Read More

Less than 24 hours to spotlight your startup at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in front of 10,000 tech leaders and VCs : You have less than 24 hours — and only a couple of tables left — to lock in the most valuable growth opportunity of the year at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Read More

Last flash sale before TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 doors open – save up to $624 : Today is your last chance to save! Register for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 before 11:59 p.m. PT tonight and save up to $624 on your pass. This is the lowest rate available before Disrupt kicks off in San Francisco's Moscone West on October 27-29. After today, prices rise to Late Bird rates and eventually Walk-up rates. Read More

Claude Agent has become the first third-party AI agent to be built natively into JetBrains IDEs. Powered by Anthropic's Claude Agent SDK, it delivers advanced agentic coding inside familiar workflows. With the addition of Claude Agent, JetBrains introduces a multi-agent IDE experience, empowering developers to do even more with the tools they already know and love.

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OpenAI pauses Sora video generations of Martin Luther King Jr.: OpenAI is pausing AI video generations of Martin Luther King at the request of the late civil rights activists' estate. Read More

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