December 09, 2025

SpaceX reportedly planning 2026 IPO with $1.5T valuation target: The company is looking to raise $30 billion, which would make it the biggest IPO ever, just ahead of Saudi Aramco's in 2019. Read More

Why Cursor's CEO believes OpenAI, Anthropic competition won't crush his startup: After reaching $1 billion in annualized revenue, Anysphere CEO Michael Truell explained the features his company is focused on building out. Read More

Slack CEO Denise Dresser to join OpenAI as chief revenue officer: OpenAI says that Dresser will be responsible for the company's revenue strategy in enterprise and customer success. Read More

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Pebble's founder introduces a $75 AI smart ring for recording brief notes with a press of a button: Named for the finger where the ring is meant to be worn, the new $75 Index 01 ring is not meant to be a competitor to the always-on, always-listening AI devices, like the AI pendant Friend, but instead offers a way to record quick notes and reminders with a press of a button on the ring's side. Read More

VSCO lays off 24 staff as its consumer business suffers: In an internal memo seen by TechCrunch, VSCO's CEO Eric Wittman said the company's consumer business had declined more than expected, and some of its new growth initiatives didn't yield the expected results. Read More

Rivian is building its own AI assistant: The EV maker will likely share more details on its upcoming AI & Autonomy Day scheduled for December 11. Read More

NASA and USPS stop using Canoo EVs despite CEO's pledged support: Canoo's CEO bought the bankrupt startup's assets in April and told the court his "principal motivation" was supporting these programs. Read More

Boom Supersonic raises $300M to build natural gas turbines for Crusoe data centers: Crusoe will pay Boom $1.25 billion for more than a gigawatt of generating capacity with deliveries of the turbines starting in 2027. Read More

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Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens.

Amazon's Ring rolls out controversial, AI-powered facial-recognition feature to video doorbells: The feature lets you identify the people who regularly come to your door by creating a catalog of up to 50 faces. The company says the Ring feature is opt in and the biometric data isn't used to train AI models. Read More

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