November 04, 2025

Norway's wealth fund vote is latest blow to Musk's $1 trillion pay package: Elon Musk is pushing for a $1 trillion performance pay package. Another major shareholder has said no. Read More

Rivian creates another spinoff company called Mind Robotics: It's the second time this year Rivian has spun out a new company, after it created micromobility startup Also in March. Read More

Shopify says AI traffic is up 7x since January, AI-driven orders are up 11x: Shopify is bullish on AI-powered shopping agents, citing AI as an "incredible tool" to enable more entrepreneurs and calling it the "biggest shift in technology since the internet" during its third-quarter earnings call. Read More

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WhatsApp launches long-awaited Apple Watch app: For the first time, WhatsApp users will be able to use their Apple Watch to get call notifications, read full messages, record and send voice messages, and view media content more clearly. Read More

People Inc forges AI licensing deal with Microsoft as Google traffic drops: People Inc. signs an AI licensing deal with Microsoft, which will use its media content in Copilot. Read More

iOS 26.1 lets you turn down liquid glass' transparency: Apple's latest iOS update doesn't introduce major features, but it does bring one highly requested tweak: the ability to change the transparency of the translucent liquid glass design. Read More

Tesla's Master Plan 4 still lacks specifics ahead of $1T Musk pay vote: Despite its imprecision, the fourth "Master Plan" is a centerpiece of Tesla's case for giving CEO Elon Musk $1 trillion in company shares. Read More

ClickUp adds new AI assistant to better compete with Slack and Notion: ClickUp has been trying to better compete with the likes of Notion, Slack, and Microsoft Teams by providing calendar, communication, documents, enterprise search, and task tracking under one product. Read More

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Netflix in talks to license video podcasts from iHeartMedia, report says: Netflix is looking for exclusivity, which means that video podcasts that it licenses could no longer be uploaded to YouTube. Read More

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November 04, 2025

a16z pauses its famed TxO Fund for underserved founders, lays off staff: Andreessen Horowitz is pausing its Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, according to multiple sources. Read More

Lawmakers say stolen police logins are exposing Flock surveillance cameras to hackers: Flock said around 3% of its law enforcement customers do not use multi-factor authentication, potentially leaving dozens of law enforcement agency accounts open to compromise and improper access. Read More

WhatsApp launches long-awaited Apple Watch app: For the first time, WhatsApp users will be able to use their Apple Watch to get call notifications, read full messages, record and send voice messages, and view media content more clearly. Read More

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ClickUp adds new AI assistant to better compete with Slack and Notion: Core parts of the release were possible because of its acquisition of Qatalog. Read More

iOS 26.1 lets you turn down liquid glass' transparency: Apple's latest iOS update doesn't introduce major features, but it does bring one highly-requested tweak: the ability to change the transparency of the translucent liquid glass design. Read More

Altman and Nadella need more power for AI, but they're not sure how much: The CEOs of OpenAI and Microsoft are betting that AI will continue to consume more electricity, but they're not sure how much. That could leave some investors holding the bag. Read More

Nvidia, Deutsche Telekom strike €1B partnership for a data center in Munich: Nvidia has signed a €1 billion partnership with Deutsche Telekom to set up an "AI factory" in Munich that aims to boost Germany's AI computing power by 50%. Read More

How an ex-L3Harris Trenchant boss stole and sold cyber exploits to Russia: Peter Williams sold eight exploits to a Russian zero-day broker by smuggling them from his employer's highly secured air-gapped network. A court document, plus exclusive reporting by TechCrunch and interviews with former Trenchant staff, explains how Williams pulled off the heist of hacking tools. Read More

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Elad Gil on which AI markets have winners — and which are still wide open: Over the last year, certain AI markets appear to be nearly sewn up by startup market leaders. But beyond these areas, a vast swath of AI remains anyone's game. Read More

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