Monthly Archives: September 2025

From mixers to pitch-offs — your brand event belongs at Disrupt 2025

[ad_1] Last year’s TechCrunch Disrupt Side Events drew hundreds of founders, investors, and operators after hours — from intimate roundtables to lively happy hours to full-on pitch competitions. Each event unlocked new opportunities for the hosts: investor deal flow, talent connections, and brand exposure with the startup community. This year, …

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US Supreme Court to hear Trump tariff case in November

[ad_1] The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in Trump tariff case in November. Photo: Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP/FileSource: AFP The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear arguments in November on the legality of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, after his administration asked for an expedited ruling on …

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Help, I have been charmed by the iPhone Air

[ad_1] It’s my fifth year in a row writing about Apple’s annual iPhone event, and I have never actually been tempted to buy the latest and greatest iPhone. Like my colleague Julie Bort, I’ve always waited to upgrade my phone until it’s absolutely necessary. But then, the iPhone Air came …

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Former Meta researchers testify company buried child safety studies

[ad_1] Former Meta researcher Cayce Savage (R) and former Meta researcher Jason Sattizahn testify during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Photo: Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFPSource: AFP Meta systematically suppressed internal research highlighting serious child safety risks on its virtual reality platforms, according to allegations from current …

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Why SpaceX made a $17B bet on the direct-to-cell market

[ad_1] SpaceX just fired off one of the biggest shots yet in the spectrum wars, agreeing to pay $17 billion to take over a massive chunk of wireless airwaves from EchoStar for Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell services. The deal is the most aggressive signal yet that SpaceX wants to rule the satellite-to-phone …

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