Wiz investor unpacks Google’s $32B acquisition

Shardul Shah of Index Ventures walks us through Google’s biggest acquisition ever.

Rivian’s RJ Scaringe thinks we’re doing robots all wrong

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe shares his thoughts and plans for his newest startup, Mind Robotics.

Unacademy to be acquired by upGrad in share-swap deal as India’s edtech sector consolidates

The deal comes after Unacademy’s valuation plunged from $3.5B to under $500M, as India’s once-booming edtech sector struggles.

TechCrunch Mobility: Travis Kalanick’s return proves it really is 2016 again

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.  

Google, Accel India accelerator chooses 5 startups and none are ‘AI wrappers’

Google and Accel say about 70% of AI startup pitches tied to India were “wrappers” as they reviewed more than 4,000 applications for their Atoms cohort.

ByteDance reportedly pauses global launch of its Seedance 2.0 video generator

The company is reportedly delaying the launch as its engineers and lawyers work to avert further legal issues.

Netflix’s ‘Frankenstein’ wins three Oscars, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ wins two

“Frankenstein” won for Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling, while “KPop Demon Hunters” won for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.

Walmart-backed PhonePe shelves IPO as global tensions rattle markets

PhonePe has paused its planned IPO, delaying a major liquidity event for investors including Tiger Global and Microsoft.

The billionaires made a promise — now some want out

In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign they called the Giving Pledge: a public commitment, open to the world’s wealthiest people, to give away more than half their fortune during their lifetime or upon their death. The moment seemed to call for it. Tech was minting billionaires faster than any… Continua a leggere The billionaires made a promise — now some want out

These 15 Amazon Spring Sale Tech Deals Are Actually Good. We Checked the Price History (2026)

This sale spans almost an entire week, and it’s full of fake “deals.” We hunted to find truly good prices on gear we’ve tested.