Klarna’s IPO pops, raising $1.4B, with Sequoia as the biggest winner

Of the 34.3 million shares Klarna sold, only 5 million were sold by the company, it said. The rest were sold by existing investors.

OpenAI and Oracle reportedly ink historic cloud computing deal

OpenAI and Oracle reportedly signed a deal that includes OpenAI buying $300 billion of compute over a five-year span.

YouTube’s multi-language audio feature for dubbing videos rolls out to all creators

YouTube’s multi-language audio feature is rolling out to millions of creators, helping them reach a wider global audience.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Full agenda reveal for the brand-new Going Public Stage

We recently unveiled the Going Public Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — a new destination for founders navigating the complexities of company building, from early traction to IPO and beyond.

Arc gets its first major order for electric tugboats worth $160M

Arc’s boats have so far been all-electric, and the company’s ambitious mission is to electrify all watercraft. The new tugs will largely operate on electric propulsion, with the motors putting out over 4,000 horsepower drawn from a massive 6 MWh battery onboard.

Meta adds new features to Community Notes fact checks, including alerts for corrected posts

Now users will be notified when they’ve interacted with a post on Facebook, Instagram, or Threads that receives a Community Note. Plus, anyone can now request a note or rate a note if it’s been helpful to them.

Anthropic reports outages, Claude and Console impacted

Anthropic is no stranger to errors or bugs on its platform and has had some issues in the past few months, especially regarding Claude and its models. 

Sony rolls out new ‘PlayStation Family’ parental controls app

While Sony has long offered parental controls, the new app brings all of these tools into one dedicated place for easier access.

Replit hits $3B valuation on $150M annualized revenue

Unlike other fast-growing vibe coders, Replit has not been running to VCs every few months, though we’ll see if that changes.

Bluesky will comply with age-verification laws in South Dakota and Wyoming after exiting Mississippi

Bluesky says the age-verification laws strike “the right balance,” so it won’t have to exit the states as it did in Mississippi.