Big tech is paying for Trump’s White House ballroom

Trump’s $250 million White House ballroom will be funded in part by big tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft.

With an Intel recovery underway, all eyes turn to its foundry business

Intel added $20 billion to its balance sheet in Q3 but didn’t offer many details on the progress of its floundering foundry business.

20-year-old dropouts built AI notetaker Turbo AI and grew it to 5 million users

Rudy Arora and Sarthak Dhawan, two 20-year-old college dropouts, grew an AI note-taker app to five million users and an eight-figure ARR, they say.

Tensormesh raises $4.5M to squeeze more inference out of AI server loads

Tensormesh uses an expanded form of KV caching to make inference loads as much as 10 times more efficient.

US accuses former L3Harris cyber boss of stealing and selling secrets to Russian buyer

The U.S. Department of Justice accused Peter Williams, former general manager of L3Harris’ hacking division Trenchant, of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia.

Made in space: Varda’s William Bruey shares plan to build the next great supply chain at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

William Bruey, founder and CEO of Varda Space Industries, is taking the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, to share how his team is transforming outer space into the ultimate manufacturing frontier. Register here to save up to $444 before doors open.

Palantir enters $200M partnership with telco Lumen to offer enterprise AI services

Palantir said on Thursday it had struck a partnership with Lumen Technologies that will see the telecommunications company using the data management company’s AI software to build capabilities to support enterprise AI services.

Sora update to bring AI videos of your pets, new social features, and soon, an Android version

OpenAI’s hit AI video app, Sora, is getting a wave of new features, including video editing tools, pet and object “cameos,” and enhanced social options. The Android app is also “coming soon.”

Cluely’s Roy Lee joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to show how rage-baiting cuts through the AI noise 

Cluely’s Roy Lee isn’t afraid to stir the pot — and he’s taking that bold energy to the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Register now to join, and save up to $444 on your pass and 60% off a second.

Cluely’s Roy Lee joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to show how rage-baiting cuts through the AI noise 

Cluely’s Roy Lee isn’t afraid to stir the pot — and he’s taking that bold energy to the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Register now to join, and save up to $444 on your pass and 60% off a second.