September 14, 2025

Matthew Terry

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Garantex administrator arrested in India under extradition law

Indian police have arrested the co-founder of Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the European Union and the U.S. government, under India’s

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Snap introduces AI Video Lenses powered by its in-house generative model

Snapchat is introducing its first ever video generative AI Lenses, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The Lenses are powered by Snap’s in-house built

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Battery manufacturer Northvolt nears the end as it files for bankruptcy in Sweden

Northvolt filed for bankruptcy in Sweden on Wednesday, the latest blow to Europe’s attempts to create a battery manufacturing juggernaut that could rival

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Project Europe, a new early stage fund, will back people under 25 to build the next tech titan

A recurring theme in Europe’s tech world is that the region needs its own Google or Microsoft. Now comes the launch of a

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Lithium-ion batteries are remaking Google’s data centers

Sometimes the smallest of news items can point to bigger trends lurking beneath the surface. Case in point: Google announced late last month

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Why Onyx thinks its open-source solution will win enterprise search

Enterprises have troves of internal data and information that employees need to complete their tasks or answer questions for potential customers. But that

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How La Fourche, an online organic supermarket, is thriving after q-commerce’s bust

La Fourche is just seven years old but it has been quite a rollercoaster for the French startup. During this time, the online

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Wolf Games, backed by ‘Law & Order’ creator, uses AI to create murder mystery games

Elliot Wolf, the executive producer and son of “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf, is entering a new venture aimed at engaging true

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Pentera nabs $60M at a $1B+ valuation to build simulated network attacks to train security teams

Strong and smart security operations teams are at the heart of any cybersecurity strategy, and today a startup that builds tooling to help

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Pokémon Go maker Niantic is selling its games division to Scopely for $3.5B

Mobile gaming giant Scopely on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire Pokémon Go maker Niantic’s gaming division for $3.5 billion. Niantic said

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