Musk and others in his orbit have been calling members of Congress directly, according to Bloomberg.

People reported that photos weren't loading, its banking service XMoney wasn't working, and search wasn't returning any results, among other things.

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The chief executive of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says Elon Musk's DOGE left the nonprofit's Washington, D.C., headquarters in disarray.

Venture capitalist Mary Meeker just dropped a 340-page report to describe the speed at which AI is being developed, adopted, spent on, and used.

Large corporations and growing startups were wrapped up in the latest move by the Trump administration to undo Biden-era contracts.

WordPress.com parent company Automattic is changing direction... again.

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A little-known patent infringement lawsuit could have big implications for Uber — and potentially dozens of other companies. Carma Technology, a company formed in 2007 by serial entrepreneur and SOSV founder Sean O’Sullivan, filed a lawsuit earlier this year against Uber alleging the company infringed on five of its patents that are related to the […]

Hackers reportedly accessed Wiles' phone contacts, which were used to impersonate her.

X’s new DM feature, XChat, has begun rolling out to beta testers. Some X users who pay for the platform’s subscription product have reported that they can access XChat, while reverse engineer Nima Owji confirmed to TechCrunch that the new messaging system appears to be ready to ship. XChat is intended to be a more […]

Google is putting AI to work on your inbox, whether or not it's something you want to use.

We’re thrilled by the overwhelming response to our call for speakers at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. After a careful selection process, we’ve narrowed it down to 20 impressive finalists — 10 breakout sessions and 10 roundtables. Now it’s your turn to help shape the agenda. Audience […]

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Elon Musk increased his drug taking during the 2024 presidential campaign in which he donated around $270 million to help elect Donald Trump.

Siemens EDA, Cadence, and Synopsys have received notices from the U.S. Commerce Department about new export controls on chip design software to China.

Misfits Market, the online platform that delivers imperfect groceries to help minimize waste, announced the acquisition of household restocking service The Rounds on Friday.

Google has fixed a bug that led AI Overviews to say it's 2024 when it was asked if this year is 2025.