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SoftBank says it will invest up to €75B to build French data centers | TechCrunch

SoftBank Group announced today that it plans to spend up to €75 billion (around $87 billion) to expand...

Commonwealth Fusion Systems employees supervise the installation of the tokamak's cryostat base.
Climate

Fusion power darling Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises another $1B | TechCrunch

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has long been the best-funded fusion power startup. Now, it’s extending its lead.CFS announced...

Web search bar on laptop screen 3d render - illustration of website form for research of information on computer
Apps

The browser wars aren’t about search anymore — here are the best alternatives to Chrome and Safari | TechCrunch

The browser wars have entered a new phase this year: The fight isn’t just over search results anymore...

In this photo illustration, the Apple Maps logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen.
Apps

Ads are coming to Apple Maps, as Apple expands its business offerings | TechCrunch

Apple on Tuesday announced that it will begin to allow advertisers to target customers on Apple Maps, starting...

a screenshot from the FBI's Kinetic Cyber Range video, showing the FBI's model town cross walk, including a business center, and a light post, inside a large warehouse space.
Security

The FBI built its own replica small town to simulate real-world cyberattacks | TechCrunch

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is pulling back the curtain on a 22,000-square-foot replica town on its Huntsville,...

AI

Opaque recurrence, and other AI terms that you should probably know | TechCrunch

AI is rewriting the world and, at the same time, inventing a whole new language to describe how...

Apps

Nintendo tries again on mobile with a $10 Animal Crossing game arriving in December | TechCrunch

It was a sad day when Nintendo announced that its free mobile game Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp would...

Cute Halloween Ghost over orange background.
Venture

Snap alums unveil Ghost Angels fund | TechCrunch

A group of 20 Snap alumni has come together to launch a fund called Ghost Angels to back...

Connie Loizos, Editor-in-Chief & GM of TechCrunch, and Kevin Rose, Founder, Digg, speak onstage during day three of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at Moscone Center on October 29, 2025 in San Francisco, California.
Startups

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s biggest stage features leaders from Amazon, Replit, Tether, with much more to come  | TechCrunch

The Disrupt Stage is where many of the biggest conversations in technology happen, with a legacy that stretches...

San Francisco on Apple Maps
In Brief

Apple Maps may be about to get ads | TechCrunch

Apple Maps has never been considered the crème de la crème of navigation apps (that honor obviously goes...