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Gaming

Krafton acquires controlling stake in Indian gaming studio Nautilus Mobile for $14M | TechCrunch

Krafton, South Korea’s gaming giant known for titles including PUBG: Battlegrounds and Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), has acquired...

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Day 2 at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco, Oct 28, 2025.
Startups

No product? No problem. This Disrupt 2026 session shows how to get pre-seed funding with conviction, storytelling  | TechCrunch

It’s not just you: AI startups are taking in a huge amount of seed funding, and in the...

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AI

Apple bets cheaper AI will woo small developers | TechCrunch

Apple is hoping to draw in newer developers with lower AI infrastructure costs, the company announced during its...

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In Brief

Cyera agrees to acquire Oasis Security for $1B to safeguard proliferating AI agents | TechCrunch

Data security company Cyera, which recently raised $600 million at a $12 billion valuation, announced Tuesday that it...

Erik de Winter (CCO), Pieter Van de Velde (CEO), Alessandro Mangano (Head of Engineering)
Transportation

As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space | TechCrunch

A trip to Europe often means adjusting to a lot of walking, but don’t let it fool you:...

Bumble logo on smartphone screen
Social

Bumble teases a swipe-free future as it doubles down on IRL meetups | TechCrunch

Tinder isn’t the only major dating app turning away from the swipe and toward real-world events to attract...

The Hugging Face logo appears on the screen of a smartphone.
AI

Base Labs launches an open-weight AI safety partnership with Hugging Face and Goodfire | TechCrunch

Baseten launched a new safety infrastructure standard alongside its Base Labs research arm on Wednesday, partnering with Hugging...

Gaming

With the Switch 2 coming, Nintendo is working on Virtual Game Cards for cross-device portability | TechCrunch

Nintendo announced on Thursday that it is working on Virtual Game Cards, a feature that makes digitally downloaded...

Founders Fund partner Ryan Beiermeister
Venture

Founders Fund hires former OpenAI exec Ryan Beiermeister (and not because of her ‘Mafia’ skills) | TechCrunch

Ryan Beiermeister has joined Founders Fund as a partner, she announced on Monday. Beiermeister is well-known in Silicon...

back of Waymo vehicle
Transportation

Waymo bought Apple’s self-driving car proving ground for $220M | TechCrunch

Waymo has acquired a massive 5,500-acre proving ground in Arizona owned by Route 14 Investment Partners LLC, a...