One of Africa’s most successful founders is back with a new AI startup and already raised $9M |

In 2023, co-founders Karim Jouini and Jihed Othmani sold their expense management startup Expensya to Swedish procurement software firm Medius in what is widely considered…

White House investigating how Trump's chief of staff's phone was hacked |

8:45 AM PDT · May 30, 2025 The White House is investigating after one or more people reportedly accessed the contacts from the personal phone…

Eight things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit |

On May 6, WhatsApp scored a major victory against NSO Group when a jury ordered the infamous spyware maker to pay more than $167 million…

How a decade-old patent dispute could upend Uber's business |

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…

Startups Weekly: AMD acquisition and other moves to scale AI startups |

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday?…

Automattic says it will start contributing to WordPress again after pause |

WordPress.com parent company Automattic is changing direction… again. In a blog post titled “Returning to Core” published Thursday evening, Automattic announced it will unpause its…

Trump administration to claw back $3.7B in clean energy and manufacturing awards |

11:45 AM PDT · May 30, 2025 The Department of Energy announced today that it would be clawing back $3.7 billion worth of awards made…

It’s not your imagination: AI is speeding up the pace of change |

If the adoption of AI feels different from any tech revolution you may have experienced before — mobile, social, cloud computing — it actually is.…

DOGE left United States Institute of Peace office with water damage, rats, and roaches |

12:36 PM PDT · May 30, 2025 The chief executive of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency…

Mobility: A ride-sharing pioneer comes for Uber, Tesla loses more ground, and dog-like delivery robots land in Texas |

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just…