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DeepSeek AI excitement spills over to Hong Kong's IPO market

I was laid off after Musk took over Twitter. Here's my advice for federal workers cut by DOGE.

Microsoft president discusses $80 billion investment in AI, how it will reshape the future

Bradley Tusk says he makes more money with ‘equity-for-services’ than he did as a traditional VC | TechCrunch

Emergence Capital closes on $1B fund to back B2B companies | TechCrunch

French VC firm Founders Future plans US expansion | TechCrunch

7 Days Left: Founders and VCs Save $300+ on All Stage Passes | TechCrunch

Defense stocks gain from global conflict. These companies profit after wars end.

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Yahoo strikes deal to sell TechCrunch to investment firm

Commercial services platform BuildOps becomes a unicorn, raises $127M | TechCrunch

Canadian startups focus on homegrown funding with U.S. relations strained

GrubMarket, largest private food tech company in U.S., reaches $3.5 billion valuation in new funding round

Sequoia shutters D.C. office, lets go of policy team | TechCrunch

GrubMarket raises $50M at a $3.5B+ valuation to build AI for the $1 trillion food distribution industry | TechCrunch

Software startup Rippling sues competitor Deel, claiming a spy carried out 'corporate espionage'

This startup is creating a global tech platform for recycled wood

Government expert on Elon Musk and DOGE's "slash-and-burn exercise"

I'm a product manager who's worked at Uber, Amazon, and Meta. I always advise junior employees to be the dumbest person in the room.

Y Combinator urges the White House to support Europe's Digital Markets Act | TechCrunch