​The company will likely sell fewer EVs this year than in both 2024 and 2023, making next year’s launch of the R2 SUV even more important.  

​Phia co-founders Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni are redefining how Gen Z shops with AI. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, they’ll share how they’re scaling one of the year’s hottest startups into a lasting consumer brand. Register to join.  

​a16z releases its first AI spending report that shows which AI-native application layer companies startups are actually spending money on .  

​Google says hackers associated with the Clop ransomware gang are emailing executives at multiple organizations claiming to have stolen their personal information from a suite of Oracle E-Business apps.  

​OpenAI employees sold $6.6B in shares, leading company’s valuation to jump to $500B.  

​Bloomberg reports that the tech giant is developing at least two types of smart glasses.  

​Founder and Investor Bundle savings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 end tomorrow, October 3. Groups of 4–9 founders save 15% and investors save 20%. Access top VCs, pitch-ready startups, and hands-on sessions.  

​Spacecoin envisions a decentralized rival to SpaceX’s Starlink.  

​Perplexity has acquired Visual Electric, an AI Design tool. Its team is going to lead a new agents experience group at Perplexity  

​Of the 25 offshore crypto exchanges targeted by India, 14 hold more than $9 billion in assets.