​Tim Chen, solo VC at his firm Essence VC, just closed his fourth fund, a fresh $41 million, without even trying.  

​Australia-based Alloy thinks it can help robotics firms with their data problem: the startup is building data infrastructure to help companies process and organize all the data their robots collect.  

​Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures, takes the Disrupt Stage for a candid fireside chat on AI, climate, healthcare, and transformational startups. Hear blunt, big-picture advice from one of tech’s most legendary investors, and learn what founders truly need to succeed in turbulent times.  

​Meta is investing ‘tens of millions’ into a new pro-AI super PAC called the American Technology Excellence Project to fight state-level tech policy that would regulate AI.  

​Superpanel announced Tuesday a seed $5.3 million raise in a round co-led by Outlander VC and Field Ventures.  

​StrictlyVC joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 for an investor-only LP track on October 28. Explore the full agenda and grab your investor tickets before prices rise on Sept 26.  

​Four major European airports in Berlin, Brussels, Dublin, and London continue to have flight delays due to a cyberattack on Collins Aerospace, a provider of check-in systems.  

​[[{“value”:” Keeping astronauts healthy in space takes science, math, and engineering, and your students can try it too. In this free, career-connected activity bundle created by STEM Next for afterschool programs, youth in grades 4–8 explore how the heart, blood, and circulatory system work, and how they are affected by gravity on Earth and in space. Across three one-hour sessions…

​Your window to save up to $668 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 closes in just 4 days. Regular Bird pricing ends September 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ founders, investors, and innovators shaping the future of tech at the conference where startup legends like Discord and Mint got their start.  

​Three devs who worked on NotebookLM are now building an app called Huxe, which can help users dive deep into topics by generating a “podcast” with multiple AI hosts.