Author: Nadia Fox
Nadia Fox
Nadia reports on the tech industry with a focus on policy, business strategy, and the people building it.
TechCrunch adds $100 off Disrupt 2026 passes through Friday, stacking savings up to $400 on founder, investor, and attendee tiers.
Rivian spinoff Also begins delivering its TM-B e-bike after months of delays, while targeting Amazon with four-wheel pedal-assist cargo vehicles.
X settled its lawsuit against the World Federation of Advertisers, ending a case filed in 2024 after Musk’s $44B takeover triggered a major advertiser pullback.
Index Ventures co-founder Neil Rimer says AI wealth will be redistributed — voluntarily or by force. A rare warning from inside Silicon Valley’s capital machine.
SF Mayor Daniel Lurie demands tougher state rules for Waymo after a hours-long gridlock event exposed gaps in robotaxi oversight.
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis proposes an independent AI standards body modeled after FINRA to test frontier models before release.
Meta’s custom AI chips enter production in September, built with a modular design to adapt as AI workloads evolve rapidly.
Netflix’s binge-watching model faces a new problem — viewers aren’t returning for Season 2, signaling a deeper retention crisis beyond format competition.
Bending Spoons went public at an $18B valuation. Its co-founders built the company’s acquisition playbook from the lessons of their own startup’s failure.
Corgi, a Y Combinator-backed insurtech startup, denies stealing Papermark’s open source software, raising questions about AI vibe coding accountability.