Author: Jason

Musk and others in his orbit have been calling members of Congress directly, according to Bloomberg. Read more

People reported that photos weren’t loading, its banking service XMoney wasn’t working, and search wasn’t returning any results, among other things. Read more

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Read more

The chief executive of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) says Elon Musk’s DOGE left the nonprofit’s Washington, D.C., headquarters in disarray. Read more

Venture capitalist Mary Meeker just dropped a 340-page report to describe the speed at which AI is being developed, adopted, spent on, and used. Read more

Large corporations and growing startups were wrapped up in the latest move by the Trump administration to undo Biden-era contracts. Read more

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 contributions to the WordPress project. This is despite having said only last month that the 6.8 WordPress release would be the final major release for all of 2025. “After pausing… Read more

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Read more

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 by serial entrepreneur and SOSV Ventures founder Sean O’Sullivan, filed a lawsuit earlier this year against Uber alleging the company infringed on five of its patents that are related to… Read more

Hackers reportedly accessed Wiles’ phone contacts, which were used to impersonate her. Read more