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As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2025

We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.

A16z-backed Codi launches AI agent office manager

Codi launches what it hails as the first fully automated office manager.

Top OpenAI, Google Brain researchers set off a $300M VC frenzy for their startup Periodic Labs 

When Liam Fedus announced he was quitting OpenAI, VCs swarmed. One even wrote a love letter. Here's how Felicis' Peter Deng won the deal.

Trump DOE confirms it’s canceling over $700M in manufacturing grants

The Department of Energy said it was canceling grants to build new factories in places like Alabama and Kentucky. Three startups are affected.

Scale AI alum raises $9M for AI serving critical industries in MENA

Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh had just moved to London few days before our call, splitting his time between there and Dubai. After nearly a decade in the U.S., including a stint at Scale AI, he’s bringing that experience to his next venture: 1001 AI , a company creating AI infrastructure for critical industries across the Middle East […]

The man betting everything on AI and Bill Belichick

UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts is making big bets on AI and Bill Belichick, and he sounds like a Silicon Valley CEO while doing it.

Kohler unveils a camera for your toilet

Home goods company Kohler recently unveiled a new device called the Dekoda — a $599 camera that can be attached to your toilet bowl and take pictures of what’s inside.

OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math

No, GPT-5 did not solve a bunch of previously unsolved math problems.

Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from WhatsApp

A federal judge has granted Meta-owned WhatsApp’s request for a permanent injunction blocking Israeli cyberintelligence company NSO Group from targeting the messaging app’s users. At the same time, the judge dramatically reduced the fine that NSO Group must pay to Meta.

YouTubers aren’t relying on ad revenue anymore — here’s how some are diversifying

YouTubers are no longer just creators, and in some cases, their side businesses are growing faster than their channels.

Your AI tools run on fracked gas and bulldozed Texas land

If you're wondering why AI companies are pursuing this path, they'll tell you it's not just about electricity – it's about beating China.

Trump DOE decides to keep at least one Biden-era energy program

The loan guarantee will backstop $1.6 billion for AEP, one of the nation's largest utilities, as it seeks to modernize a portion of its transmissions lines.

Facebook’s AI can now suggest edits to the photos still on your phone

Facebook is rolling out a new Meta AI photo suggestion feature across the U.S. and Canada that lets its AI recommend edits to images stored on users’ camera rolls—even if they haven’t been shared. The feature is currently opt in only.

Rent a Cyber Friend will pay you to talk to strangers online and will show off its platform at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

"Loneliness is the biggest disease in the world right now," founder Francesco Vitali said. "So we built a platform where human time has value again, and a place where being human is important."

Electric aircraft startup Beta Technologies seeks to raise $825M in IPO

If the company attracts investors at the top of its announced range, it will have a valuation of about $7.2 billion.

Spotify spotted working on a ‘SongDNA’ feature that showcases the people behind your favorite music

Spotify is developing a new “SongDNA” feature that lets users explore music through the people behind it — from writers and producers to vocalists and engineers.

Apple adds 650 megawatts of renewables in Europe with more coming in China

Apple is adding renewable power to offset customer charging and support its operations, including third-party manufacturing in China.

Inaudible sound might be the next frontier in wildfire defense

Sonic Fire Tech has developed a device that can extinguish flames using acoustic energy below the range of human hearing. The startup is building a demo capable of protecting a home.

Impulse Space details plan to deliver up to 6 tons a year to the Moon

Impulse Space sees a growing demand for mid-sized deliveries to the moon.

Mozilla’s Firefox adds Perplexity’s AI answer engine as a new search option

The integration offers conversational, cited answers instead of traditional links and follows positive feedback from earlier tests in select markets. Perplexity will expand to mobile soon.