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YouTube announces 'voluntary exit program' for US staff

YouTube announces 'voluntary exit program' for US staff: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan told employees about the program via an internal memo on Wednesday. Read More

It’s official: Fubo is combining with Hulu Live TV: Fubo and Disney have officially completed the transaction to combine the live sports platform with Hulu Live TV. Read More

And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2025 is: Glīd: Glīd, which is trying to streamline cargo container logistics, has beaten out 199 other Startup Battlefield companies to take home $100,000. Read More

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Replay — A deep dive into NVIDIA Blackwell with Dylan Patel

Watch the recording of “A Deep Dive into NVIDIA Blackwell” with SemiAnalysis' Dylan Patel, and learn about the future of the AI infrastructure industry, architecture, key optimizations for training and inference, and SemiAnalysis’ insights on GPU cloud integration.

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Morning Must-Reads

India's Snabbit valuation doubled to $180M in 5 months on its quick house-help bet

India's Snabbit valuation doubled to $180M in 5 months on its quick house-help bet: Snabbit has raised its third funding round in nine months. Read More

Cluely's Roy Lee on the ragebait strategy for startup marketing: Cluely's Roy Lee has a message for startup founders: you should be thinking harder about how to go viral. Read More

NBA champion Tristan Thompson and World Mobile launch community-owned network Uplift: With Uplift, every subscription will contribute to neighborhood-level network expansion, while local hosts that are known as "AirNode operators" will earn a portion of network revenue by providing community coverage. Read More

NBA champion Tristan Thompson and World Mobile launch community-owned network Uplift: With Uplift, every subscription will contribute to neighborhood-level network expansion, while local hosts that are known as "AirNode operators" will earn a portion of network revenue by providing community coverage. Read More

Digg founder Kevin Rose on the need for trusted social communities in the AI era: Now again under Rose's control, the new Digg is creating a place for people to socialize and connect online within communities, similar to Reddit, but it has different ideas about how such a platform should work at a time when bots are nearly indistinguishable from humans. Read More

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Explore Entrepreneurship in Türkiye with TÜSİAD's Report

Türkiye ranked among the top 10 in EMEA as a vibrant hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. “Türkiye: A Leading Hub for Technology Startups and Tech Companies in EMEA” report shares the ecosystem's key trends and dynamics. Global investors and entrepreneurs are invited to join Türkiye’s journey as it evolves into an opportunity-rich ecosystem.

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The Latest From TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Day 3: This is the third and final day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Register here to get a 50% discount and don't miss out on innovation and scaling. Read More

Here are the 5 Startup Battlefield finalists at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: After two days full of live demos and pitches, it's time to announce the five finalists at this year's Startup Battlefield. Read More

Phia's founders on how AI is changing online shopping: Phia founders, Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, are building an AI assistant that aims to help you shop, and save. Read More

 

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Last but Not Least

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is a big fan of agentic coding

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is a big fan of agentic coding: Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Yakovenko said he's become increasingly comfortable taking a back seat in software development tasks. Read More

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