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September 26, 2025

 

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More executives depart Hyundai's air taxi startup Supernal

More executives depart Hyundai's air taxi startup Supernal: A wider leadership shake-up at Hyundai's electric air taxi startup Supernal is underway just a few weeks after it paused work on its vehicle program and its CEO and CTO left. Read More

Electronic Arts will reportedly be acquired for $50B: The rumored buyers of EA include investors like Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. Read More

As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help: We've compiled a list of friendship apps, from friend discovery platforms like BFF to event-focused ones like Timeleft. Read More

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TruSources to show off its on-device identity-checking tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

TruSources to show off its on-device identity-checking tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Age-verification laws are a privacy and security nightmare. This startup performs age checks on-device, without users having to upload their IDs to the internet. Read More

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