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At least 80 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far

At least 80 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far: Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year. Read More

Korea's Coupang says data breach exposed nearly 34M customers' personal information: E-commerce company Coupang has confirmed a massive data breach affecting 33.7 million customer accounts in South Korea. Read More

‘Avatar’ director James Cameron says generative AI is ‘horrifying’: James Cameron’s movies are often at the cutting edge of visual effects technology, but that doesn't make him a fan of generative AI. Read More

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Behind the scenes of drone food delivery in Finland

Behind the scenes of drone food delivery in Finland: TechCrunch went behind the scenes of a three-party partnership between Irish drone delivery company Manna, Doordash-owned food delivery platform Wolt, and food startup Huuva. Read More

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