New planned data centers promise to consume even more energy than expected. Meanwhile, a grid monitor is blaming such growth for high electricity prices.
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Data center energy demand forecasted to soar nearly 300% through 2035 | TechCrunch
New planned data centers promise to consume even more energy than expected. Meanwhile, a grid monitor is blaming such growth for high electricity p...
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Europol announced the seizure of Cryptomixer’s official website, as well as 25 million euros and 12 terabytes of data from the mixer's service.
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European cops shut down crypto mixing website that helped launder 1.3B euros | TechCrunch
Europol announced the seizure of Cryptomixer’s official website, as well as 25 million euros and 12 terabytes of data from the mixer's service.
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This year, the whimsical holiday app comes to iPhone and adds a snow effect for Mac users.
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Festivitas lets you decorate your Apple devices with holiday lights and snow | TechCrunch
This year, the whimsical holiday app comes to iPhone and adds a snow effect for Mac users.
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Analysts will be watching to see if Thrive-owned firms actually succeed in building long-term profitable businesses using OpenAI’s tech, or if the result is really just pumped up valuations based on speculative market potential. 
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OpenAI’s investment into Thrive Holdings is its latest circular deal | TechCrunch
Analysts will be watching to see if Thrive-owned firms actually succeed in building long-term profitable businesses using OpenAI’s tech, or if th...
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Deezer launched its version of Spotify Wrapped to give listeners an overview of their top tracks and artists.
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Deezer rolls out ‘My Deezer Year 2025,’ its Spotify Wrapped clone | TechCrunch
Deezer launched its version of Spotify Wrapped to give listeners an overview of their top tracks and artists.
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The $2 billion investment in Synopsys, which makes software and components for designing semiconductor chips, deepens their existing partnership at a time when analysts scrutinize circular AI-industry deals and warn of a potential bubble.
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Nvidia’s $2B Synopsys bet tightens its grip on the chip-design stack | TechCrunch
The $2 billion investment in Synopsys, which makes software and components for designing semiconductor chips, deepens their existing partnership at...
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On Black Friday, Amazon sessions that resulted in a sale were up 100% in the U.S. when the AI chatbot Rufus was used. They only increased by 20% when Rufus wasn't used.
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Amazon's AI chatbot Rufus drove sales on Black Friday | TechCrunch
On Black Friday, Amazon sessions that resulted in a sale were up 100% in the U.S. when the AI chatbot Rufus was used. They only increased by 20% wh...
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Adam Joseph was shocked when Mark Cuban replied to his email with an inquisition full of questions.
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How AI PR startup Clipbook won Mark Cuban's investment from a cold email  | TechCrunch
Adam Joseph was shocked when Mark Cuban replied to his email with an inquisition full of questions.
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Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year.
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At least 80 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far | TechCrunch
Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year.
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The round was co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha (AMP), and saw participation from a16z, NVIDIA, Northzone, Creandum, Earlybird VC, BroadLight Capital, General Catalyst, Temasek, Bain Capital Ventures, Air Street Capital, Visionaries Club, Canva and Figma Ventures.
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Black Forest Labs raises $300M at $3.25B valuation | TechCrunch
The round was co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha (AMP), and saw participation from a16z, NVIDIA, Northzone, Creandum, Earlybird VC, Bro...
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