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1.Cluely’s ARR doubled in a week to $7M, founder Roy Lee says. But rivals are coming.2.Who is Soham Parekh, the serial moonlighter Silicon Valley startups can’t stop hiring?3.TechCrunch All Stage brings back early launch prices for a limited time4.Wonder Dynamics co-founder Nikola Todorovic joins the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 20255.Stripe’s first employee, the founder of fintech Increase, sort of bought a bank6.Why Cloudflare wants AI companies to pay for content7.Kristen Craft brings fresh fundraising strategy to the Foundation Stage at TechCrunch All Stage8.Pinwheel introduces a smartwatch for kids that includes an AI chatbot9.Castelion is raising a $350M Series B to scale hypersonic missile business10.Tighten up your cap table with Fidelity, Cimulate, and DepositLink at TechCrunch All Stage 202511.Writer CEO May Habib to take the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 202512.Israeli quantum startup Qedma just raised $26M, with IBM joining in13.Robinhood’s co-founder is beaming up (and down) the future of energy14.David H. Rosmarin brings a founder-focused approach to anxiety at TechCrunch All Stage15.Lovable on track to raise $150M at $2B valuation16.Jon McNeill brings the operator’s playbook to TechCrunch All Stage17.Figma moves closer to a blockbuster IPO that could raise $1.5B18.Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s gateway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield19.Winning capital for your AI startup? Kleida Martiro is leading the conversation at TechCrunch All Stage20.Raising a Series C+? Cathy Gao’s bringing the real playbook to TechCrunch All Stage
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1.Thinking of buying an EV? Your tax credit window is closing2.July 4 food freebies: Get free donuts, shakes, and more at Krispy Kreme, Sonic, and Jimmy John’s3.What’s open and closed on 4th of July 2025?4.Tally lets you design great free surveys in 60 seconds5.Macy’s fireworks livestream 2025: How to watch the NYC 4th of July event online, on TV, or on your phone6.Employees are crashing out all over TikTok. Here’s why7.Pop, soda, or coke? A look at the history behind the soft drink’s many names8.Why dollar-cost averaging is the smart investing strategy for all us regular folk9.Housing market deals emerge as builder inventory hits 2009 levels10.How to convince your boss that you’re productive working from home11.Stella McCartney’s new plant-based sneakers can be composted12.How China is leading the humanoid robots race13.‘There is nothing that Aquaphor will not fix’: The internet is in love with this no-frills skin ointment14.Bentley modernized its logo without pulling ‘a Jaguar’15.GOP defends Medicaid cuts in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ with weird talking points about basement dwellers16.Looking for a summer read? Barnes & Noble is on track to open more than 60 new bookstores this year. Here’s where17.Rural hospitals brace for crisis as GOP bill slashes Medicaid funding18.An interstellar object is passing through our solar system right now, and you can stream it live online19.This ‘Elden Ring’ book costs nearly $300. Fans say it’s worth it20.House passes Trump’s big budget bill
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1.What Your Riding Style Reveals About Your Leadership2.Why Isn’t There More Talk About Ethics in Leadership?3.A Frustrated Job Seeker Criticized a Company on LinkedIn. The CEO’s Response Was Perfect4.How Glen Powell’s Condiment Brand Made Over $3 Million in Its First 3 Months5.The 1 Strategy That Will Make Your Sales Calls More Successful6.54 Companies in the New York City Metro Area That Are Great Places to Work7.Meta’s AI Talent War Had Reports of $100 Million Bonuses. Here’s Why it Matters8.What Every U.S. Business Needs to Know About North Korea’s Remote Worker Scam9.This Model-Turned-Nuclear Expert Has a Surprisingly Hot Take on the Future of Energy10.The World’s Smartest Growth Hack Started 29 Years Today. Here’s the Inspiring Story11.How 1 Email From the Military Started a Global Innovation Network12.Microsoft’s Xbox CEO Just Explained Why the Company Is Laying Off 9,000 People. It’s Not Great13.Why OpenAI Is Partnering With This Indy 500-Winning Race Car Team14.Lululemon Is Suing Costco for Allegedly Selling Dupes of Its Products15.How AI Superintelligence Could Change Your Business—and Everyone Else’s16.Bumble’s CEO Just Gave a Masterclass in How Not to Deliver News About Layoffs17.Hot to Create Better Prompts to Get the Most out of ChatGPT18.Microsoft and Meta Show How AI Is Disrupting White-Collar Work19.3 Ways to Make Your Office Floor Plan Neurodiversity Friendly20.Jobs Report Numbers Stay Solid as Businesses Avoid Layoffs21.Why AmeriCorps Shouldn’t Be Defunded22.The Founder of Panera Bread Has a Great Recipe for Winning Over Investors23.Harvard Research Says Your Kids Will Be More Successful–and Happier–If You Give Them More Chores24.Tariffs Will Cost Midsize Businesses $82 Billion, Says New Report25.AI Is a Team Sport—Here’s Why Most Companies Keep Dropping the Ball26.Should I Tell a Candidate Her Career Goals Are Unrealistic?27.The Labor Market Puts Pressure on the Fed to Act Sooner Than Later28.Deloitte Gives Employees $1,000 to Buy Legos. Science Shows That’s Not Crazy29.Agile: Why Rigid Execution Is Slowing You Down30.This 139-Year-Old, Iconic American Brand Just Made a Mistake No Company Should Make31.Former President Joe Biden Tells Business Leaders to be Empathetic32.Half of Remote Employees Nap During the Workday, a Survey Says 33.Amazon Warehouses Now Have Nearly 1 Robot Per Human Worker34.Malcolm Gladwell Says Driverless Cars Are Too Safe. Here’s Why35.How AI Is Making Hiring and Firing Decisions36.How No Tax on Tips Will Affect Companies and Employees37.Trump Announces Trade Deal With Vietnam as Tariff Deadline Nears38.The Power of a Strategic Yes
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1.Sakana AI’s TreeQuest: Deploy multi-model teams that outperform individual LLMs by 30%2.Dust hits $6M ARR helping enterprises build AI agents that actually do stuff instead of just talking3.HOLY SMOKES! A new, 200% faster DeepSeek R1-0528 variant appears from German lab TNG Technology Consulting GmbH4.Confidence in agentic AI: Why eval infrastructure must come first5.Transform 2025: Why observability is critical for AI agent ecosystems6.Bright Data beat Elon Musk and Meta in court — now its $100M AI platform is taking on Big Tech7.Capital One builds agentic AI to supercharge auto sales8.Enterprise giants Atlassian, Intuit, and AWS are planning for a world where agents call the APIs9.From 30 days to 1: Chevron’s cloud migration ROI in real numbers10.Kayak and Expedia race to build AI travel agents that turn social posts into itineraries11.From chatbots to collaborators: How AI agents are reshaping enterprise work12.Between utopia and collapse: Navigating AI’s murky middle future13.Identity theft hits 1.1M reports — and authentication fatigue is only getting worse14.From hallucinations to hardware: Lessons from a real-world computer vision project gone sideways15.AI agents are hitting a liability wall. Mixus has a plan to overcome it using human overseers on high-risk workflows16.CTGT wins Best Presentation Style award at VB Transform 202517.Catio wins ‘coolest tech’ award at VB Transform 202518.Retail resurrection: David’s Bridal bets its future on AI after double bankruptcy19.How runtime attacks turn profitable AI into budget black holes20.Model minimalism: The new AI strategy saving companies millions21.The inference trap: How cloud providers are eating your AI margins22.The rise of prompt ops: Tackling hidden AI costs from bad inputs and context bloat23.Scaling smarter: How enterprise IT teams can right-size their compute for AI24.Why your enterprise AI strategy needs both open and closed models: The TCO reality check25.CFOs want AI that pays: real metrics, not marketing demos26.From pilot to profit: The real path to scalable, ROI-positive AI
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1.Sequoia Capital leads $75m round for industrial software firm2.BlackRock builds AI analyst to scan company filings3.AI note-taking app Fireflies.ai hits $1b valuation4.Tesla sues ex-engineer over alleged robot trade secrets theft5.CATL shares struggle after Hong Kong debut6.Global EV sales up 24% in May, boosted by China’s demand7.Ashton Kutcher’s VC firm leads $30m series A for agentic AI startup8.Scale AI said to appoint new CEO after Meta deal9.TSMC opens first overseas chip lab with UTokyo10.Meta finalizes $14.3b investment in Scale AI11.Tesla to expand virtual power plant business in Japan12.Beyond The Bottom Line: Budget housing that’s sustainable too13.Meta, geothermal startup XGS Energy to build plant in New Mexico14.Mapping the players dominating China’s cleantech space15.California, 10 states sue over federal EV rule rollbacks16.US export controls to cap Huawei AI chip output in 202517.Mattel, OpenAI team up to create AI-powered toys, games18.UK-based legal tech firm Definely nets $30m series B19.Insight Partners joins $50m series D for Israeli climate-tech firm20.Ola’s AI startup Krutrim launches Kruti to book cabs, order food21.Spanish AI firm Multiverse nets $217m to compress AI models22.US-based logistics firm bags $10m series A for warehouse automation23.ByteDance, SenseTime upgrade models in the China AI race24.The companies that do more than meet the bottom line25.Weekly funding: Japan’s Musubi wraps up $98m round26.Mapping the AI startups making waves in Japan27.Ant International eyes stablecoin licenses in HK, Singapore28.Manus shines at research but crumbles against CAPTCHAs29.Meta sues Hong Kong firm in crackdown on AI deepfake nude apps30.US robotics firm Gecko Robotics gets $125m, hits $1.3b valuation31.The hidden alliances between India’s VCs, uncovered32.Micron to invest $200b in US manufacturing, R&D after Trump push33.Temasek joins AI infrastructure backed by Microsoft, BlackRock34.Spanish fintech startup Abacum raises $60m to boost AI features35.Toki’s short-lived pop culture party36.Swedish fintech firm Klarna launches AI hotline using CEO’s voice
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1.Toronto tech gets in on the joke at the Tech Roast Show2.The events, speakers, and prizes you’ll find at Startupfest 20253.Robotics startup Attabotics closes down and terminates employees4.Cohere looks to capitalize on MontrĂ©al’s AI talent with new office5.Kardium closes $340 million CAD to secure regulatory approval, expand manufacturing for atrial fibrillation heart device6.D-Wave sells $400 million USD in common shares to fund acquisitions, working capital7.Last-mile delivery startup UniUni to continue North American expansion with $95.4-million CAD Series D round8.What keeps Bluesky’s head of trust and safety up at night?9.Michelle Scarborough out at BDC Capital after eight years leading women-focused funds10.Canada pulls Digital Services Tax to avoid stalling US trade negotiations11.Nvidia acquires Canadian AI efficiency startup CentML12.Clio to acquire Spanish-American legaltech vLex for $1 billion USD13.The Winnipeg founder who answered a crisis14.Cohere’s Aidan Gomez says acquisition is “failure”15.Meeting people is easy at Toronto Tech Week16.Bridgit’s Mallorie Brodie explains why Canadian startups need to think globally from the start17.Klue lays off 40 percent of staff as startup faces internal and external AI pressure 18.LeddarTech bankruptcy filing reveals $146 million in debts to QuĂ©bec, BDC, and other backers19.What I Learned: Larry Smith20.Socratica’s IRL revolution is powered by the love of making21.Techstars founder Brad Feld says you should give more without knowing what you’ll get back22.What making music taught David Usher about running an AI startup23.BetaKit Town Hall showcases Canadian ambition at home and abroad24.Why smart companies are using fractional design studios25.9Bio Therapeutics’ Philipe Gobeil wants to “resurrect” clinically validated cancer therapies that failed due to toxicity26.Sonder co-founder Francis Davidson departs after seeing through Marriott deal27.NiaHealth raises $5.75 million as it hopes to become a household name in preventative healthcare28.This time, Eric Migicovsky won’t let anything get in his way29.Build Canada appoints Lucy Hargreaves to CEO as tech think tank expands mandate30.Geoffrey Hinton says AI companies resistant to “regulations with teeth” in lively debate with Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst31.“Light, tight, right” regulation: Minister Evan Solomon unpacks how Canada plans to support domestic AI and quantum computing32.Canadian FinTech community mourns Equitable Bank CEO Andrew Moor33.Building Canada requires competition34.Phil De Luna thinks Canada is the perfect place to store the world’s carbon35.“The end of the era of human data”: AI experts discuss new frontiers at CDL Super Session36.Shopify’s Tobi LĂŒtke says his company is embracing AI to prevent stagnation at Homecoming37.Waabi’s Raquel Urtasun calls for Canada to “wake up” to physical AI revolution at Homecoming38.Canadian tech leaders tell the next generation to learn to say “no” at Homecoming39.Boris Wertz thinks science is the new moat for Canadian tech40.Why Mastercard is the go-to partner for Canadian FinTech41.Conquest Planning raises $110-million Series B to fuel US expansion of its financial management platform42.Rahul Goel wants to give Canada its Apollo moment43.Telling the stories of Canadian tech’s Most Ambitious44.The price of admission for Canadian entrepreneurs45.Botpress closes $34-million CAD Series B to help companies build and deploy AI agents46.What happens when Creative Destruction Lab puts its top founders in one room47.Teresa Resch knows tech can give the Toronto Tempo a competitive advantage48.Chris Greenfield is no longer the managing director of OneEleven49.Cohere’s new MOU, New School Foods’ new food, and BetaKit’s Most Ambitious50.Canada’s digital sovereignty: why we can’t ignore stablecoins51.Storytime Capital holds $14-million first close of Fund II to back more startups modernizing work52.$100-million credit facility from La Caisse helps AppDirect make second energy brokerage acquisition this year53.BrainBox AI CEO Sam Ramadori joins Yoshua Bengio’s LawZero as co-president and executive director54.David Dufresne joins AQC Capital, Nick Chen makes partner at Golden Ventures55.Europe is rising on the radar of Canadian tech56.With $3-million pre-seed round, Xatoms launches pilot projects to purify water with quantum chemistry57.Former Graphite Ventures analyst to launch new Vancouver incubator Althra58.G7 leaders conclude summit with commitments on AI and quantum59.FCAC commissioner shares update on Canada’s open banking future, but makes no timeline commitments60.What founders need to know about raising in 202561.Carbon Upcycling lays foundation with $24.5-million round led by Chicago-based impact investor Builders Vision62.Why a Northern BC credit union took AI sovereignty into its own hands63.Photonic to open UK quantum R&D centre to aid international expansion64.US private equity firm Vista ups stake in Assent at reported $1.3-billion USD valuation65.New School Foods to expand beyond plant-based salmon to other meat alternatives66.StatsCan finds AI adoption has doubled in businesses, but hasn’t yet affected headcounts67.June Health launches menopause platform nationally to connect women with healthcare through employer plans68.Toronto-Waterloo, Vancouver, Ottawa drop in Startup Genome’s 2025 global ecosystem rankings as MontrĂ©al, Calgary hold steady69.Cohere bringing AI into public sector through partnerships with Canadian, UK governments70.The BetaKit Guide: Toronto Tech Week71.Wealthsimple picks a fight it believes it can win72.CVCA calls for Digital Services Tax pause to avoid retaliatory US tax changes73.Nicoya acquires UK’s Applied Photophysics to expand its drug development capabilities and global reach74.Wealthsimple presents, Meta snags Scale AI, DoorDash gets served75.Shopify collaborates with Coinbase and Stripe to support USDC stablecoin payments76.Sezzle sues Shopify for alleged “unfair” privileging of its own buy-now, pay-later feature77.Kyle Braatz got Fullscript to $1 billion in revenue by treating every new business segment like a startup78.Wealthsimple’s Brett Huneycutt explains how its new products advance the company’s financial services vision79.Alan is challenging the idea that health insurance is just a cost80.AI minister Evan Solomon wary of overdoing regulation, but says Bill C-27 “not gone”81.Wealthsimple reveals first credit card, expanded chequing account at inaugural product showcase82.Building Canada’s cleantech future from the shores of Nova Scotia83.MontrĂ©al tech looks to scale up with opening of Ax.c innovation hub84.Canada Health Infoway’s AI Scribe Program hooks up primary care clinicians with Canadian healthtech85.Xanadu, NRC, and U of T partner on using quantum to improve electric vehicle batteries86.DoorDash next on the menu as Canada’s Competition Bureau sues for allegedly deceptive pricing tactics87.Former Anges QuĂ©bec CEO GeneviĂšve Tanguay joins Panache Ventures as partner88.Eli Health closes $17-million CAD Series A to fuel launch of hormone-monitoring tech89.ENVGO raises $2.7-million seed round to bring its electric “flying” boat to market90.Pine unveils new real estate tools after topping $1 billion in managed mortgages91.Vessel raises $10.3 million to retool VC for the age of AI92.The program giving global founders a reason to build in Canada93.MesoMat expects smart rubber to hit the road around the world as it builds out commercial tire-monitoring platform94.The can’t-miss events at Saskatoon Startup Week and Ottawa Innovation Week95.InBC’s Jill Earthy knows Canadian VC “could be healthier”96.Government-backed program aims to help Canadian non-profits adopt responsible AI97.Taiv lands $14.4-million CAD Series A to put targeted ads on bar and restaurant TVs across North America98.Canada’s Bengio brothers offer new AI critiques, solutions99.American chip giant AMD to acquire Untether AI team100.Investissement QuĂ©bec records annual loss on VC and fund investments101.ApplyBoard lays off employees due to “policy changes across major study destinations”102.Trump vs. Musk, Shopify vs. the CRA, plus a Raptor’s assist103.Portless raises $24.7 million to be retailers’ port in a trade storm104.Rails launches hybrid crypto exchange after raising $14 million USD in token warrant sale105.CarbonCure and VerticalScope replace founding CEOs as #CDNtech companies see turnover at the top106.Fispan continues industry trend of secondary-heavy deals with Series B round107.DIGITAL Innovation Cluster providing $15 million across 16 Canadian AI-based training and CareerTech projects108.As aging entrepreneurs retire, BDC and FNBC announce $100 million to help Indigenous groups buy their businesses109.American gig giants Instacart and Uber add Canadian executives to top leadership positions110.Xanadu touts another advancement toward scalable quantum computing111.Canada shows its hand: Balatro wins Apple Design Award ahead of developer conference112.Canada Growth Fund commits at least $89 million to Eavor in second big investment to geothermal tech company113.Google allocates $13 million in funding to strengthen Canada’s AI workforce114.Tradeoffs are the new muscle behind startup growth115.AppDirect eyes rising energy demand with acquisition of Broker Online Exchange116.Industry watcher says recent Shopify ruling could embolden companies to challenge CRA data requests117.Former Raptors star Jerome Williams newest teammate of community connector Swiirl118.Women-led startups sweep first Pitch competition on stage at Web Summit Vancouver119.UrbanLogiq wants governments to rely on its AI-powered insights120.Amii CEO Cam Linke says Canada’s AI strategy requires customers121.Alberta’s tech sector is embracing an AI data centre boom. Will it pay off?122.Web Summit Vancouver was worth “every penny”123.“The energy is here”: local leaders call Web Summit Vancouver’s scaled-back debut a success124.BC’s new JEDI says Web Summit Vancouver has been worth “every penny”125.Student entrepreneurs and Canadian tech leaders talk inflection points at Cansbridge Story Night event126.WareMatch lands $2-million funding round to expand its Airbnb-like warehouse marketplace 127.Zown expands homebuying app into the US after early Canadian success128.Farm Credit Canada commits to investing $2 billion in AgTech by 2030129.Calgary Capital, the King comes to Canada, and nothing but Bluesky in rain city130.Amid AI proof-of-concept fatigue, Cohere co-founder urges potential customers to keep the faith and focus on ROI131.BetaKit repeats as General Excellence winner at SABEW Canada Awards132.University of Toronto and Vanguard team up to expand AI research in finance133.Innovation Saskatchewan’s first-ever research strategy boosts commercialization, tax incentives for tech134.A dispatch from the deal room135.Nord Quantique says error-correction discovery could make quantum computing data centres practical136.Medtech AI startups ProteinQure and AssistIQ each close Series A rounds137.Michael Southworth “specifically chosen” as Assent’s new CEO to spearhead $250-million revenue effort138.Pender and Novacap recognized for cashing in on last year’s go-private wave at 2025 CVCA Awards139.Bell to build six AI data centres in Canada as telcos compete on infrastructure140.Outcome of copyright case against Cohere uncertain but likely “precedent-setting”: expert141.Web Summit Vancouver’s opening night offers thoughtful critiques and alternatives to current tech142.At Web Summit Vancouver, BC wants to let the world know its cleantech hub is open for business143.Koho continues expansion beyond core banking with launch of international money transfers144.PacifiCan tops up Innovate BC initiative with $1.8 million for AI projects145.Harley Finkelstein, Valley vets Dorothy Kilroy and Chris Urmson headline 2025 Elevate Festival146.Four tech workers discuss their AI habits147.Canadian VCs arrive at annual industry gathering in need of a “wake-up call”148.Jim Balsillie calls on Ottawa to prioritize stablecoins at Inventures fireside with Premier Smith 149.Jane Software to be reportedly valued at $1.8 billion in upcoming secondary financing150.CWVC wants to map the career progression and retention of women in Canadian VC
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1.why is every successful tech founder an Ivy League graduate? I will not promote2.Guys, I'm curious. Why didn't MySpace succeed though it had a stronger network effect than Facebook? Literally they're same ideas (I will not promote)3.What Does The Richest Person You Know Do For A Living? I will not promote4.Failed 2 start ups, launched a new SaaS, scaled to $500K ARR in 8 months + exited, here’s what I changed - I will not promote5.Most startups fail at scaling because they're solving the wrong problem. The simplest way to make additional $100K. I WILL NOT PROMOTE6.Can we stop pretending TAM isn't just made-up bullshit? i will not promote7.2025 VC Investing Benchmarks by Stage - i will not promote8.How do you move onto a new role after being a founder (I will not promote)9.What’s the most interesting startup idea you’ve come across in the last few months? (I will not promote)10.What's your biggest fundraising challenge right now? (I will not promote)11.How to find early startups to work at? - I will not promote12.How to Talk to Investors on Your First VC Call(I will not promote)13.Connections - I will not promote14.did it take hitting a wall to start putting yourself first? i will not promote15.How do you find your startup idea - i will not promote16.Why the most boring business problems create billion dollar companies (I will not promote)17.Are vesting agreements for founder's shares expected by VCs? (I will not promote)18.How to get your first 100 users on Reddit. Sharing my experience in driving 500+ signups in the last 6 months. I will not promote.19.My first social app (I will not promote)20.How bad is this? I will not promote21.My product sells, but only in AppSumo (I will not promote)22.[Hiring/Seeking/Offering] Jobs / Co-Founders Weekly Thread23.how do you know when it’s time to give up on your startup? I will not promote24.Bringing on an early advisor – how to structure equity and next steps? ||| I will not promote25.Difficulty finding cofounders (i will not promote)
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