Narrowing down the 30 most visionary startups of the year to just five finalists was no easy feat. VivaTech’s Innovation of the Year attracted an extraordinary pool of applicants—startups tackling massive global challenges with bold, technically sophisticated, and scalable solutions. From redefining human-machine interaction to revolutionizing healthcare, climate, and infrastructure, each company brought something unique...
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June 7, 2025June 7, 2025Tech Crunch
Trump fast-tracks supersonic travel, amid spate of flight-related executive orders
President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Federal Aviation Administration to lift the 52-year ban on supersonic flight over U.S. soil.
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June 6, 2025June 6, 2025Tech Crunch
Cursor’s Anysphere nabs $9.9B valuation, soars past $500M ARR
The massive round is Anysphere’s third fundraise in less than a year. The 3-year-old startup secured its previous capital haul of $100 million at a pre-money valuation of $2.5 billion late last year.
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June 6, 2025June 6, 2025Tech Crunch
Circle IPO soars, giving hope to more startups waiting to go public
The USDC stablecoin issuer ended its first trading day at a 167% jump from its $31 IPO price.
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June 6, 2025June 6, 2025Tech Crunch
Why are Elon Musk and Donald Trump fighting?
Elon Musk donated $288 million to Trump’s 2024 election campaign, but now the tech mogul is calling for Trump’s impeachment.
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June 6, 2025June 6, 2025Tech Crunch
Europe will have to be more Tenacious to land its first rover on the moon
Tenacious was set to become the first European-made rover to land on the Moon, but communications were lost with the lander that carried it.
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June 6, 2025June 6, 2025Tech Crunch
Court denies Apple’s request to pause ruling on App Store payment fees
A U.S. court denied Apple a stay on a ruling that requires the company to stop charging developers for payments made outside the App Store through links in apps.
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June 5, 2025June 5, 2025Tech Crunch
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai dismisses AI job fears, emphasizes expansion plans
In a Bloomberg interview Wednesday night in downtown San Francisco, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai pushed back against concerns that AI could eventually make half the company’s 180,000-person workforce redundant. Instead, Pichai stressed the company’s commitment to growth through at least next year. “I expect we will grow from our current engineering phase even into next...
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June 5, 2025June 5, 2025Tech Crunch
North America takes the bulk of AI VC investments, despite tough political environment
Despite what some experts have characterized as an environment increasingly hostile to AI R&D, North America continues to receive the bulk of AI venture dollars, according to data from investment tracker PitchBook. Between February and May of this year, VCs poured $69.7 billion into North America-based AI and machine learning startups across 1,528 deals. That’s...
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June 5, 2025June 5, 2025Tech Crunch
iOS 19: All the rumored changes Apple could be bringing to its new operating system
As Apple prepares to unveil iOS 19 at WWDC 2025 on Monday, several rumors have surfaced, including a potential new name for the operating system, an entirely new design inspired by the Vision Pro, and more. Here’s a roundup of the most notable features rumored to be coming to iOS 19. New name Sources...