35 h. ago Who is Soham Parekh, the serial moonlighter Silicon Valley startups can’t stop hiring?

Stories about Soham Parekh, a software engineer that simultaneously works at several startups, have gone viral in the last week. Who is he?

Technology

3 d. ago Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s gateway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield

Historic regional competition launches to showcase Central Eurasia’s rising startup ecosystem on Silicon Valley’s biggest stage. For the first time in its history, Central Eurasia will have a direct pathway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield through the launch of “Road to Battlefield,” a groundbreaking regional competition that promises to put the underrepresented region firmly on the […]

Technology

7 d. ago OpenAI hires team behind AI recommendation startup Crossing Minds

Crossing Minds, a startup that provides AI recommendation systems to e-commerce firms, said its team is leaving the company to join OpenAI.

Technology

9 d. ago Intel to cut 107 Silicon Valley jobs and shut automotive unit as global layoffs begin

Intel to cut 107 Silicon Valley jobs and shut automotive unit as global layoffs begin  San Francisco Chronicle

Politics

2 w. ago After trying to buy Ilya Sutskever’s $32B AI startup, Meta looks to hire its CEO

Mark Zuckerberg’s AI talent hiring spree continues. In recent months, Meta tried to acquire Safe Superintelligence, the $32 billion AI startup co-founded by OpenAI’s former chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, according to a report from CNBC on Thursday. Sutskever ultimately turned Meta down, according to CNBC, but the company is now in talks to hire Safe […]

Economics

2 w. ago Startup hiring isn’t just about the pitch, it’s about the package — Pulley, 645 Ventures, and Epigram Legal break it down at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Startups live and die by their early hires. And in a world where top talent has options — and stock options — you’ve got to offer more than a ping-pong table and a pitch deck to bring in the right people. At TechCrunch Disrupt’s 20th anniversary, happening on October 27-29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West, […]

Technology

2 w. ago Amazon hopes to deliver 10,000 robotaxis annually with new factory, challenging Waymo

Amazon is gearing up to make as many as 10,000 robotaxis annually at a sprawling plant near Silicon Valley as it prepares to challenge self-driving cab leader Waymo. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is also vying to join the autonomous race.

Politics

2 w. ago Waymo One expanding in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Los Angeles

Waymo One expanding in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Los Angeles  9to5Google

Politics

2 w. ago In Canada’s ‘Silicon Valley’ of Mining, Speculators Power a Hunt for Alaska’s Minerals

In Canada’s ‘Silicon Valley’ of Mining, Speculators Power a Hunt for Alaska’s Minerals  Inside Climate News

Politics

2 w. ago Waymo robotaxis are pushing into even more California cities

Waymo is expanding its commercial robotaxi service area by another 80 square miles, a move that brings its driverless vehicles into new parts of Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Politics

2 w. ago Silicon Valley CEO wants Trump to seize Bay Area waterfront for futuristic tech campus

Silicon Valley CEO wants Trump to seize Bay Area waterfront for futuristic tech campus  San Francisco Chronicle

Politics

2 w. ago Silicon Valley entrepreneur pushes plan for huge tech enclave on Bay Area waterfront

Silicon Valley entrepreneur pushes plan for huge tech enclave on Bay Area waterfront  San Francisco Chronicle

Politics

2 w. ago The U.S. Navy is more aggressively telling startups, ‘We want you’

While Silicon Valley executives like those from Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI are grabbing headlines for trading their Brunello Cucinelli vests for Army Reserve uniforms, a quieter transformation has been underway in the U.S. Navy. How? Well, the Navy’s Chief Technology Officer Justin Fanelli says he has spent the last two and a half years focused […]

Events

3 w. ago Executives from Meta, Palantir, OpenAI Join Army Innovation Corps Dubbed 'Detachment 201'

Top executives from Silicon Valley giants Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI are trading their corporate suits for military uniforms as they join a newly formed Army Reserve unit focused on upgrading military technology. The post Executives from Meta, Palantir, OpenAI Join Army Innovation Corps Dubbed ‘Detachment 201’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

3 w. ago From fishing family to Big Tech: French CEO takes on Silicon Valley

At just 39 years old, Fidji Simo is poised to become OpenAI's second-in-command after leaving her mark at two other major tech firms, including Meta.

Society

3 w. ago Nairobi startup's bid to be 'operating system for global South'

Away from the heady rush to build ultra-capable, sci-fi style artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley, ambitious Nairobi-based startup Amini AI is betting on the technology addressing emerging countries' prosaic problems in the here and now.

Technology

3 w. ago Jewel Burks Solomon’s Collab Capital has closed a new $75M fund

Collab Capital announced today the close of a $75 million Fund II.  Jewel Burks Solomon, who rose to prominence in Silicon Valley during her years running Google for Startups US, has just closed her second fund for her VC firm Collab Capital. Fund II is $75 million and includes heavyweight limited partners like Apple, Goldman […]

Politics

3 w. ago A Google Shareholder Is Suing the Company Over the TikTok Ban

Silicon Valley software engineer Tony Tan says his battle against Google and the Trump administration is about upholding the rule of law.

Technology

3 w. ago Silicon Valley And Hollywood Identities Invest In San Francisco Unicorns Cricket Franchise

Silicon Valley And Hollywood Identities Invest In San Francisco Unicorns Cricket Franchise  Forbes

Politics

4 w. ago Tech journalist Kara Swisher discusses the feud between Elon Musk and President Trump

What do Elon Musk's dealings at Tesla and his years in Silicon Valley reveal about how he's approaching his escalating feud with President Trump? NPR talks with tech journalist Kara Swisher.

Politics