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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang descended on the United Kingdom this week, armed with a pledge to invest £2 billion ($2.6 billion) to supercharge the country’s AI startup ecosystem. Wayve, the U.K.-based self-driving tech startup, could be one of those to receive funds from Nvidia’s AI investment commitment, the company told TechCrunch. Wayve said it has signed a letter of intent with Nvidia to evaluate a $500 million strategic investment in the U.K. startup’s next funding round. Nvidia participated in Wayve’s $1.05 billion Series C round that closed in May 2024. A Wayve spokesperson confirmed that the $500 million tentative commitment…

Apple opens a new chapter with the launch of its new iPhones – it introduces the slender Air and significantly buffs the base iPhone. But how is the iPhone 17 Pro doing? It has major changes on the surface and below that too, join us as we experience them first hand. Apple iPhone 17 Pro We will talk about the design in a minute, first we have to address the materials. Apple has switched several times over the last few years and now it is back to aluminum, a material it hasn’t used on a premium iPhone in many years.…

California’s state senate recently gave final approval to a new AI safety bill, SB 53, sending it to Governor Gavin Newsom to either sign or veto. If this all sounds familiar, that’s because Newsom vetoed another AI safety bill, also written by state senator Scott Wiener, last year. But SB 53 is narrower than Wiener’s previous SB 1047, with a focus on big AI companies making more than $500 million in annual revenue. I got the chance to discuss SB 53 with my colleagues Max Zeff and Kirsten Korosec on the latest episode of TechCrunch’s flagship podcast Equity. Max believes…

Sony’s latest Xperia mid-ranger launched on Friday – the Sony Xperia 10 VII brings significant changes to the design while maintaining that Sony feel, plus it features several important hardware upgrades. The new camera “visor” design may be the most visible change, but the new display is the most important one – the 6.1” panel now has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 instead of the tall and narrow 21:9 of the Mark 6. It’s also a 120Hz panel (finally!), though we found a lot of issues with this particular implementation. Sony Xperia 10 VII The…

Google is ending its enterprise subscription to the Financial Times, and it’s not the only enterprise media subscription on the chopping block, sources say. The cuts reflect broader cost-reduction efforts at the search giant, even as the company reports strong financial performance. Google has been implementing cost reductions across 2025, including eliminating 35% of managers who oversee teams of three people or fewer, and offering voluntary exit programs across multiple divisions since January. Finance chief Anat Ashkenazi signaled late last year that the company would continue to push cost cuts “a little further,” a mandate that appears unchanged despite Alphabet…

The brand-new Watch GT 6 Pro is Huawei’s latest premium smartwatch, and it brings a slew of welcome upgrades across health and activity tracking, alongside improvements in areas like battery endurance and positioning accuracy. Our review unit comes in brown, though that’s only visible on the scale around the display. Watch GT 6 Pro retains the titanium casing of its predecessor and comes with the new brown woven strap, which features an interesting mix of rubber and nylon. It has the same 46mm casing size as its predecessors, but its circular AMOLED touchscreen has now grown to 1.47 inches. It’s…

Time is running out to grab your pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 in San Francisco. With less than 7 days left to lock in Regular Bird pricing, now’s your chance to save up to $668 on your ticket and join 10,000+ founders, investors, and builders at one of the most iconic startup conferences of the year. Disrupt brings together 250+ top voices in tech across 200+ sessions spanning five industry stages, roundtables, and breakouts. You’ll also meet 100+ emerging startups and brands shaping tomorrow’s ecosystem and take part in 2,000+ curated networking meetings — all designed with…

The Huawei nova 14 series smartphones and the Freebuds 7i TWS earphones, which were available exclusively in China, have finally made their international debut. The Freebuds 7i come in black, white, and pink colors, and they are already available for purchase in the UK through Huawei’s official website. The TWS are priced at £99.99 in the UK, but until October 31, customers can get a £10 discount on their purchase by applying the coupon code AFB7I10OFF at checkout. Huawei Freebuds 7i Key features of the Huawei Freebuds 7i TWS earphones include active noise cancellation, an 11…

At a time of high anxiety around technology’s impact on arts and culture, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ Collider Fellowship is focused on new opportunities, welcoming multi-disciplinary artists to explore how emerging tech can transform live performance and the performing arts. Today, the famed New York performing arts center is announcing its second class of Collider Fellows — a group of six artists working in areas from virtual reality to artificial intelligence to the immersive 4DSound System. “I love that they’re all really thoughtful people who are not just thinking about [the work] itself, but how it fits into…

Last week, we asked you which (if any) of the new iPhones you would buy. We are now looking at the results and, unsurprisingly, the vanilla model is eating into the small Pro’s market share, while the big Pro Max is the most popular. The Apple iPhone 17 may be the big winner this generation, at least in terms of improvement over its predecessor. With a number of significant upgrades and staying at the same price as last year, many will flock to this model – including people that in previous years would have gone with a Pro. The vanilla…