Startup
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Everything you need to know
TechCrunch will host its Founder Summit on November 4, 2026, at the SoWa Power Station in Boston. Topics range from hiring and product-market fit to fundraising and leadership.
Prism
Tesla profits drop 43% in Q3
Tesla reported third-quarter 2026 net profit of $787 million, down 43 percent year over year. Automotive revenue fell 3 percent to $20.6 billion.
Crypto
American Bankers Association: OCC’s GENIUS rules ‘undermine’ US Congress
The American Bankers Association on Wednesday criticized the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s final GENIUS Act rules, saying stablecoin yield provisions undermine Congress’s intent.
AI
Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances
Barclays is cutting 5,000 jobs — about 5% of its 93,000-strong global workforce — under cost-cutting plans its bosses say are being driven by advances in artificial intelligence.
AI
Canadian publisher Boréal ends relationship with novelist Thélyson Orélien over alleged use of AI
Canadian publisher Les Éditions du Boréal has ended its relationship with novelist Thélyson Orélien after confirming AI was used in his novel C’était ça ou mourir.
Prism
Rio Tinto eyes a giant hot-brick battery to cut fossil fuel use
Rio Tinto and California-based Rondo Energy have begun engineering and design work on a large thermal energy storage project at Rio Tinto's Yarwun alumina refinery near Gladstone, Queensland.
Crypto
Solana’s biggest network change since 2020 is live. Here’s how users benefit
Solana activated its Alpenglow upgrade on Wednesday, the network’s biggest change since 2020.
HotCrypto
Bitcoin ETFs bag another $528M, taking 3-day haul past $1B
US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $528 million in net inflows on Wednesday, extending a three-session winning streak as Bitcoin briefly rose above $84,700.
HotAI
Mark Zuckerberg Agrees to Stay in California Despite Billionaires’ Tax Ballot Measure
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to remain in California for eight years, a regulatory filing released Wednesday showed.
HotPrism
On this day in space! Oct. 21, 2008: India launches its 1st mission to the moon with Chandrayaan-1
India launched its first mission to the moon on Oct. 21, 2008, when the Indian Space Research Organisation sent Chandrayaan-1 into space from the Satish Dhawan Space Center.