There aren’t many founders who can say they’ve steered the same company from scrappy startup to publicly traded platform while keeping their edge — but co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie isn’t most founders. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, Levie joins us live on the Disrupt Stage to share how he’s kept Box innovating and relevant through two decades of tech cycles. He’ll unpack what reinvention really looks like inside a public company, what AI is changing (and not changing) in enterprise software, and why staying sharp means questioning everything — even your…
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Analysts at Standard Chartered have revised their long-term Ethereum target from $7,500, following the altcoin’s resurgence. They also outlined reasons why they are bullish on ETH, including the network’s dominance as the foremost layer-1 blockchain. Standard Chartered Predicts Ethereum To Reach $25,000 By 2028 Year-End According to a Reuters report, Standard Chartered has raised its 2028 year-end target for Ethereum from $7,500 to $25,000. Meanwhile, the bank also raised its year-end target from $4,000 to $7,500. Analysts at the firm noted an improvement in industry engagement and an increase in holdings of ETH in recent months. Ethereum has surged over…
Google on Thursday announced a new AI-powered search tool to help travelers find flight deals — even as regulators continue to question whether the search giant’s dominance in travel discovery stifles competition. Called Flight Deals, the new tool is available within Google Flights and is designed to help “flexible travelers” find cheaper fares. Users can type natural language queries into a search bar — describing how and when they want to travel — and the AI surfaces matching options. These queries can be like “week-long trip this winter to a city with great food, nonstop only” or “10-day ski trip…
Bitcoin reached a historic milestone today, touching $124,500 and setting a new all-time high that initially fueled hopes of a strong bullish continuation. The breakout above previous resistance levels ignited optimism among traders and investors, who saw it as a potential launchpad for the next leg of the rally. However, the euphoria was short-lived — BTC quickly retraced to $121,500, sparking debate about whether the market could be on the verge of a deeper correction. According to data from CryptoQuant, the Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) metric is behaving differently compared to past market cycles. In prior bull runs, NUPL peaks…
Key Takeaways Block positions its Proto Rig as a durable, repairable, and upgradeable alternative to today’s “disposable” mining machines. Proto Fleet will be free to use and available for deployment either on-premises or in the cloud. Share this article Jack Dorsey-led Block has unveiled Proto Rig, a first-of-its-kind modular Bitcoin mining system aimed at tackling the industry’s operational hurdles, and Proto Fleet, an open-source software platform for managing and optimizing mining operations, whether small or industrial-scale. “Proto Rig is an entirely new mining system,” said Thomas Templeton, Block’s hardware lead, in a livestream event held at Core Scientific’s facility in…
Cohere on Thursday announced that it had raised an oversubscribed $500 million round, bringing its valuation to $6.8 billion. This is up from the $5.5 billion valuation it landed a little over a year ago when it raised its previous round, also $500 million. Toronto-headquartered Cohere was one of the first breakout LLM model makers, founded in 2019 by co-founder Aidan Gomez, one of the authors of the “Attention is all You Need” paper that became the foundation of modern AI. But it has been a sleeper entrant in the AI model wars of late, dominated these days by OpenAI,…
Why fix what isn’t broken? With Bitcoin gaining strength at $121.5K and money continuing to pour into Bitcoin ETFs and Bitcoin treasuries, why has a new crypto presale built on Bitcoin raised over $9.5M so far? The success of Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) highlights some of the ongoing challenges with Bitcoin scaling – and how Hyper’s new Layer 2 innovations could solve those problems. Bitcoin Continues to Grow as Treasuries Buy Bitcoin Hyper’s early success isn’t due to any impending Bitcoin collapse. The OG crypto trades at $121.5K as of writing, and is up over 4% over the past week. The…
As concerns over the emotional pull of general purpose LLM chatbots like ChatGPT grow by the day, Meta appears to be letting its chatbot personas engage in flirtatious exchanges with children, disseminate false information, and generate responses that demean minorities, according to reporting by Reuters. According to an internal Meta document seen by Reuters, Meta had policies on AI chatbot behavior that allowed its AI personas to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.” Meta confirmed to Reuters the authenticity of the document, which contained standards for the company’s generative AI assistant, Meta AI, and chatbots on…
One of Europe’s most prominent AI startups has released two AI models that are so tiny, they have named them after a chicken’s brain and a fly’s brain. Multiverse Computing claims these are the world’s smallest models that are still high performing and can handle chat, speech, and even reasoning in one case. These new tiny models are intended to be embedded into internet of things devices, as well as run locally on smartphones, tablets, and PCs. “We can compress the model so much that they can fit on devices,” Orús told TechCrunch. “You can run them on premises, directly…
Key Takeaways The US Treasury will not acquire new crypto assets for its strategic reserve. Existing government-held Bitcoin originated from confiscated assets and no further sales are planned. Share this article The US government will not purchase new Bitcoin for its planned strategic reserve, opting instead to rely on confiscated holdings for now, said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on ‘Mornings with Maria.’Bessent’s comments came in response to questions about US gold holdings. “I doubt we’re going to revalue it, but we are going to keep it there as a store of value for the American people,” said Bessent when asked…