September 03, 2025

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How to watch Apple announce the iPhone 17: Apple is debuting the iPhone 17 at its annual hardware event on September 9. Read More

Instagram is finally launching an iPad app: Until now, Instagram on iPad was just a blown-up iOS app, which wasn't pleasant to look at. The company said that it has now revamped the experience to suit the big screen. Read More

Venezuela's president thinks American spies can't hack Huawei phones: Huawei phones, given their custom hardware and operating system, may actually be easier to hack than other brands. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

PayPal and Venmo are giving out Comet invites and free Perplexity Pro subscriptions: The arrangement is part of a new partnership between PayPal and the AI provider, which benefits both companies in different ways. Read More

CoreWeave acquires agent-training startup OpenPipe: CoreWeave hopes the YC-backed startup will help it expand up the stack and cash in on enterprises developing AI agents. Read More

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 finalizes the Builders Stage agenda with top scaling voices: The Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is where founders, operators, and investors get real about what it takes to turn an idea into a business that works. Read More

Google's NotebookLM now lets you customize the tone of its AI podcasts: When generating an Audio Overview, users can now choose whether they want their AI podcasts to be formatted like a "Deep Dive," "Brief," "Critique," or "Debate." Read More

FirstClub bucks India's speed obsession, quickly triples valuation to $120M with premium approach: FirstClub has raised $23 million in a Series A round co-led by Accel and RTP Global to expand its premium quick commerce platform. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Why the US government is taking a stake in Intel: The U.S. government's recent stake in Intel comes after a long period of floundering at the company's foundry business. Read More