September 26, 2025

TechCrunch Top 3

More executives depart Hyundai's air taxi startup Supernal: A wider leadership shake-up at Hyundai's electric air taxi startup Supernal is underway just a few weeks after it paused work on its vehicle program and its CEO and CTO left. Read More

Electronic Arts will reportedly be acquired for $50B: The rumored buyers of EA include investors like Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. Read More

As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help: We've compiled a list of friendship apps, from friend discovery platforms like BFF to event-focused ones like Timeleft. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

Thousands of Indian bank transfer records found spilling online after security lapse: Security researchers found the exposed Indian bank transfer records, and the data was eventually secured. Indian fintech company NuPay took responsibility for the "configuration" error. Read More

How developers are using Apple's local AI models with iOS 26: As iOS 26 is rolling out to all users, developers have been updating their apps to include features powered by Apple's local AI models. Read More

TruSources to show off its on-device identity-checking tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Age-verification laws are a privacy and security nightmare. This startup performs age checks on-device, without users having to upload their IDs to the internet. Read More

The Trump administration is going after semiconductor imports: The Trump administration wants the industry to reach a 1:1 ratio of domestically produced and imported chips. Read More

What's behind the massive AI data center headlines?: This week on Equity, Anthony Ha and Max Zeff go beyond the headlines to break down what's really going on in these AI infrastructure deals. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Here's what's happening right now with the US TikTok deal: A number of investors are competing for the opportunity to purchase the app, and if a deal were to go through, the platform's U.S. business could have its valuation soar to upward of $60 billion. Read More