The iPhone Air’s real breakthrough is its battery

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View this email online in your browser  September 17, 2025 TechCrunch Top 3 The iPhone Air's real breakthrough is its battery: Apple's slimmest iPhone uses a "revolutionary" battery design that allows the cell to fill more space within the device, boosting overall energy storage. Read More Zoom launches a cross application AI notetaker, AI avatars and more in its latest update: Zoom is launching new tools for its meeting and productivity platform including new AI avatars that would resemble users. Read More Airbuds is the music social network Apple and Spotify wish they had built: Airbuds, a music social app aimed at Gen Z, raises $5M as the app reaches 5 million monthly users. Read More A message from Pacaso Last call to join the pre-IPO investors behind Uber and eBay When the pre-IPO investors behind Uber and eBay back a new company, people take note. That's the case with Pacaso. Founded by a former Zillow exec, Pacaso brings co-ownership to the $1.3T vacation home market, already making $110M+ in gross profit in under 5 years. They even reserved the Nasdaq ticker PCSO. Invest in Pacaso by the September 18 deadline. This is a paid advertisement for Pacaso's Regulation A offering. Please read the offering circular at invest.pacaso.com. Reserving the ticker symbol is not a guarantee that the company will go public. Listing on the Nasdaq is subject to approvals. Invest Today Afternoon Must-Reads China tells its tech companies they can't buy AI chips from Nivida : After strongly discouraging tech companies from buying Nivdia's AI chips in August, the country is now banning the practice outright. Read More Amazon launches AI agent to help sellers complete tasks and manage their businesses: The company is updating Seller Assistant, its AI tool for third-party sellers, to help handle tasks on the seller's behalf. Read More Tesla is redesigning its door handles following safety probe, Bloomberg investigation: Chief designer Franz von Holzhausen said Wednesday that the company is "working on" combining the electronic and manual door releases after owners have reported getting trapped. Read More Sonair built its 3D ultrasonic sensor with robotic safety in mind: The company's sensor uses sonar and echos to give robots more information about their surrounding environment. Read More Jaguar Land Rover to pause production for third week due to cyberattack : The company owned by Tata Motors is estimated to be losing millions of pounds a week due to the shutdown. Read More A message from HSBC Innovation Banking US Discover founder-first banking for the future HSBC Innovation Banking US is committed to helping leaders in the innovation economy get started on the future faster by providing access to an extensive global network, dedicated sector experts, and a robust suite of banking products and services. Learn more Be the first to know when news breaks Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox. Sign up for News Alerts! Last but Not Least VC firm Insight Partners says thousands of staff and limited partners had personal data stolen in a ransomware attack: The venture capital giant, behind cyber giants Wiz and Databricks, notified current and former employees, as well as the firm's limited partners, that their data was stolen in a January cyberattack. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2025 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107