November 04, 2025

TechCrunch Top 3

a16z pauses its famed TxO Fund for underserved founders, lays off staff: Andreessen Horowitz is pausing its Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, according to multiple sources. Read More

Lawmakers say stolen police logins are exposing Flock surveillance cameras to hackers: Flock said around 3% of its law enforcement customers do not use multi-factor authentication, potentially leaving dozens of law enforcement agency accounts open to compromise and improper access. Read More

WhatsApp launches long-awaited Apple Watch app: For the first time, WhatsApp users will be able to use their Apple Watch to get call notifications, read full messages, record and send voice messages, and view media content more clearly. Read More

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ClickUp adds new AI assistant to better compete with Slack and Notion: Core parts of the release were possible because of its acquisition of Qatalog. Read More

Nvidia, Deutsche Telekom strike €1B partnership for a data center in Munich: Nvidia has signed a €1 billion partnership with Deutsche Telekom to set up an "AI factory" in Munich that aims to boost Germany's AI computing power by 50%. Read More

iOS 26.1 lets you turn down liquid glass' transparency: Apple's latest iOS update doesn't introduce major features, but it does bring one highly-requested tweak: the ability to change the transparency of the translucent liquid glass design. Read More

How an ex-L3Harris Trenchant boss stole and sold cyber exploits to Russia: Peter Williams sold eight exploits to a Russian zero-day broker by smuggling them from his employer's highly secured air-gapped network. A court document, plus exclusive reporting by TechCrunch and interviews with former Trenchant staff, explains how Williams pulled off the heist of hacking tools. Read More

Alexa+ comes to the Amazon Music app: Alexa+, Amazon's upgraded assistant powered by AI, is coming to the music streaming app for iOS and Android devices. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Elad Gil on which AI markets have winners — and which are still wide open: Over the last year, certain AI markets appear to be nearly sewn up by startup market leaders. But beyond these areas, a vast swath of AI remains anyone's game. Read More