Meta wins antitrust trial as judge denies that it's a monopoly

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View this email online in your browser  November 18, 2025 TechCrunch Top 3 Meta wins antitrust trial as judge denies that it's a monopoly: A federal judge ruled that Meta is not a monopoly in a lawsuit with the FTC. Read More Monarch Tractor sued over tractors that were 'unable to operate autonomously': Burks Tractor, a dealership located in Idaho, has sued Monarch for breach of contract and allegedly violating its warranty because the California-based startup's tractors were "unable to operate autonomously." The dealership also says the 10 tractors it purchased "continue to experience significant problems," and calls them "defective." Read More AI data center provider Lambda raises whopping $1.5B after multibillion-dollar Microsoft deal: Lambda's new raise was a solid beat over the amount that deal-watchers say it was hoping to hit. Read 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! A message from Silicon Valley Bank Scale smarter with SVB by your side SVB supports you on the journey to Series A and what comes next, with expert guidance, specialized products and a team that knows the innovation economy inside and out. Find out why fast-growing startups turn to SVB to build their business beyond Series A. Learn More Afternoon Must-Reads Cloudflare blames massive internet outage on 'latent bug': An outage at internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare took down several big websites and services, including ChatGPT, Claude, Spotify, and X. Read More Cloudflare outage takes down X one month after Musk mocked AWS customers: The infrastructure service Cloudflare faced massive outages on Tuesday morning, cutting off access to ChatGPT, Claude, Spotify, X, and other platforms. Read More Google launches Gemini 3 with new coding app and record benchmark scores: Google released Gemini 3, its latest and most advanced foundation model, to be made immediately available through the Gemini app and AI search interface. Read More Creator Tayla Cannon receives $1.1 million investment from Slow Ventures' Creator Fund to build PT software: Tayla Cannon's Rebuildr receives $1.1 million investment from Slow Ventures. Read More Snapchat rolls out 'Topic Chats' for public conversations: The social network says the new feature will let users chat about what's happening in the world and across various communities, from Formula 1 to the reality TV show "Below Deck." Read More A message from TÜSİAD Explore Entrepreneurship in Türkiye with TÜSİAD's Report Türkiye ranked among the top 10 in EMEA as a vibrant hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. "Türkiye: A Leading Hub for Technology Startups and Tech Companies in EMEA" report shares the ecosystem's key trends and dynamics. Global investors and entrepreneurs are invited to join Türkiye's journey as it evolves into an opportunity-rich ecosystem. Read More You missed these chats from Disrupt: Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni launch fashion tech startup Phia, Coinbase talks M&A under pro-crypto administration, and Clyx introduces an AI event finder. Watch on Cheddar.com Watch on Streaming Last but Not Least Databricks reportedly in talks to raise funding at a $130B+ valuation: Databricks is said to be in talks to raise a new round of funding just a few months after its last fundraise, which valued the company at $100 billion. 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