December 10, 2025

TechCrunch Top 3

Petco takes down Vetco website after exposing customers' personal information: TechCrunch found Petco's veterinary clinics were spilling customers' personal information and medical histories of their pets to the open web. Read More

Unacademy's founder says startup is now worth less than $500M, confirms M&A talks: Unacademy's valuation has dropped by over 85% from its pandemic-era peak price tag of $3.5 billion, its founder said. Read More

Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into its tools: Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services "agent-ready by design," starting with Maps and BigQuery, aiming to simplify messy integrations and help AI agents use real tools. Read More

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Amazon now offers same-day delivery of perishable groceries in 2,300 US cities: The e-commerce giant says it will expand the service to additional cities in 2026. Read More

ChatGPT is Apple's most downloaded app of 2025 in the US: This is ChatGPT's first year as the No. 1 app on the U.S. App Store by downloads. Read More

Instagram's new 'Your Algorithm' tool gives you more control over the Reels you see: You can select which topics you want to see more or less of, and your recommendations will adapt accordingly. Read More

Google launches sub-$5 AI Plus plan in India to compete with ChatGPT Go: For new users in India, Google is offering an AI Plus subscription for ₹199 ($2.21) for the first six months, after which you'll have to pay ₹399 ($4.44). Read More

Google invests in Fervo's $462M round to unlock even more geothermal energy: Fervo Energy's Series E round will help the company build additional phases of its Cape Station power plant while beginning development on new sites. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Adobe brings Photoshop, Express and Acrobat features to ChatGPT: ChatGPT's 800 million plus userbase can now use Adobe's apps to modify images and PDFs Read More