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The president noted that the country has the record for number of sanctions imposed on it The West’s attempts to punish Russia through sanctions have completely failed, President Vladimir Putin said in an address to the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on Thursday. He noted that Russia has become the record holder in the number of sanctions placed on it. …

AI search startup Perplexity is making its new Comet browser available to everyone in the world for free as it works to position the product against big browsers and search engines. For certain paid subscribers, the startup has also launched a new “background assistant” to handle multiple tasks via Comet.   Perplexity first launched Comet to subscribers of its $200-per-month Max plan three months ago, and …

Amazon is rolling out a new feature that makes it easier to buy more throughout the week. The company said it’s now updating its Amazon Shopping app and website with a new addition that lets Prime members add items to upcoming deliveries with one tap, instead of having to create a new order. The feature is designed to better reflect …

Rivian now expects to deliver no more than 43,500 electric vehicles by the end of 2025, which would represent a nearly 16% drop from last year’s sales. The company announced the new guidance for investors on Thursday alongside production and delivery figures for the third quarter of this year. Rivian saw deliveries jump to 13,201 vehicles, up from 10,661 and …

Consumer AI is having its breakout moment — and few startups have captured the spotlight this year quite like Phia. The AI-powered shopping assistant has become one of 2025’s buzziest launches, not only for its vision of how Gen Z shops, but also for the powerhouse founders leading it: Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October …

On Thursday, Andreessen Horowitz released its first AI Spending Report in partnership with the fintech firm Mercury. Using transaction data from Mercury, the report analyzes the top 50 AI-native application layer companies that startups are spending money on, similar to the previously published Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps.  a16z partners Olivia Moore and Seema Amble say the data shows …

The ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, hosted in India, was meant to be a celebration of women’s cricket and sporting excellence. However, it quickly became embroiled in controversy after former Pakistan captain Sana Mir made a politically sensitive remark during commentary. CWC 2025: Sana Mir draws widespread criticism for politicizing cricket with Azad Kashmir during PAK-W vs BAN-W game While …

Google says hackers associated with a prolific ransomware group are sending extortion emails to executives at “numerous” large organizations after claiming to have stolen their sensitive information from a suite of business software products developed by Oracle. In a statement provided to TechCrunch, Google’s head of cybercrime analysis Genevieve Stark said the hackers began sending emails to executives around September …

Currys, the UK’s largest electricals retailer, has scrapped its board-level ESG committee, effectively ending formal oversight of environmental, social and governance issues at the highest level of the company. The decision comes as regulation and investor expectations on sustainability tighten across the UK and Europe, raising questions about the message it sends on corporate governance priorities. Although Currys has stressed …

Tesco has warned that the UK grocery sector faces an intensifying price battle in the run-up to Christmas, even as it raised its full-year profit forecast after winning market share over the summer. The UK’s largest supermarket group now expects to deliver annual profits of up to £3.1bn, £100m higher than previous guidance, after its decision to cut prices on …

OpenAI has sold $6.6 billion in shares held by current and former employees, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The sale pushed OpenAI’s total valuation to $500 billion, the highest ever achieved by a privately held company. Purchasers included SoftBank, Dragoneer Investment Group, Thrive Capital, MGX, and T. Rowe Price, the report said. The sale was not a conventional …

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