US automakers could soon be forced to include AM radio for free

The House of Representatives, in rare bipartisan support, overwhelmingly approved legislation that would require new vehicles to include AM radio.
Noise wants to help everyday people become paid content creators

Marketing platform Noise is on a mission to help anyone with a smart phone make money from their content.
Pulley, a Carta rival, is shutting down

Cap table management platform Pulley, backed by General Catalyst, Stripe, and Founders Fund, announced that it’s closing shop in December.
Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed safety evaluators. Will they really be independent?

Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed independent safety evaluators inside their AI labs. Researchers welcome the unprecedented access, but warn meaningful oversight requires transparency, independence, and eventually regul…
Merriam-Webster Dictionary Is Wordsmaxxing With 1,400 New Definitions

Now you have no excuse for not knowing the meaning of “cuffing season,” “shishito” or “glow-up.”
After accusations of selling ‘perv glasses,’ Meta prepares to sell a pair without a camera

Can Meta dodge the “pervert glasses” accusations with a new camera-free product?
X will now let US users trade via Cashtags

The move closes the gap between the market discussions taking place on the timeline, and the market itself.
Automattic’s interim CEO and legal chief signed reciprocal severance deals during Mullenweg’s brief ouster

CFO Mark Davies and legal chief Andy Missan signed each other’s severance agreements while Matt Mullenweg was on leave, providing a year of salary and additional equity vesting if their departures qualify for the benef…
Former Waymo CFO jumps to self-driving startup Wayve

Elisa de Martel, who left her position as chief financial officer at Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle company Waymo in January, will be based out of Silicon Valley.
Hear why Science Corp CEO Max Hodak says the screen era is ending at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

At this year’s Disrupt, Science Corp CEO Max Hodak will present a vision for screen-free interfaces that can even offer medical help. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 on your pass.