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AMD CEO Lisa Su proposed bringing back the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, set plan in motion before DDR5 shortages
AMD Director Travis Kirsch confirmed the rationale for relaunching the first X3D chip and explained why the company no longer offers many Ryzen 3 SKUs.

Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine
Ukrainian military units are reporting that Starshield, the military-grade version of SpaceX's Starlink internet system, appears to be functioning normally again after a period of restricted access, according to Defense Minister Evgeniy Khmara.
Instacart reportedly discussed selling itself with DoorDash and Uber
Instacart has held acquisition discussions with DoorDash and Uber, according to multiple news reports, as the grocery delivery company weighs a possible sale to a larger competitor.

Startups don't need to go viral to win customers
At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, two founders and a VC discussed how to not just gain an early following but keep one.

Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell
The robots, stomping their little feet and making tiny R2-D2 noises, sat, fell down dead for a "nap," and summersaulted on voice command.

TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 roundtables: Go deeper on the challenges founders are solving right now
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 is coming to SoWa Power Station in Boston on November 4, bringing founders, investors, and operators together for a full day of candid conversations, practical sessions, live pitching, networking, and smaller roundtables built for deeper discussion.
AI drug development startup Pathos AI closes $237M investment
Pathos AI Inc. today announced that it has raised $237 million in funding at a $3 billion valuation. Pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb Co. led the Series E round with participation from several unnamed returning backers.

Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by FirstMark and a who’s who of angels
Daytona is building a cloud for agents that's like giving every agent its own computer. It has attracted founders of Stripe, Perplextity, Datadog, Mercor, and others as angels, it says.

What some of Anthropic’s backers are reportedly worth before its IPO
Early-stage and follow-on investors in the AI lab are already sitting on major paper returns.

The original Apple iPod debuted 25 years ago today
On this day in 2001, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the original iPod. He began the presentation by teasing 'a breakthrough digital device that’s not a Mac.'
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