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AWS establishes new German corporate presence to advance European sovereign cloud

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Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing division, is forming a new parent company and three subsidiaries in Germany as part of a sovereign cloud the company is launching in the European Union. AWS VP Kathrin Renz will serve as managing director of AWS’ German corporate parent, which will also be led by EU-based “government […]

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Indeed CEO Chris Hyams resigns, hands over reins to former chief Hisayuki Idekoba

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Hiring platform Indeed’s CEO Chris Hyams (pictured above) said on Monday that he is stepping down from the role. The company’s parent firm Recruit’s CEO, Hisayuki Idekoba, will return to his post as CEO of Indeed after a six-year break. Hyams said he will serve as a board advisor this year to manage the transition.

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Console raises $6.2M from Thrive to free IT teams from mundane tasks with AI

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If you’ve ever been locked out of your work computer, you know the urgent need to reach IT support. Unfortunately, help desk staff are often busy assisting others, which can mean a significant delay before you regain access. Andrei Serban realized the critical importance of IT’s manual work when he was a product lead on

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Snowflake to acquire database startup Crunchy Data

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The surge in data company acquisitions continued Monday with Snowflake’s purchase of Crunchy Data. Cloud data platform Snowflake announced its intent to acquire Crunchy Data, a Postgres database partner, late this afternoon. A source familiar with the matter estimated the deal to be worth around $250 million. The terms weren’t disclosed. Snowflake declined to comment

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Salesforce buys Moonhub, a startup building AI tools for hiring

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Salesforce has quietly snapped up Moonhub, a startup building AI to vet and hire talent. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. In a post on Moonhub’s website on Monday, the company said that its entire Menlo Park, California-based team will be joining Salesforce, an early investor in Moonhub. “As a customer and investor, Salesforce

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Automattic says it will start contributing to WordPress again after pause

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WordPress.com parent company Automattic is changing direction… again. In a blog post titled “Returning to Core” published Thursday evening, Automattic announced it will unpause its contributions to the WordPress project. This is despite having said only last month that the 6.8 WordPress release would be the final major release for all of 2025. “After pausing

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Last day to vote on the Disrupt 2025 agenda lineup

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We’re thrilled by the overwhelming response to our call for speakers at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. After a careful selection process, we’ve narrowed it down to 20 impressive finalists—10 breakout sessions and 10 roundtables. Now it’s your turn to help shape the agenda. Audience Choice voting

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Here are the nuclear fission startups backed by Big Tech

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Artificial intelligence has sent demand for electricity skyrocketing in the U.S. after years of virtually zero growth. That has sent Big Tech companies scrambling to secure generating capacity for their data centers. For many, that has meant turning to nuclear fission. The power source has been experiencing a resurgence in the last few years following

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Meta adds another 650 MW of solar power to its AI push

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Meta signed another big solar deal on Thursday, securing 650 megawatts across projects in Kansas and Texas. American utility and power generation company AES is currently developing the solar-only projects, with 400 megawatts to be deployed in Texas and 250 megawatts in Kansas, the company told TechCrunch. Meta said it signed the deal to power

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