Thousands of Grok chats are now searchable on Google Whenever a Grok user clicks the “share” button on a conversation with the chatbot, it creates a unique URL that the user can use to share the conversation via email, text or on social media. According to Forbes, that also makes the URL indexable by search engines like Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo, which in turn lets anyone look up those conversations on the web. https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/thousands-of-grok-chats-are-now-searchable-on-google/

Google’s AI Mode expands globally, adds new agentic features As part of the expansion, Google is bringing AI Mode to 180 new countries in English. https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/21/googles-ai-mode-expands-globally-adds-new-agentic-features/

Group14 lands $463M from SK, Porsche, and others to make silicon anodes for EVs The battery materials startup raised significant Series D funding to expand its manufacturing capability. At the same time, it bought out partner SK's stake in a joint venture. https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/group14-lands-463m-from-sk-porsche-and-others-to-make-silicon-anodes-for-evs/

Your next customer is on the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 expo floor — will they find you or your competitor? TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 lands in San Francisco from October 27–29, and the Expo Hall is already packed with early adopters, startup scouts, and enterprise buyers looking to discover what’s next. If you’re not there to show off your product, your competitors will be — and they’ll be closing deals that could’ve been yours. There’s still […] https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/19/your-next-customer-is-on-the-techcrunch-disrupt-2025-expo-floor-will-they-find-you-or-your-competitor/

Aalo Atomics raises $100M to build a microreactor and data center together Nuclear startup Aalo Atomics plans to turn on its first power plant, the 50-megawatt Aalo-X, in the summer of 2026. It's an aggressive timeline that bucks nuclear industry trends. https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/19/aalo-atomics-raises-100m-to-build-a-microreactor-and-data-center-together/

Openvibe combines news and social media in one app Openvibe, an app for tracking the open social web in one place, now supports RSS. https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/08/openvibe-combines-news-and-social-media-in-one-app/

Tavily raises $25M to connect AI agents to the web The one-year-old startup raised a Series A led by Insight Partners. https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/tavily-raises-25m-to-connect-ai-agents-to-the-web/

Trump says he’ll announce semiconductor and chip tariffs This announcement comes as the Trump administration is also mulling over its approach to AI chip export restrictions. https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/05/trump-says-hell-announce-semiconductor-and-chip-tariffs/

Reddit plans to unify its search interface as it looks to become a search engine Reddit is working on a new unified interface that will merge its legacy search and AI-powered Q&A features, as well as make its search box more prominently visible in the app. https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/01/reddit-plans-to-unify-its-search-interface-as-it-looks-to-become-a-search-engine/

ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot A timeline of ChatGPT product updates and releases, starting with the latest, which we’ve been updating throughout the year. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/31/chatgpt-everything-to-know-about-the-ai-chatbot/