CommanderAI says it's building the Salesforce for the waste management industry

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View this email online in your browser  September 30, 2025 TechCrunch Top 3 CommanderAI says it's building the Salesforce for the waste management industry: CommanderAI built an AI-driven CRM and sales prospecting platform that continues the nuances of the waste management industry. Read More Adobe's video editing app Premiere arrives on iPhones: Adobe's Premiere app is available on mobile devices, offering a variety of editing features, including some that are AI-powered. Read More Zoox chooses Washington DC as its next autonomous vehicle testbed: The Amazon-owned company will start by mapping public streets of the nation's capital before testing begins later this year. Read More A message from Together AI A Deep Dive into NVIDIA Blackwell The GPU of the next decade is here. Join Dylan Patel (SemiAnalysis) and Ian Buck (NVIDIA) for an insider look at NVIDIA Blackwell, hosted by Together AI. The deep dive will cover architecture, optimizations, implementation and more, along with an opportunity to get your questions answered. Join us on Wednesday, October 1 at 9 AM PDT. Register Now! Morning Must-Reads Spotify's founder and CEO Daniel Ek is stepping down: The company is replacing Daniel Ek with two co-CEOs: Gustav Söderström, currently co-president, and chief product and technology officer; and Alex Norström, co-president and chief business officer. Read More Nothing launches AI tool for building mini apps using prompts: Nothing on Monday revealed Playground, an AI tool that lets users create apps with simple text prompts and deploy them to a platform of sorts known as Essential Apps. Read More Opera launches its AI-centric Neon browser: Neon will write code snippets, includes an agent that will do tasks for you, and handles repeatable prompts. Read More A year after filing to IPO, still-private Cerebras Systems raises $1.1B: Cerebras initially filed to go public in September 2024 but ran into several regulatory delays due to foreign investments. Read More DoorDash rolls out creator program for short-form videos, adds AI features and dine-in rewards: People in 20 U.S. cities — including Atlanta, Austin, Miami, and San Francisco — can now apply to become a DoorDash Creator. Read More A message from HSBC Innovation Banking US Discover founder-first banking for the future. HSBC Innovation Banking US is committed to helping leaders in the innovation economy get started on the future faster by providing access to an extensive global network, dedicated sector experts, and a robust suite of banking products and services. Learn more Be the first to know when news breaks Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox. Sign up for News Alerts! Last but Not Least DoorDash unveils Dot, its autonomous robot built to deliver your food: DoorDash's 350-pound autonomous vehicle will hold your food in its robot mouth as it drives 20 miles per hour to deliver it to you. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2025 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107

Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.5, its best AI model for coding

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View this email online in your browser  September 29, 2025 TechCrunch Top 3 Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.5, its best AI model for coding: Anthropic says its new AI model is robust enough to build production-ready applications, rather than just prototypes. Read More Vibe-coding startup Anything nabs a $100M valuation after hitting $2M ARR in its first two weeks: Anything raised an $11 million funding round led by Footwork. Read More This French VC went from posting on YouTube to raising a $12M fund for Y Combinator startups: Gabriel Jarrosson, a French engineer-turned-YouTuber-turned-investor, has built his VC firm around a single filter: If it isn't a Y Combinator company, he won't invest in it. Read More A message from Chevron US companies make bold move to power nation's data centers Data centers need power now. That's why we're working to build multi-gigawatt power stations that generate reliable electricity, with fewer delays and minimal added strain to the grid. Learn more Afternoon Must-Reads Frank founder Charlie Javice sentenced to 7 years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase: The fintech startup had been acquired by JPMorgan Chase in 2021 for $175 million. The bank later accused Frank of lying about its customer base. Read More Marissa Mayer will close her old AI startup, sell assets to her new AI startup: Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer is closing the doors on her consumer software startup Sunshine, and is selling the company's assets to her new AI startup, Dazzle, Wired reported, citing an email sent to Sunshine's shareholders. Read More Former Microsoft execs launch AI agents to end Excel-led finance: Maximor has come out of stealth with a human-in-the-loop agentic platform that does the finance team's grunt work. Read More OpenAI takes on Google, Amazon with new agentic shopping system: This type of frictionless experience has the potential to spark a new movement in how people shop online – one that moves away from search engines like Google and e-commerce platforms like Amazon toward conversational agents with curated recommendations, comparisons, and easy checkout experiences.  Read More The startup behind open source tool Polars raises $21M from Accel: Polars, the Amsterdam-based company behind the popular open source project by the same name, has raised an €18 million Series A led by Accel. Read More A message from Google Cloud Startup School: GenAI Media Multimodal Go Nano Bananas and Beyond! Learn how Google Cloud AI can empower your startup to build innovative applications at their upcoming Startup School: GenAI Media, kicking off on Oct 28. Register now Be the first to know when news breaks Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox. Sign up for News Alerts! Last but Not Least AI recruiter Alex raises $17M to automate initial job interviews: The Y Combinator startup raised a Series A led by Peak XV Partners. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2025 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107