Flexport’s Ryan Petersen joins the Builders Stage at Disrupt 2025

One of the biggest questions facing founders today: How do you keep building when the rules won’t stop shifting? At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, where we celebrate TechCrunch’s 20th anniversary from October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, we’ll hear firsthand from Ryan Petersen, founder and CEO of Flexport, on …

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BRICS leaders denounce protectionism, tariff ‘blackmail’

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an extraordinary virtual summit of the BRICS group of nations. Photo: Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL/AFPSource: AFP Leaders of the 11-member BRICS bloc railed against economic protectionism and “tariff blackmail” during a virtual meeting Monday held amid a damaging trade war with US President Donald Trump. …

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Argentine peso, stocks fall after ruling party’s election setback

Argentina has a long history of economic crises, hyperinflation and defaults. Photo: LUIS ROBAYO / AFP/FileSource: AFP The Argentine peso and share prices dropped sharply Monday after President Javier Milei’s libertarian party suffered a drubbing in a key provincial election. The dollar rose 5.3 percent compared to Friday as trading …

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Cognition AI defies turbulence with a $400M raise at $10.2B valuation

Cognition AI, the startup behind AI coding agent Devin, has hit a $10.2 billion valuation after raising $400 million, marking a jump from the company’s $4 billion valuation earlier this year, reports Bloomberg.  Founders Fund, the Peter Thiel-backed VC, led Cognition’s latest round, with participation from existing investors like Lux …

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Chicago Democrat criticizes own party leaders on Trump crime plan

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chicago Democrat Raymond Lopez tore into his own party for turning a blind eye to crime, accusing leaders like Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson of whitewashing the issue while standing in the way of President Trump’s crackdown. “History will prove …

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