TechCrunch Daily: September 12, 2025
Welcome back to TechCrunch Daily! A Scale AI competitor raises $35 million; the FAA launches a new pilot program for eVTOLs; and the CEO of People Inc. accuses Google of stealing. Thanks for reading, and have a great weekend!
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Micro1, a competitor to Scale AI, raises funds at $500M valuation
A three-year-old startup providing data for AI labs is trying to fill the gap in the market left by Scale AI. Read more
New FAA program will let eVTOL startups test some operations before full certification
It's a major change that paves the way for electric air taxi startups to perform more robust demonstrations of their technology before they begin any commercial flights. Read more
Google is a ‘bad actor’ says People CEO, accusing the company of stealing content
People CEO Neil Vogel says Google's AI crawler can't be blocked because it would block the web crawler, too. This lets the search giant steal its content for AI. Read more
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