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Today’s TechCrunch Roundup
First Voyage raises $2.5M for its AI companion helps you build habits
15 Dec 2025, 2:48 pm by Dominic-Madori Davis
First Voyage has raised $2.5 million in a seed funding round from a16z speed run, SignalFire, True Global, and other investors.
Nvidia reportedly weighs ramping up H200 production to meet surging demand in China
15 Dec 2025, 2:28 pm by Ram Iyer
After successfully lobbying the Trump administration to approve the sales of its H200 chips to China, Nvidia is now thinking of adding capacity to produce more of the chips.
Thea Energy previews Helios, its pixel-inspired fusion power plant
15 Dec 2025, 12:30 pm by Tim De Chant
Thea Energy says that its planar-coil fusion power plant could be cheaper and easier to build thanks to AI-powered control software.
Mirelo raises $41M from Index and a16z to solve AI video’s silent problem
15 Dec 2025, 12:30 pm by Anna Heim
Mirelo, a German startup that is building AI to add synced sound effects to videos, has raised a $41 million seed round led by Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz.
How iRobot lost its way home
15 Dec 2025, 2:29 am by Connie Loizos
iRobot survived three decades of competition, but couldn’t survive European regulators killing its Amazon buyout. Now it’s being taken over by its own supplier in bankruptcy court.
WhatsApp’s biggest market is becoming its toughest test
15 Dec 2025, 1:30 am by Jagmeet Singh
Meta has three months to comply with Indian government directions that could affect how WhatsApp operates in the country.
End of today’s TechCrunch roundup.
