1. How reality crushed Ÿnsect, the French startup that had raised over $600M for insect farming
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/how-reality-crushed-ynsect-the-french-startup-that-had-raised-over-600m-for-insect-farming/
Summary: French insect farming company Ÿnsect was recently placed into judicial liquidation for insolvency, despite raising over $600 million.
2. Trump’s war on offshore wind faces another lawsuit
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/850461/offshore-wind-trump-lawsuit-dominion-energy-ai-data-center
Summary: Dominion Energy, an offshore wind developer and utility serving Virginia's "data center alley," filed suit against the Trump administration this week over its decision to pause federal leases for large offshore wind projects. The move puts a sudden stop to five wind farms already under construction, including Dominion's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. The complaint […]
3. As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/as-people-look-for-ways-to-make-new-friends-here-are-the-apps-promising-to-help/
Summary: We've compiled a list of friendship apps, from friend discovery platforms like BFF to event-focused ones like Timeleft.
4. Rodeo is an app for making plans with friends you already have
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/850398/rodeo-hinge-social-app-friends
Summary: There are plenty of dating apps out there and apps that turn your chaos of work obligations into easily actionable lists. There is also a growing number of apps that help you make new friends. The pitch for Rodeo is a bit different in that it uses AI to help you schedule activities with your […]
5. Framework announces another memory price hike — and it likely won’t be its last
Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/850376/framework-ram-memory-ddr5-price-hikes
Summary: The modular PC company Framework is adjusting the price of its DDR5 RAM modules once again as the cost of memory continues to surge. In an update on Wednesday, Framework said it will charge $10 per GB for 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB, with "slightly higher" prices for the 48GB and up. Framework first announced a […]
6. What’s ahead for startups and VCs in 2026? Investors weigh in
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/whats-ahead-for-startups-and-vcs-in-2026-investors-weigh-in/
Summary: VCs share their thoughts on what next year could bring to the market.
7. Naware’s chemical-free weed killer tech could change how we treat lawns
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/nawares-chemical-free-weed-killer-tech-could-change-how-we-treat-lawns/
Summary: A classic hardware startup, Naware set out with a problem -- kill weeds without chemicals -- and relentlessly tinkered until they found a solution.
8. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition and other Switch games are up to 50 percent off
Source: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/850279/cyberpunk-2077-ultimate-edition-and-other-nintendo-games-are-up-to-50-percent-off
Summary: Unlike the day after Thanksgiving, when people are rushing online and to the stores to look for deals, the day after Christmas is usually a time to recover from the festivities and check your budget to see how much all that gifting has cost you. However, if you're in a shopping mood, or if you […]
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