Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Google, Microsoft say Chinese hackers are exploiting SharePoint zero-day

July 22, 2025

Welcome to TechCrunch AM! This morning, we have the latest on the Microsoft Sharepoint zero-day; how two young MIT dropouts' raised $32 million for their AI startup; and the launch of Tesla Supercharger compatibility for the Lucid Air EV. There's a bunch more stories fresh off the presses, so let's get to work!

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Google, Microsoft say Chinese hackers are exploiting SharePoint zero-day: The tech giants have evidence that Chinese hackers are exploiting the new bug, but warned "multiple actors" are also hacking into affected SharePoint systems. Read More

21-year-old MIT dropouts raise $32M at $300M valuation led by Insight: Karun Kaushik and Selin Kocalar weren't planning to raise a Series A so soon. Their AI compliance startup Delve was growing fast and signing customers at a steady clip. Then, inbound interest started rolling in. Read More

Lucid Air owners will be able to use Tesla Superchargers from July 31: Owners of the Lucid Air sedan will be able to charge their luxury EVs at thousands of Tesla Supercharger stations in North America starting July 31. But there is a notable caveat: Lucid Air vehicles won't be able to charge as fast as Tesla vehicles. Read More

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Morning Must-Reads

Anduril alums raise $24M Series A to bring military logistics out of the Excel spreadsheet era: Rune Technologies raised $24 million to advance deployment of TyrOS, AI-enabled predictive software for military logistics that can run on the ground without internet connection. Read More

Hackers exploiting SharePoint zero-day seen targeting government agencies: Thousands of SharePoint servers could be vulnerable to hackers, according to cybersecurity firms. Read More

Nevoya raises $9.3M as its EV truck fleet reaches cost parity with diesel: All-electric truck fleet startup Nevoya has landed a fresh round of capital and plans to expand. Read More

Three things veteran planetary health investors look for in a startup: RA Capital Planetary Health closed a $120 million fund. Here's the rubric two investors use to determine where to place their fund's money. Read More

Serial spyware founder Scott Zuckerman wants the FTC to unban him from the surveillance industry: The spyware maker was banned from the surveillance industry in 2021, but was caught flouting the ban less than a year later. Now the founder wants the ban lifted altogether. Read More

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Last but Not Least

This startup thinks email could be the key to usable AI agents: Mixus' AI agent platform not only keeps humans in the workflow, it also allows those humans to interact with agents directly from their email or Slack. Read More