Robinhood’s note on 10% layoffs shows blaming AI isn’t cutting it
It appears using AI as a cover story for cutting jobs is fast falling out of fashion. Unlike many of his tech industry peers who have cut thousands of jobs…
Robinhood plans to route some 2026 soccer World Cup bets to Rothera, shifting away from Kalshi as it seeks to diversify its prediction markets providers (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)
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Robinhood now lets your AI agents trade stocks
As the tech industry rallies around AI agents, some companies are building capabilities to enable AI agents to make payments and trade stocks on users’ behalf. Stock trading app Robinhood…
Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO
Just two months after listing its first venture fund on the stock market, Robinhood is preparing to launch a second. The company has filed a confidential registration for RVII, a…
Cowboy Space, led by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt to build data centers in orbit, raised a $275M Series B led by Index Ventures at a $2B valuation (Bruce Einhorn/Bloomberg)
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Robinhood’s venture fund IPO attracted 150,000+ retail investors, CEO says
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is touting the success of the fintech’s new Ventures Fund I, which allows retail investors to invest in private tech companies like Stripe, Oura, Databricks, OpenAI,…
Robinhood OTT release: Here’s when and where to watch Nithiin’s film
Actor Nithiin’s recent release Robinhood failed to make a mark at the box office. The film’s director Venky Kudumula was criticized for writing an outdated plot that did not clutch…
You’re invited to a fireside with Baiju Bhatt on Sand Hill Road on June 18 at StrictlyVC
We’re thrilled to announce that Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood and founder and CEO of Aetherflux, will be joining us for a rare, intimate fireside chat as part of TechCrunch’s…
BTC jumped 7%+ to ~$83K, while ETH, DOGE, XRP, and SOL gained over 12% as Trump paused some tariffs; Strategy closed up 25%, Robinhood up 24%, Coinbase up 17% (Tanaya Macheel/CNBC)
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Robinhood will let you order cash deliveries through its app this fall
TL;DR Robinhood is launching a few new financial services, including one arriving this fall called Robinhood Banking. Available for Robinhood Gold members, Banking will offer users the ability to request…