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2026-07-14 23:10:45 UTC

"Increasingly in our world, it gets harder and harder to know what is real," Lorde said on stage. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/lorde-says-ai-glasses-are-not-sexy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-07-09 19:41:16 UTC

Meta's new Muse Spark 1.1. will go up against similar products offered by Anthropic and OpenAI. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/meta-enters-the-crowded-ai-coding-battle-with-muse-spark-1-1/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-06-10 21:35:17 UTC

The ShinyHunters hacking gang claims to have compromised the Oracle PeopleSoft servers of more than 100 organizations, including many universities. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/10/cybercriminals-claim-breach-of-oracle-peoplesoft-servers-at-100-plus-organizations/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-06-09 09:05:13 UTC

The startup is one of many entering the RV space, but it's banking on a hybrid power system that can go far beyond campsites. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/09/anker-backed-evotrex-raises-30m-to-build-its-off-grid-rv/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-24 21:43:15 UTC

We're in the transition period -- all of us. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/24/everyone-is-navigating-ai-security-in-real-time-even-google/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-22 21:03:40 UTC

You can now disco ball-ify your entire Pixel homescreen, says Google. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/google-goes-for-the-glitter-with-disco-ball-icons-are-yall-sure-you-still-want-this/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-21 21:15:17 UTC

The service suspension comes as Waymo has also paused operations in Atlanta and San Antonio after its robotaxis drove into flooded streets. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/waymo-halts-freeway-rides-after-robotaxis-struggle-in-construction-zones/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-21 14:04:28 UTC

The Path says its AI model has scored 95 on the mental health safety AI benchmark, Vera-MH. This compares to a top score of 65 for the consumer bots. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/the-path-founded-by-tony-robbins-and-calm-alums-wants-to-offer-safer-ai-therapy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-21 14:04:24 UTC

Brett Adcock's new AI startup is now valued at $6 billion by its investors. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/hark-raises-700m-series-a-for-its-secretive-universal-ai-interface/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-21 14:04:20 UTC

Maka Kids is building a streaming app for children ages zero to six featuring content designed for healthy development. The startup has now raised $3 million in seed funding to scale its platform. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/maka-kids-is-redefining-kids-screen-time-with-a-streaming-app-optimized-for-well-being-not-engagement/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-21 05:55:15 UTC

Scapia, an Indian startup that combines travel booking with co-branded credit cards and mobile payments, said the deal doubles its valuation. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/20/indian-travel-fintech-scapia-more-than-doubles-valuation-to-over-500m-in-a-year/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-20 18:36:38 UTC

First came the Netherlands, now it's Lithuania. And more European countries appear to be in the queue for Tesla's driver assistance system. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/20/teslas-full-self-driving-software-is-creeping-into-europe/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-19 21:11:40 UTC

Mach says the acquisition meaningfully improves unit economics across its five vehicle programs at exactly the moment the company is starting to scale. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/mach-industries-just-spent-50m-to-solve-a-major-defense-tech-problem/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-19 21:11:37 UTC

Ocean, an agentic email security platform, raised funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/from-teen-hacker-to-iron-dome-researcher-this-founder-raised-28m-to-fight-ai-phishing/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-19 19:19:37 UTC

Google is back in the glasses game with "audio glasses" out this fall. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-takes-a-page-out-of-metas-book-announces-new-audio-powered-smart-glasses/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-18 21:59:16 UTC

The death is the latest worker safety issue at the Starbase facility, which has a higher injury rate than all other SpaceX sites. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/18/osha-probing-worker-death-at-spacexs-starbase-site/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-16 19:29:37 UTC

AI-powered marketing platform Nectar Social announced Thursday that it raised a $30 million Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, which was created alongside Anthropic. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/16/marketing-operating-system-nectar-social-raises-30m-series-a-in-round-led-by-menlo/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-14 21:34:21 UTC

More than 50 employees have reportedly left Elon Musk’s newly merged SpaceXAI since February, raising questions about burnout, leadership changes, talent poaching, and whether liquidity events weakened retention incentives. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/elon-musks-spacexai-has-been-bleeding-staff-since-its-merger/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-12 17:05:27 UTC

Google unveiled its new AI-first Googlebooks laptops, more agentic Gemini features, vibe-coded Android widgets, Gemini in Chrome, refreshed Android Auto, and more ahead of I/O. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/everything-google-announced-at-its-android-show-from-googlebooks-to-vibe-coded-widgets/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-12 17:05:23 UTC

The company says Googlebooks, which are launching this fall, are the first laptops designed from the ground up for Gemini Intelligence to offer personal and proactive help. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/google-unveils-googlebooks-a-new-line-of-ai-native-laptops/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-12 17:05:18 UTC

The new feature will first launch on the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones this summer. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/googles-create-my-widget-feature-will-let-you-vibe-code-your-own-widgets/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-12 17:05:13 UTC

Gemini Intelligence will also include Gboard based dictation and form filling capabilities https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/google-brings-agentic-ai-and-vibe-coded-widgets-to-android/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-12 17:01:33 UTC

As the AI legal services industry heats up, Anthropic is launching its own suite of features designed to assist law firms. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/the-ai-legal-services-industry-is-heating-up-anthropic-is-getting-in-on-the-action/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-12 17:01:30 UTC

Google’s new Android feature, Pause Point, forces you to wait before opening distracting apps in an effort to curb addictive scrolling habits. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/android-adds-a-feature-to-stop-you-from-doomscrolling/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-12 17:01:27 UTC

Intrusion Logging is a new part of Android’s Advanced Protection Mode, which aims to help protect human rights activists, journalists, and dissidents from government spyware attack and law enforcement forensic devices. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/google-launches-new-android-security-feature-to-help-uncover-spyware-attacks/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-11 17:06:24 UTC

Digg returns (again) as another place to read AI news. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/digg-tries-again-this-time-as-an-ai-news-aggregator/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-11 14:28:20 UTC

The popular mobile puzzle game will become a TV game show next year. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/nyts-wordle-to-become-a-tv-game-show/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-07 21:50:37 UTC

The company made a series of other announcements during earnings, including a new commercial contract, a pilot program in Canada, and a collaboratio https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/kodiak-ai-raises-100m-at-a-steep-discount-sending-its-stock-tumbling-37/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-07 21:05:17 UTC

AI startup Pit is led by the cofounders of European scooter giant Voi and backed by a16z, which is leading the startup’s $16 million seed round. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/voi-founders-new-ai-startup-pit-has-become-the-latest-rising-star-out-of-stockholm/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-06 13:57:41 UTC

Samsung crossed the $1 trillion valuation mark after shares surged on AI-driven chip demand, making it only the second Asian company after TSMC to hit the milestone. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/06/ai-boom-pushes-samsung-to-1t/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-06 06:49:15 UTC

QyTw0, the Finnish AI lab founded by former AMD Silo AI CEO Peter Sarlin, is now valued at €325 million (approximately $380 million) after raising a €25 million angel round ($29 million). It's a sign of enduring tailwinds for AI, quantum computing, and sovereign tech, especially for Europe-made companies. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/peter-sarlins-qutwo-reaches-380m-valuation-in-angel-round/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-05 14:31:21 UTC

The visual analysis system is now operating in select countries, but Meta says it's working toward a broader rollout. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/meta-will-use-ai-to-analyze-height-and-bone-structure-to-identify-if-users-are-underage/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-05 14:04:19 UTC

For the next four days only, you can buy one pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and get 50% off a second of the same ticket type. That window closes May 8 at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, prices go up, and you’ll pay more to bring a partner or colleague. Register today to get your plus-one pass at 50% off. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/4-days-left-get-50-off-a-second-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass-to-make-more-deals-faster/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-05 13:23:39 UTC

Krutrim's pivot to cloud after layoffs and limited product updates reflects the economic challenges of building AI models in India. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/indias-first-genai-unicorn-shifts-to-cloud-services-as-ai-model-ambitions-face-reality/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-05 03:34:14 UTC

The Nvidia CEO seems to feel that claims of AI's job-killing potential have been greatly exaggerated. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/as-workers-worry-about-ai-nvidias-jensen-huang-says-ai-is-creating-an-enormous-number-of-jobs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-04-24 18:01:41 UTC

Google plans up to $40B investment in Anthropic as AI rivals race to secure massive compute capacity, following the limited release of its powerful, cybersecurity-focused Mythos model. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/24/google-to-invest-up-to-40b-in-anthropic-in-cash-and-compute/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-04-20 23:13:14 UTC

Amazon has made another circular AI deal: It's investing another $5 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic has agreed to spend $100 billion on AWS in return. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/anthropic-takes-5b-from-amazon-and-pledges-100b-in-cloud-spending-in-return/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-04-16 14:16:17 UTC

Runway’s CEO says AI could help studios make dozens of films for the cost of one, betting volume will boost hit-making odds. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/16/runway-ceo-says-ai-could-help-hollywood-make-50-films-instead-of-one-100m-blockbuster/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-04-15 18:37:18 UTC

Objection, a Thiel-backed startup, aims to use AI to judge journalism, letting users pay to challenge stories. Critics warn it could chill whistleblowers and reshape how media accountability works. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/can-ai-judge-journalism-a-thiel-backed-startup-says-yes-even-if-it-risks-chilling-whistleblowers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-04-11 21:23:38 UTC

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Friday that it has won a temporary restraining order preventing Arizona from pursuing its criminal case against Kalshi. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/11/kalshi-wins-temporary-pause-in-arizona-criminal-case/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-04-11 17:20:38 UTC

The OpenAI CEO's new blog post responds to both an apparent attack on his home and an in-depth New Yorker profile raising questions about his trustworthiness. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/11/sam-altman-responds-to-incendiary-new-yorker-article-after-attack-on-his-home/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-04-11 14:07:16 UTC

The deal is interesting for a number of reasons, including that SiFive's chip designs are based on RISC-V, not x86 or ARM. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/11/nvidia-backed-sifive-hits-3-65-billion-valuation-for-open-ai-chips/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-04-07 18:01:24 UTC

The new model will be used by a small number of high-profile companies to engage in defensive cybersecurity work. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/anthropic-mythos-ai-model-preview-security/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-03-28 21:25:39 UTC

While the relationship was once thorny enough that Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cagefight, things seem to have warmed up by the early days of the second Trump administration. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/28/mark-zuckerberg-texted-elon-musk-to-offer-help-with-doge/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-03-27 15:44:23 UTC

Handala, a pro-Iranian hacking group allegedly working for Iran’s government, published emails it said were taken from the Gmail account of FBI director Kash Patel. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/iranian-hackers-claim-breach-of-fbi-director-kash-patels-personal-email-account/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-03-21 20:34:15 UTC

On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey posted a simple message: “just setting up my twittr”. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/21/its-been-20-years-since-the-first-tweet/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-03-17 16:01:14 UTC

Personal Intelligence allows Google's AI assistant to tap into your Google ecosystem, such as Gmail and Google Photos, to provide more tailored responses. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/17/googles-personal-intelligence-feature-is-expanding-to-all-us-users/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-03-13 21:41:39 UTC

The data infrastructure startup raised $5.3 million in seed funding led by Wischoff Ventures and South Park Commons https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/13/nyne-founded-by-a-father-son-duo-gives-ai-agents-the-human-context-theyre-missing/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-03-04 16:04:38 UTC

Want to tap into the energy of 1,100+ startup founders, investors, and tech leaders descending on Boston for the Founder Summit 2026 on June 9? Host your own Side Event during “Founder Summit Week,” happening June 4-10! https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/04/host-a-side-event-during-techcrunch-founder-summit-week-in-boston/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-02-24 23:11:40 UTC

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company’s employees have gone all in on AI, going so far as to build a chatbot of him that they use to practice their pitches. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/uber-engineers-built-ai-version-of-boss-dara-khosrowshahi/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-02-18 18:20:18 UTC

Mastodon is looking to grow its open source, decentralized social network with new features aimed at creators. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/mastodon-a-decentralized-alternative-to-x-plans-to-target-creators-with-new-features/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-02-11 18:43:38 UTC

The former boss of the L3Harris-owned hacking and surveillance tools maker Trenchant faces nine years in prison for selling several exploits to a Russian broker, which counts the Russian government among its customers. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/doj-says-trenchant-boss-sold-exploits-to-russian-broker-capable-of-accessing-millions-of-computers-and-devices/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-02-09 17:01:22 UTC

With its new "Arrival Notifications," users can now set one-time or recurring alerts for locations beyond their home, providing an automatic way to share when they’ve arrived at their destination. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/snapchat-now-lets-you-inform-others-when-you-have-arrived-at-your-destination/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-02-02 18:39:18 UTC

Starting with Firefox 148 arriving later this month, users will find a new AI controls section within the desktop browser settings. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/firefox-will-soon-let-you-block-all-of-its-generative-ai-features/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-02-01 15:43:12 UTC

Elon Musk's reported merging of SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla harkens back to the heyday of General Electric — or maybe the robber barons of the Gilded Age. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/bye-bye-corporate-conglomerates-hello-personal-conglomerates/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-01-30 23:38:36 UTC

The viral personal AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot has a new shell — again. After briefly rebranding as Moltbot, it has now picked OpenClaw as its new name. https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/openclaws-ai-assistants-are-now-building-their-own-social-network/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-01-27 21:35:18 UTC

Bluesky is teasing new features and improvements ranging from the Discover feed to video support. https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/bluesky-teases-2026-roadmap-a-better-discover-feed-real-time-features-and-more/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-11-21 18:17:14 UTC

The feature will show where users are based, how they're connected to X, and how many times they've changed their username. https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/21/x-begins-rolling-out-the-about-this-account-feature-to-users-profiles/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-11-21 15:12:40 UTC

It may not have been a massive fireball, but SpaceX now has more work to do before it can kick off this next-generation version of Starship. https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/21/spacexs-upgraded-starship-suffers-explosion-during-testing/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-11-20 21:19:18 UTC

WhatsApp users can now share their status with others through a new "About" feature. https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/20/whatsapp-gets-its-own-instagram-notes-like-feature/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-11-18 05:14:37 UTC

With consumers increasingly asking questions to ChatGPT, not Google, product discovery is changing — and the promise to give brands visibility and control over this fast-growing search channel has made Peec AI one of Europe's hottest startups. https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/17/as-consumers-ditch-google-for-chatgpt-peec-ai-raises-21m-to-help-brands-adapt/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-11-17 17:24:16 UTC

UK-based Aspora, which has focused on remittances, will let non-resident Indians pay bills back home. https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/17/sequoia-backed-fintech-aspora-will-let-indian-diaspora-pay-bills-back-home/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-11-17 15:29:38 UTC

The delivery giant said “no sensitive information” was accessed, and did not specify the number of customers, delivery workers, and merchants who were impacted by the breach. https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/17/doordash-confirms-data-breach-impacting-users-phone-numbers-and-physical-addresses/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-11-17 11:54:16 UTC

Sakana AI raised about $135M at a $2.65B post-money valuation in one of Japan’s largest fundraises this year. https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/17/sakana-ai-raises-135m-series-b-at-a-2-65b-valuation-to-continue-building-ai-models-for-japan/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-11-16 22:11:18 UTC

The death of a neighborhood bodega cat named Kit Kat has shaken San Francisco’s Mission District and prompted new debates about robotaxi safety. https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/16/beloved-sf-cats-death-fuels-waymo-criticism/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-08-04 14:57:08 UTC

Google removes over 50 DEI groups from a list of groups it helps fund https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/04/google-removes-over-50-dei-groups-from-a-list-of-groups-it-helps-fund/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-08-03 21:34:15 UTC

Mastercard denies pressuring game platforms, Valve tells a different story https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/03/mastercard-denies-pressuring-game-platforms-valve-tells-a-different-story/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-07-23 13:03:37 UTC

Uber is finally letting women riders in the US match with women drivers https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/23/uber-is-finally-bringing-a-feature-to-the-u-s-that-lets-women-riders-match-with-women-drivers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-05-08 18:44:35 UTC

Meta taps former Google DeepMind director to lead its AI research lab https://tcrn.ch/3F4YaLK
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2025-04-17 02:14:37 UTC

xAI adds a ‘memory’ feature to Grok https://tcrn.ch/3GbXu7I
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2025-04-16 23:37:13 UTC

Zoom restores service after an hours-long outage https://tcrn.ch/4jEgtGs
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2025-04-16 23:10:23 UTC

Chapter, a Medicare startup with links to Vance, Thiel and Ramaswamy, just raised a round at $1.5B valuation https://tcrn.ch/42Dmuw5
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2025-04-16 22:43:09 UTC

Trump administration reportedly considers a US DeepSeek ban https://tcrn.ch/4jDtpfO
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2025-04-16 22:03:10 UTC

Rippling wants UK fintech Revolut to reveal who paid off Deel’s alleged “spy” https://tcrn.ch/4inKTvj
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2025-04-16 21:40:14 UTC

Former CISA director Chris Krebs vows to fight back against Trump-ordered federal investigation https://tcrn.ch/3Y1Vs03
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2025-04-16 21:13:16 UTC

OpenAI’s latest AI models have a new safeguard to prevent biorisks https://tcrn.ch/3YqMbin
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2025-04-16 20:32:38 UTC

Zuckerberg: Snapchat would have grown faster if it accepted $6B buyout offer https://tcrn.ch/4ij5TmY
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2025-04-16 20:28:14 UTC

Trump-appointed judge orders Trump admin to ‘turn the funding spigots back on’ https://tcrn.ch/42ASr8s
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2025-04-16 19:53:37 UTC

OpenAI is reportedly in talks to buy Codeium for $3B, with news expected later this week https://tcrn.ch/4jAirY7
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2025-04-16 19:45:08 UTC

Rivian’s first non-Amazon van customer is HelloFresh https://tcrn.ch/4jcHvEP
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2025-04-16 18:51:13 UTC

Apple says zero-day bugs exploited against ‘specific targeted individuals’ using iOS https://tcrn.ch/3Y4Wzfj
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2025-04-16 18:19:36 UTC

OpenAI partner says it had relatively little time to test the company’s newest AI models https://tcrn.ch/42hLQAS
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2025-04-16 17:31:10 UTC

India’s Uber-rival BluSmart appears to suspend service in wake of EV loan probe https://tcrn.ch/3Ge2Mzu
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2025-04-16 17:04:18 UTC

OpenAI launches a pair of AI reasoning models, o3 and o4-mini https://tcrn.ch/3EsLgqF
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2025-04-16 17:04:15 UTC

OpenAI debuts Codex CLI, an open source coding tool for terminals https://tcrn.ch/3YzGFts
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2025-04-16 17:04:10 UTC

Digital frame maker Aura introduces the Aspen, a $299 frame with more intelligent features https://tcrn.ch/3EbRlYF
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2025-04-16 16:01:17 UTC

Bluesky feed builder Graze raises $1M, rolls out ads https://tcrn.ch/42oJUFe
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2025-04-16 16:01:09 UTC

Apple races to surpass rivals in quest to eliminate carbon pollution https://tcrn.ch/42MW644
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2025-04-16 15:52:13 UTC

Startup funding hit records in Q1. But the outlook for 2025 is still awful. https://tcrn.ch/3GeTa7O
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2025-04-16 15:52:09 UTC

Microsoft researchers say they’ve developed a hyper-efficient AI model that can run on CPUs https://tcrn.ch/3GeNwlZ
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2025-04-16 15:43:10 UTC

NSO lawyer names Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan as spyware customers behind 2019 WhatsApp hacks https://tcrn.ch/4ju1ZZy
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2025-04-16 15:12:27 UTC

As Deezer approaches profitability, it rolls out a custom algorithm and other new features https://tcrn.ch/3RjRBYk
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2025-04-16 15:12:22 UTC

TikTok begins testing Footnotes, a new Community Notes-like feature https://tcrn.ch/4czye7n
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2025-04-16 15:02:36 UTC

Deck raises $12M to ‘Plaid-ify” any website using AI https://tcrn.ch/3GqNdEw
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2025-04-16 14:58:10 UTC

Kia is pitching Americans an affordable EV sedan with EV4 debut https://tcrn.ch/42gqm7q
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2025-04-16 14:31:14 UTC

Bolt’s Ryan Breslow pins his hopes on a new app that takes on Coinbase, Zelle, and PayPal https://tcrn.ch/4lwxjZu
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2025-04-16 14:31:10 UTC

Less than a month left to claim your brand’s spotlight at TechCrunch Sessions: AI with an exhibit table https://tcrn.ch/4jFPvyh
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2025-04-16 14:04:16 UTC

Capsule captures $12M to build the next version of its AI video editor for brands https://tcrn.ch/3Er7IAz
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2025-04-16 14:04:11 UTC

TechCrunch All Stage: Full agenda revealed https://tcrn.ch/42sXeso
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2025-04-16 13:59:35 UTC

Subaru debuts Trailseeker, an all-electric SUV coming for Rivian’s outdoorsy EV customer base https://tcrn.ch/4jeYQx6
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