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The Boring Company raises $3B in round led by UAE
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Google is making it easier to switch between password managers on Android
In Brief Posted: 9:00 AM PDT · September 10, 2026 Image Credits:Google Ivan Mehta Google is making it easier to switch between password managers on Android Google on Thursday introduced a new password manager switching…
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Besxar is building an orbital semiconductor factory, one SpaceX rocket at a time
If you want to manufacture in space—and bring the products back again—there’s a limited set of options: Wait to go to…
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Eric Wu’s newest company, out of stealth since May, is going after construction’s labor crunch
Eric Wu built and ran Opendoor, one of the more ambitious real estate startups of the last decade, before stepping…
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OpenAI loses a top data center exec, as stream of high-profile departures continues
OpenAI has lost yet another executive, and the timing of this one stands out in particular given that this individual…
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Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say
Generalist, a robotics startup, is now valued at $3 billion after raising additional capital led by 8VC, according to…
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Judge blocks X rival from using Twitter name, but allows ‘Tweet’ for now
A federal court in Delaware has ruled on a trademark fight between Elon Musk’s X and a startup trying to launch a…
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The Builders Stage brings practical strategies for scaling startups to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, bringing together founders, startup operators, and…
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MapQuest is now the No. 1 U.S. app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming
MapQuest’s unlikely comeback just got even bigger. On Tuesday, the “OG” mapping application (and one that many thought…
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OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts
OpenAI’s new Astra model will use a reasoning technique called “recurrent depth” that allows it to operate outside of…
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Magna increases bet on battery swapping in India with $35M for Yuma
While battery swapping has struggled to take off in much of the world, Canadian auto parts giant Magna International…
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Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year
Prominent solo investor Lachy Groom has backed a Bengaluru startup attempting an ambitious feat: keeping an aircraft…
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As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space
A trip to Europe often means adjusting to a lot of walking, but don’t let it fool you: Cars are still the default for…
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Anthropic continues compute-gobbling streak in $45 billion deal with Nscale
Anthropic has signed a deal to rent about $45 billion in AI compute from Nscale, a British AI infrastructure company,…
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India’s Ringg gets backing from Peak XV as it pushes voice AI past the phone call
More than 76% of consumers in India prefer talking to businesses over a phone call, according to a recent study from…
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Linkdaze’s smart calendar is built to run a household, not just track a schedule
With back-to-school season approaching (or already here in some places), keeping track of everyone’s schedules can get…
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OpenAI is building AI agents for everything. Will everyone use them?
How much control are you willing to give an LLM over your digital life? Getting the most value from a model means…
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Pixel 11 Pro XL review: Snappier cameras can’t hide an iterative upgrade
If you buy the new Pixel 11 Pro, you might have to proactively tell people that you bought the latest phone, unless…
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Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 is a smut-machine
Anthropic’s universal usage standards for Claude forbid the model from generating sexually explicit content, including…
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Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles
In Brief Posted: 12:01 PM PDT · August 20, 2026 Image Credits:Castelion (opens in a new window) Marina Temkin…
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Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits. But the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders.
On Wednesday night, Runlayer and Rippling dropped their respective lawsuits against each other. Not even lawyers’…
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Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses
As AI continues to kill traffic to websites, Google on Thursday threw a bone to those publishers negatively impacted…
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Gambling on the Little League World Series? Sports bettors have gone too far
Have we tried turning off society and turning it back on again? We need a complete cultural reset, because there are…
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AI was supposed to win people over by now — it hasn’t
Despite its technological progress, AI’s reputation out in the real world is getting worse. On Wednesday, Axios…
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Researchers say OpenAI revoked their access to limited cyber program
Several security researchers say OpenAI suddenly revoked their access to a limited-access program that removes some…
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Google packs Search and Gemini with new AI study tools
Google on Wednesday announced a slew of new study tools across Search and Gemini, including AI-generated interactive…
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T-Mobile ‘chopped a cable’ to expel Chinese hackers from its network
The hacks were carried out by a Chinese government-backed hacking group called Salt Typhoon. The campaign compromised…
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Rivian spinout Also raises another $150 million
Also has raised another $150 million as the micromobility startup that spun out of Rivian last year expands its…
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The founder’s secret weapon: Work at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and learn how the pros do it
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Calendly throws its hat into meeting note-taker circus
Note-taking has quickly turned into a critical part of the productivity space, with many workplace software companies…
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Cursor capitalizes on Github frustration, launches rival hosting platform
For as long as anyone can remember, GitHub has been the de facto code host preferred by a majority of developers.…
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Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India
Perplexity spent the past year running one of the biggest AI growth experiments, giving its premium service away to…
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OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens — years after teens started using it
After numerous lawsuits over AI chatbots’ lack of safety measures, leading to teens’ suicides and other mental health…
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Warp’s new system is an out-of-the-box software factory for AI development
Companies are still grappling with exactly how software development should work in the AI area, but one early answer…
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Anthro Energy breaks ground on factory that could pave the road to solid-state batteries
Anthro Energy broke ground on Tuesday on a factory in Louisville, Kentucky, that can make enough battery materials for…
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Apple’s new macOS update reportedly contains a video of AirPods with a camera
The video, found in macOS 26.7 RC, shows a man holding up a book and talking with Siri about it using visual…
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Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office, in New York
In Brief Posted: 6:00 AM PDT · August 18, 2026 Julie Bort Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US…
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Detroit startup Grounded raises $5M to customize electric and gas-powered vans
Detroit-based Grounded has had to be flexible since it was founded in 2022. The startup was initially built around the…
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Reach Capital raises $265M Fund V to back AI founders building to ‘expand human potential’
Reach Capital announced Tuesday the close of a $265 million Fund V. The thesis of the 11-year-old, San Francisco firm…
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Anthropic’s annualized revenue surges to $65B
In Brief Posted: 4:56 PM PDT · August 17, 2026 Image Credits:Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto / Getty Images Marina Temkin…
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AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team
Relay, an AI-powered workflow automation tool that was launched in 2021 with the goal of becoming the new Zapier, is…
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Higgsfield raises $400M Series B, quadrupling its valuation in 8 months to $5.4B
In Brief Posted: 12:04 PM PDT · August 17, 2026 Image Credits:Paul Devlin / Contributor Dominic-Madori Davis…
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WordPress.com targets the next generation of web creators with a free student plan
Automattic has introduced WordPress.com Education, a free plan for teachers and students that provides each student…
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Hyperscalers might regret embracing natural gas if new forecast proves correct
After years of snapping up wind and solar developments, hyperscalers like Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft are…
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Uber and Pony.ai plan to bring 2,000 robotaxis to Europe
Uber and Pony.ai have announced an expanded partnership to deploy up to 2,000 robotaxis across four European cities.…
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Ford on track to complete $2B factory overhaul for Fathom EV truck
Ford made a $2 billion bet two years ago when it closed its Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky and scrapped the…
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Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps
Two years ago, Microsoft described AI as a “generational shift” in technology that it wanted to lead. Today, the…
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Instagram introduces a redesigned wordmark
Instagram on Thursday introduced a new wordmark, which is the text-only logo that spells out the company’s name. The…
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X open sources its ranking algorithm, letting users see if they’ve been ‘shadowbanned’
X is open-sourcing its ranking algorithm, allowing users to see if they have been 'shadowbanned'. The company is…
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OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer
The deal, reported by Bloomberg, valued OpenAI at $852 billion, the same as its most recent fundraising round in…
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