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Intel will join SpaceX and Tesla in an effort to build a new U.S. semiconductor factory in Texas, although the scope of its contributions are unclear.

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Intel signs on to Elon Musk’s Terafab chips project

Intel will join SpaceX and Tesla in an effort to build a new U.S. semiconductor factory in Texas, although the scope of its contributions are unclear.

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Anthropic debuts preview of powerful new AI model Mythos in new cybersecurity initiative

The new model will be used by a small number of high-profile companies to engage in defensive cybersecurity work.

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Anthropic debuts preview of powerful new AI model Mythos in new cybersecurity initiative

The new model will be used by a small number of high-profile companies to engage in defensive cybersecurity work.

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Apple’s foldable iPhone is on track to launch in September, report says

The news follows a report from Nikkei Asia on Tuesday that raised concerns the company’s foldable iPhone could be delayed due to challenges during the phone’s engineering test phase.

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Apple’s foldable iPhone is on track to launch in September, report says

The news follows a report from Nikkei Asia on Tuesday that raised concerns the company’s foldable iPhone could be delayed due to challenges during the phone’s engineering test phase.

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Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers to steal passwords

Fancy Bear, also known as APT28, has taken over thousands of residential home routers to steal passwords and authentication tokens in a wide-ranging espionage operation.

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Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers to steal passwords

Fancy Bear, also known as APT28, has taken over thousands of residential home routers to steal passwords and authentication tokens in a wide-ranging espionage operation.

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Chrome finally adds a better way to deal with too many open tabs

Google Chrome's latest update brings vertical tabs and a cleaner Reading Mode to help manage cluttered browsing.

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Chrome finally adds a better way to deal with too many open tabs

Google Chrome's latest update brings vertical tabs and a cleaner Reading Mode to help manage cluttered browsing.

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Binge is a movie-tracking app that warns you of jump scares in real time

The app uses iPhone Live Activities to alert you when scary scenes are about to happen, while also tracking what to watch and where to stream it.

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Hate jump scares? This app warns you before they happen

The app uses iPhone Live Activities to alert you when scary scenes are about to happen, while also tracking what to watch and where to stream it.

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Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon’s AI chips

Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon's chips. This is a thumb-of-the nose at Oracle and Google.

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Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon’s AI chips

Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon's chips. This is a thumb-of-the nose at Oracle and Google.

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Anthropic ups compute deal with Google and Broadcom amid skyrocketing demand

Anthropic bulked up its compute deal with Google and Broadcom as the company has seen its run-rate revenue surge to $30 billion.

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Anthropic ups compute deal with Google and Broadcom amid skyrocketing demand

Anthropic bulked up its compute deal with Google and Broadcom as the company has seen its run-rate revenue surge to $30 billion.

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Google Maps can now write captions for your photos using AI

Google is rolling out new features to make it easier for users to contribute local knowledge to Maps. Most notably, Gemini can now create captions when users are looking to share a photo or video about a place.

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Google Maps can now write captions for your photos using AI

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A teenage Minecraft YouTuber raised $1,234,567 for a meme prediction market called Giggles. It broke me.

Justin Jin’s company Giggles – which he describes as “putting a trading app and TikTok together” – started as a joke.

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A teenage Minecraft YouTuber raised $1,234,567 for a meme prediction market called Giggles. It broke me.

Justin Jin’s company Giggles – which he describes as “putting a trading app and TikTok together” – started as a joke.

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Trump administration plans to cut cybersecurity agency’s budget by $700 million

The budget proposal would force CISA to operate with a significantly lower budget than previous years, citing the government's claims that the election misinformation programs were used to "target the President."

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Trump administration plans to cut cybersecurity agency’s budget by $700 million

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Why a former AirPods engineer is now building heat pumps

Merino Energy has simplified the heat pump dramatically in a quest to make them cheaper and easier to install.

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Why a former AirPods engineer is now building heat pumps

Merino Energy has simplified the heat pump dramatically in a quest to make them cheaper and easier to install.

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The AI gold rush is pulling private wealth into riskier, earlier bets

On a recent episode of Equity, we talked to Arena Private Wealth to explore a growing trend: family offices bypassing VCs to gain direct exposure to AI startups, turning them from passive investors into active participants.

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Adobe launches Acrobat-based Student Spaces, a free AI-powered study tool for students

Adobe Acrobat Student Spaces is a free tool for students to use AI and create different kinds of study material from documents.

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Waymo opens robotaxi service in Nashville, partners with Lyft

Waymo now operates commercial robotaxi services in 11 cities, with various methods to hail.

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Waymo opens robotaxi service in Nashville, partners with Lyft

Waymo now operates commercial robotaxi services in 11 cities, with various methods to hail.

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Adobe launches Acrobat-based Student Spaces, a free AI-powered study tool for students

Adobe Acrobat Student Spaces is a free tool for students to use AI and create different kinds of study material from documents.

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The AI gold rush is pulling private wealth into riskier, earlier bets

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Hermeus raises $350M to build unmanned hypersonic fighters

The defense aviation startup is coming off two successful flight demonstrations, and with the next one, it's aiming to go supersonic.

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Spotify’s prompted playlist feature will now work for podcasts, too

Spotify will now allow users to input natural language prompts to create a podcast playlist.

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OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund

OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund

Zero Shot, a new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI, is aiming to raise $100 million for its first fund. It has already written some checks....

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Gas prices aren’t the only factor fueling used EV sales

Gas prices aren’t the only factor fueling used EV sales

There are a growing number of reasons why used EVs have gained in popularity....

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Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline

Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline

Google's new offline-first dictation app uses Gemma AI models to take on the apps like Wispr Flow....

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Google quietly releases an offline-first AI dictation app on iOS

Google quietly releases an offline-first AI dictation app on iOS

Google's new offline-first dictation app uses Gemma AI models to take on the apps like Wispr Flow....

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Netflix is expanding into kids’ games with a new standalone app

Netflix is expanding into kids’ games with a new standalone app

Netflix says the app gives children access to an "ever-growing" library of games for kids....

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Apple plans Supreme Court appeal in Epic Games App Store battle — again

Apple plans Supreme Court appeal in Epic Games App Store battle — again

Apple plans to ask the Supreme Court to review its App Store fight with Epic Games, as it challenges a ruling limiting its ability to charge fees on external payments....

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Watch this video of how a job interviewer exposes a North Korean fake IT worker

Watch this video of how a job interviewer exposes a North Korean fake IT worker

An apparent North Korean worker was caught visibly stumped during a remote job interview when asked to insult the country's leader....

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North Korea’s hijack of one of the web’s most used open source projects was likely weeks in the making

North Korea’s hijack of one of the web’s most used open source projects was likely weeks in the making

North Korean hackers pushed out malicious updates to a popular open source project by hacking a top developer's computer in a long-running campaign....

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OpenAI’s vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four-day work week

OpenAI’s vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four-day work week

OpenAI proposes taxes on AI profits, public wealth funds, and expanded safety nets to address job loss and inequality, blending redistribution with capitalism as policymakers debate AI’s economic impa...

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Startup Battlefield 200 applications open: A chance for VC access, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K

Nominate your startup, or one you know that deserves the spotlight, and finish the process by applying. Selected 200 have a chance at VC access, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K for Startup Battlefield...

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How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others

How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others

Learn how to use Spotify, Canva, Figma, Expedia, and other apps directly in ChatGPT....

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Convicted spyware maker Bryan Fleming avoids jail at sentencing

Convicted spyware maker Bryan Fleming avoids jail at sentencing

The pcTattletale founder escapes a custodial sentence following the first successful prosecution of a spyware maker in the U.S. for over a decade....

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Spain’s Xoople raises $130 million Series B to map the Earth for AI

Spain’s Xoople raises $130 million Series B to map the Earth for AI

The company is also announcing a deal with L3Harris to build the sensors for Xoople's spacecraft....

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The Xiaomi 17 Ultra has some impressive add-ons that make snapping photos really fun

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra has some impressive add-ons that make snapping photos really fun

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra gives you a ton of options to play around with images, including preset filters and hardware add-ons....

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Polymarket took down wagers tied to rescue of downed Air Force officer

Polymarket took down wagers tied to rescue of downed Air Force officer

A Democratic congressman had harsh criticism for Polymarket for allowing users to bet on the date the U.S. would confirm the rescue of Air Force service members shot down over Iran....

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Copilot is ‘for entertainment purposes only,’ according to Microsoft’s terms of use

Copilot is ‘for entertainment purposes only,’ according to Microsoft’s terms of use

AI skeptics aren’t the only ones warning users not to unthinkingly trust models’ outputs — that’s what the AI companies say themselves in their terms of service....

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As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help

As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help

We've compiled a list of friendship apps, from friend discovery platforms like BFF to event-focused ones like Timeleft....

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TechCrunch Mobility: ‘A stunning lack of transparency’

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. T...

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Can orbital data centers help justify a massive valuation for SpaceX?

Can orbital data centers help justify a massive valuation for SpaceX?

On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we debated Elon Musk's vision for data centers in space....

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In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants

In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants

Driven by labor shortages, Japan is pushing physical AI from pilot projects into real-world deployment....

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Peter Thiel’s big bet on solar-powered cow collars

Peter Thiel’s big bet on solar-powered cow collars

Why did Founders Fund invest $220 million in cattle management startup Halter?...

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Unpacking Peter Thiel’s big bet on solar-powered cow collars

Unpacking Peter Thiel’s big bet on solar-powered cow collars

Why did Founders Fund invest $220 million in cattle management startup Halter?...

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Embattled startup Delve has ‘parted ways’ with Y Combinator

Embattled startup Delve has ‘parted ways’ with Y Combinator

The controversy around Delve appears to have cost the compliance startup its relationship with accelerator Y Combinator....

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Anthropic says Claude Code subscribers will need to pay extra for OpenClaw usage

Anthropic says Claude Code subscribers will need to pay extra for OpenClaw usage

It’s about to become more expensive for Claude Code subscribers to use Anthropic’s coding assistant with OpenClaw and other third-party tools....

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After fighting malware for decades, this cybersecurity veteran is now hacking drones

After fighting malware for decades, this cybersecurity veteran is now hacking drones

Mikko Hyppönen is one of the most recognizable faces of the cybersecurity industry. After fighting computer viruses, worms, and malware, for more than 35 years, he tells TechCrunch why he is now worki...

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Anthropic is having a moment in the private markets; SpaceX could spoil the party

Anthropic is having a moment in the private markets; SpaceX could spoil the party

Glen Anderson, president of Rainmaker Securities, says the secondary market for private shares has never been more active — with Anthropic the hottest trade around, OpenAI losing ground, and SpaceX's...

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Lucid blames dip in Q1 sales on seat supplier issue

Lucid blames dip in Q1 sales on seat supplier issue

Lucid said it has resolved the problem and is not changing its guidance for 2026....

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The anonymous social app that thinks it can work in Saudi Arabia

The anonymous social app that thinks it can work in Saudi Arabia

When Fizz quietly debuted in Saudi Arabia, founder and CEO Teddy Solomon wasn’t expecting the app to catch on like it did....

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Tesla’s Texas factory workforce reportedly shrunk 22% in 2025

Tesla’s Texas factory workforce reportedly shrunk 22% in 2025

Tesla's headcount fell from 21,191 workers to 16,506 workers in 2025, according to a report, as it grappled with its second straight year of declining sales....

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OpenAI executive shuffle includes new role for COO Brad Lightcap to lead ‘special projects’

OpenAI executive shuffle includes new role for COO Brad Lightcap to lead ‘special projects’

In addition to Lightcap's new role, OpenAI CMO Kate Rouch will be stepping away from the company to focus on cancer recovery, with a plan to return when her health allows....

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Anthropic buys biotech startup Coefficient Bio in $400M deal: reports

Anthropic buys biotech startup Coefficient Bio in $400M deal: reports

Anthropic has purchased the stealth biotech AI startup Coefficient Bio in a $400 million stock deal, according to The Information and Eric Newcomer....

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Anthropic ramps up its political activities with a new PAC

Anthropic ramps up its political activities with a new PAC

With the midterms right around the corner, the new group is positioned to back candidates who support the AI company's policy agenda....

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Best iPad apps to boost productivity and make your life easier

Best iPad apps to boost productivity and make your life easier

There are many iPad apps to help you organize recipes, sync tasks across devices, be more productive, and manage your notes....

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People would rather have an Amazon warehouse in their backyard than a data center

People would rather have an Amazon warehouse in their backyard than a data center

A new poll shows that the debate over data centers is far from settled....

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The final days of the Tesla Model X and S are here. All bets are on the Cybercab.

The final days of the Tesla Model X and S are here. All bets are on the Cybercab.

It's new era for Tesla — and one that will rely on its ability to launch the Cybercab and mass produce the Optimus robot....

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Europe’s cyber agency blames hacking gangs for massive data breach and leak

Europe’s cyber agency blames hacking gangs for massive data breach and leak

CERT-EU blamed the cybercrime group TeamPCP for the recent hack on the European Commission, and said the notorious ShinyHunters gang was responsible for leaking the stolen data online....

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The Facebook insider building content moderation for the AI era

The Facebook insider building content moderation for the AI era

Moonbounce has raised $12 million to grow its AI control engine that converts content moderation policies into consistent, predictable AI behavior....

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Amazon hits sellers with ‘fuel surcharge’ as Iran war roils global energy markets

Amazon hits sellers with ‘fuel surcharge’ as Iran war roils global energy markets

The e-commerce giant called the surcharge "temporary" but couldn't give a date for when the policy would be retired....

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Telehealth giant Hims & Hers says its customer support system was hacked

Telehealth giant Hims & Hers says its customer support system was hacked

The U.S. telehealth giant says hackers stole customer support ticket data over the course of several days in February....

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Artemis II is NASA’s last moon mission without Silicon Valley

Artemis II is NASA’s last moon mission without Silicon Valley

Next time around, the pressure will be on SpaceX and Blue Origin....

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Gateway Capital announces first close of $25M Fund II

Gateway Capital announces first close of $25M Fund II

Gateway Capital, the Milwaukee-based venture firm founded by Dana Guthrie, can now begin investment operations for its $25M Fund II....

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OpenAI acquires TBPN, the buzzy founder-led business talk show

OpenAI acquires TBPN, the buzzy founder-led business talk show

TBPN, Silicon Valley's cult-favorite tech podcast, will operate independently, even as it's overseen by chief political operative, Chris Lehane....

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Flipboard’s new ‘social websites’ help publishers and creators tap into the open social web

Flipboard’s new ‘social websites’ help publishers and creators tap into the open social web

Flipboard's social websites consolidate profiles and posts from Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, YouTube, podcasts, blogs and RSS feeds into a single, shared destination....

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ElevenLabs releases a new AI-powered music-generation app

ElevenLabs releases a new AI-powered music-generation app

ElevenMusic lets users create and remix songs using text prompts. The new app suggests ElevenLabs wants to be more than just a voice model company....

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NASA astronauts prove that sending an email really is rocket science

NASA astronauts prove that sending an email really is rocket science

NASA Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman faced the most earthly possible conflict while in outer space: his Outlook wasn't working....

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Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models

Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models

MAI released models that can transcribe voice into text as well as generate audio and images after the group's formation six months ago....

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Money transfer app Duc exposed thousands of driver’s licenses and passports to the open web

Money transfer app Duc exposed thousands of driver’s licenses and passports to the open web

An exposed Amazon-hosted server allowed anyone to access reams of customer data without needing a password....

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Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app

Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app

Google is adding a way to customize and instruct avatars for video creation in the Vids app...

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ICE says it bought Paragon’s spyware to use in drug trafficking cases

ICE says it bought Paragon’s spyware to use in drug trafficking cases

The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told lawmakers that the use of Paragon spyware is necessary to counter terrorists’ “thriving exploitation of encrypted communications pl...

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United’s mobile app now shows TSA wait times at select airports

United’s mobile app now shows TSA wait times at select airports

The TSA wait times feature is one of many new additions to the United app, including automatic rebooking assistance and real-time time weather radar maps....

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Tesla’s cheaper vehicles aren’t helping its declining sales

Tesla’s cheaper vehicles aren’t helping its declining sales

The company's deliveries in the first quarter were just 6% higher than last year, and Tesla now faces a third straight year of falling sales....

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Commonwealth Fusion Systems leans on magnets for near-term revenue

Commonwealth Fusion Systems leans on magnets for near-term revenue

Realta Fusion is buying magnets from Commonwealth Fusion Systems, providing a revenue stop gap....

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Diverse teams start with diverse VCs

It is the path of least resistance for a growth-stage company to hire from the familiar Silicon Valley pipelines but if a founder wants a diverse team, that value has to be put into practice from the...

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Exclusive: Beehiiv expands into podcasting, taking aim at Patreon

Exclusive: Beehiiv expands into podcasting, taking aim at Patreon

One way Beehiiv is convincing creators to switch from rivals like Substack and Patreon is by not taking a cut of revenue....

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Cash App launches ‘pay later’ feature for P2P pay transfers

Cash App launches ‘pay later’ feature for P2P pay transfers

Block says that the new feature has strong built-in protections to keep users from so-called debt spirals....

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Cash App launches ‘buy now, pay later’ feature for P2P pay transfers

Cash App launches ‘buy now, pay later’ feature for P2P pay transfers

Block says that the new feature has strong built-in protections to keep users from so-called debt spirals....

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De-fi platform Drift suspends deposits and withdrawals after millions in crypto stolen in hack

De-fi platform Drift suspends deposits and withdrawals after millions in crypto stolen in hack

Blockchain trackers put the cryptocurrency heist in the hundreds of millions of dollars and is already on track to be the largest crypto theft in 2026 so far....

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Anthropic took down thousands of Github repos trying to yank its leaked source code — a move the company says was an accident

Anthropic took down thousands of Github repos trying to yank its leaked source code — a move the company says was an accident

Anthropic executives said it was an accident and retracted the bulk of the takedown notices....

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The reputation of troubled YC startup Delve has gotten even worse

The reputation of troubled YC startup Delve has gotten even worse

Delve faces new allegations that it violated the open source license of its customer, Sim.ai, by taking the customers's tool and passing it off as its own....

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‘System failure’ paralyzes Baidu robotaxis in China

‘System failure’ paralyzes Baidu robotaxis in China

Passengers in Baidu's robotaxis were trapped for up to two hours....

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Startup funding shatters all records in Q1

Startup funding shatters all records in Q1

The record quarterly fundraise was largely fueled four mega-deals into OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, and Waymo. But it also indicates a generally hot market....

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Apple releases security fix for older iPhones and iPads to protect against DarkSword attacks

Apple releases security fix for older iPhones and iPads to protect against DarkSword attacks

The security update protects a raft of older iPhones and iPads from attacks linked to leaked hacking tools called DarkSword....

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Meta’s natural gas binge could power South Dakota

Meta’s natural gas binge could power South Dakota

Meta's upcoming Hyperion AI data center will be powered by 10 new natural gas plants....

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Cameo partners with TikTok to boost popularity

Cameo partners with TikTok to boost popularity

Cameo launched a new TikTok integration that allows U.S. creators to offer personalized videos through the app....

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WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker

WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker

The Meta-owned company said it identified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a fake version of WhatsApp that was actually Italian-made spyware....

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Cognichip wants AI to design the chips that power AI, and just raised $60M to try

Cognichip wants AI to design the chips that power AI, and just raised $60M to try

The firm says it can can reduce the cost of chip development by more than 75% and cut the timeline by more than half....

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SpaceX files confidentially for IPO in mega listing potentially valued at $1.75 trillion, report says

SpaceX files confidentially for IPO in mega listing potentially valued at $1.75 trillion, report says

The company has also lined up an unusually large number of 21 banks to manage the mega IPO, internally codenamed “Project Apex."...

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Hasbro says it was hacked, and may take ‘several weeks’ to recover

Hasbro says it was hacked, and may take ‘several weeks’ to recover

The American toymaking giant noted that it was continuing to "implement measures to secure its business operations," suggesting that the hackers may still be in the company's systems....

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Less than a month: StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together

Less than a month: StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together

StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together on April 30. Space is limited. Register here for your pass....

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Airbnb is introducing a private car pick-up service

Airbnb is introducing a private car pick-up service

Airbnb is partnering with transportation company Welcome Pickups to let users book a private car service during their trip....

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The Silicon Valley congressional race is getting ugly

The Silicon Valley congressional race is getting ugly

The primary isn’t until early June, but the CA-17 race between five-term incumbent Ro Khanna and tech founder Ethan Agarwal is already getting nasty. Agarwal entered the race in March, backed by a ros...

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Allbirds is selling for $39 million. It raised nearly 10 times that amount in its IPO.

Allbirds is selling for $39 million. It raised nearly 10 times that amount in its IPO.

The collapse of the brand, which was originally venture-backed and that went public in 2021, has been well-documented....

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15% of Americans say they’d be willing to work for an AI boss, according to new poll

15% of Americans say they’d be willing to work for an AI boss, according to new poll

According to a Quinnipiac University poll, 15% of Americans say they'd be willing to have a job where their direct supervisor was an AI program that assigned tasks and set schedules....

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Popular AI gateway startup LiteLLM ditches controversial startup Delve

Popular AI gateway startup LiteLLM ditches controversial startup Delve

LiteLLM had obtained two security compliance certifications via Delve and fell victim to some horrific credential-stealing malware last week....

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Former Coatue partner raises huge $65M seed for enterprise AI agent startup

Former Coatue partner raises huge $65M seed for enterprise AI agent startup

A few things turned investors' heads and drew them to participate in such a big round out of the gate....

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15% of Americans say they’d be willing to work for an AI boss

15% of Americans say they’d be willing to work for an AI boss

Your human manager may soon be a chatbot. Across organizations, AI is being used to replace layers of management in what some are calling "The Great Flattening."...

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As more Americans adopt AI tools, fewer say they can trust the results

As more Americans adopt AI tools, fewer say they can trust the results

AI adoption is rising in the U.S., but trust remains low, with most Americans concerned about transparency, regulation, and the technology’s broader societal impact, according to a new Quinnipiac poll...

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Apple will hide your email address from apps and websites, but not cops

Apple will hide your email address from apps and websites, but not cops

Demands for Apple customer records by federal agents in recent months underscore the privacy limitations of email....

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Uber is buying Berlin startup Blacklane to bolster its ‘Elite’ offering

Uber is buying Berlin startup Blacklane to bolster its ‘Elite’ offering

It's a notable exit for Blacklane, which has raised more than $100 million from backers like Mercedes-Benz and Sixt....

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Mantis Biotech is making ‘digital twins’ of humans to help solve medicine’s data availability problem

Mantis Biotech is making ‘digital twins’ of humans to help solve medicine’s data availability problem

Mantis takes disparate sources of data to make synthetic datasets that can be used to build so-called "digital twins" of the human body, representing anatomy, physiology and behavior....

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ScaleOps raises $130M to improve computing efficiency amid AI demand

ScaleOps raises $130M to improve computing efficiency amid AI demand

ScaleOps just raised $130M to tackle GPU shortages and soaring AI cloud costs by automating infrastructure in real time....

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AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400 million at $2.3B valuation in pre-IPO round

AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400 million at $2.3B valuation in pre-IPO round

The startup, which is planning to go public later this year, designs chips specifically for AI inference, another challenger to Nvidia's dominance....

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Mistral AI raises $830M in debt to set up a data center near Paris

Mistral AI raises $830M in debt to set up a data center near Paris

Mistral aims to start operating the data center by the second quarter of 2026....

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Starcloud raises $170 million Series Ato build data centers in space

Starcloud raises $170 million Series Ato build data centers in space

Starcloud becomes the fastest Y Combinator startup to reach unicorn status, just 17 months after demo day....

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Why OpenAI really shut down Sora

OpenAI's decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public raised immediate suspicions. The app had invited users to upload their own...

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The Pixel 10a doesn’t have a camera bump, and it’s great

The Pixel 10a doesn’t have a camera bump, and it’s great

The Google Pixel 10a can lay flat on a table, but otherwise the company hasn't brought a ton of upgrades to its newest budget smartphone....

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YouTube CEO says the best YouTubers will ‘never leave their home’

YouTube CEO says the best YouTubers will ‘never leave their home’

CEO Neal Mohan insisted that he isn’t worried about Netflix luring away YouTube's most popular creators....

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‘Project Hail Mary’ becomes Amazon MGM’s biggest box office hit

‘Project Hail Mary’ becomes Amazon MGM’s biggest box office hit

Amazon’s bet on “Project Hail Mary” has paid off handsomely....

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Sora’s shutdown could be a reality check moment for AI video

Sora’s shutdown could be a reality check moment for AI video

Is this just normal corporate strategy, or are we about to see a broader pullback on AI-generated video?...

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TechCrunch Mobility: When a robotaxi has to call 911

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation....

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SXSW rebounds as a top networking, ideas festival for founders and VCs

SXSW rebounds as a top networking, ideas festival for founders and VCs

SXSW made some changes this year, but some founders loved it all the same....

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Bluesky leans into AI with Attie, an app for building custom feeds

Bluesky leans into AI with Attie, an app for building custom feeds

Bluesky’s new app Attie uses AI to help people build custom feeds the open social networking protocol atproto....

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Mark Zuckerberg texted Elon Musk to offer help with DOGE

Mark Zuckerberg texted Elon Musk to offer help with DOGE

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....

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Stanford study outlines dangers of asking AI chatbots for personal advice

Stanford study outlines dangers of asking AI chatbots for personal advice

While there’s been plenty of debate about AI sycophancy, a new study by Stanford computer scientists attempts to measure how harmful that tendency might be....

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Ultrahuman ramps up U.S. push with Ring Pro as Oura tightens its grip

Ultrahuman ramps up U.S. push with Ring Pro as Oura tightens its grip

Ultrahuman pushes back into the U.S. with Ring Pro, as Oura strengthens its lead in a market driving 60% of global demand....

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Bengaluru food delivery startup Swish raises $38M, its third round in 18 months

Bengaluru food delivery startup Swish raises $38M, its third round in 18 months

Swish has more than doubled its valuation in a year as its full-stack, hyperlocal model positions ultra-fast food delivery as a high-frequency habit....

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Despite bitter rivalry, Kalshi, Polymarket CEOs back $35M predictions markets VC fund

Despite bitter rivalry, Kalshi, Polymarket CEOs back $35M predictions markets VC fund

As prediction markets explode, the new firm called 5(c) Capital, will back startups supporting the burgeoning category....

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Air Street becomes one of the largest solo VCs in Europe with $232M fund

Air Street becomes one of the largest solo VCs in Europe with $232M fund

London’s Air Street Capital has raised a large Fund III with eyes locked on backing early-stage European and North American AI companies....

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Apple Maps may be about to get ads

Apple Maps may soon serve ads in top results when users search on terms like "restaurants."...

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