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• Court filings reveal OpenAI and io’s early work on an AI device [24d]
• Tesla’s robotaxis have already caught the attention of federal safety regulators [24d]
• Databricks, Perplexity co-founder pledges $100M on new fund for AI researchers [24d]
• Apple’s Liquid Glass interface improves with release of iOS 26 Beta 2 [24d]
• Canada says telcos were breached in China-linked espionage hacks [24d]
• Leak reveals Grok might soon edit your spreadsheets [24d]
• Four months after a $3B valuation, Harvey AI grows to $5B [24d]
• TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: The Builders Stage agenda is now live and taking shape [24d]
• Over a million people now have access to the gen-AI powered Alexa+ [24d]
• New York State wants more nuclear power in a big way [24d]
• AllSpice’s platform is the GitHub for electrical engineering teams [24d]
• Senators urge FTC to investigate Spotify’s higher-priced bundled subscription [24d]
• TikTok parent ByteDance is shutting down its short-lived book publisher [24d]
• US insurance giant Aflac says customers’ personal data stolen during cyberattack [24d]
• Want to know where VCs are investing next? Be in the room at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 [24d]
• Japanese shipping firm NYK acquires Kadmos, a salary payment platform for seafarers [24d]
• Google adds AI features to Chromebook Plus devices [24d]
• SMB-focused Finom closes €115M as European fintech heats up [24d]