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• Gushwork bets on AI search for customer leads — and early results are emerging [18d]
• Anthropic acquires computer-use AI startup Vercept after Meta poached one of its founders [18d]
• Nvidia has another record quarter amid record capex spends [18d]
• The White House wants AI companies to cover rate hikes. Most have already said they would. [18d]
• US cybersecurity agency CISA reportedly in dire shape amid Trump cuts and layoffs [18d]
• Welcome to the post-hype crypto market [18d]
• Alphabet-owned robotics software company Intrinsic joins Google [18d]
• Snapchat announces ‘The Snappys,’ its first-ever creator awards show [18d]
• An accountant won a big jackpot on Kalshi by betting against DOGE [18d]
• Inside the story of the US defense contractor who leaked hacking tools to Russia [18d]
• Samsung shows off new display tech that adds a privacy screen to apps and notifications [18d]
• Wearable startup CUDIS launches a new health ring line with an AI-fueled ‘coach’ [18d]
• Kalshi fined a MrBeast editor for insider trading on markets related to the YouTube star [18d]
• The public opposition to AI infrastructure is heating up [18d]
• Waymo to begin testing in Chicago and Charlotte [18d]
• Gemini can now automate some multi-step tasks on Android [18d]
• OpenAI COO says ads will be ‘an iterative process’ [18d]
• OpenClaw creator’s advice to AI builders is to be more playful and allow yourself time to improve [19d]
• Have hard-won scaling lessons to share? Take the stage at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 [19d]
• About 12% of U.S. teens turn to AI for emotional support or advice [19d]
• Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio, study shows [19d]
• 3 days left: Save up to $680 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket [19d]
• US tells diplomats to lobby against foreign data sovereignty laws [19d]
• Harbinger acquires autonomous driving company Phantom AI [19d]
• Jira’s latest update allows AI agents and humans to work side by side [19d]
• Y Combinator grad and AI insurance brokerage Harper raises $47M [19d]
• Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options [19d]
• Adobe Firefly’s video editor can now automatically create a first draft from footage [19d]
• Khosla’s Keith Rabois backs Comp, which wants to bolster HR teams with AI [19d]
• India’s AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users [19d]
• Nvidia challenger AI chip startup MatX raised $500M [19d]
• Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.2B from Nvidia, Uber, and three automakers [19d]