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Emmys will move from broadcast TV to Prime Video in 2027 |…

Non-Amazon Prime subscribers will be able to watch the awards show on the platform.

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• #In Brief
• #prime video

Bluesky wants to give you your own domain on the open web |…

Bluesky says the process will still take 18-24 months, so don't expect your new, shortened 'bsky' handle any time soon.

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• #social media

Vinod Khosla believes ex-Deepmind engineer's Wajo will win…

Wajo's Fo agent can hire humans to complete a task.

• #AI
• #agentic AI assistant

LibreOffice says 'no AI' is now a software feature | TechCr…

The maker of the open source document editor says it has no plans to add AI to its software's default configuration, citing user privacy.

• #cybersecurity
• #privacy

Paramount closes historic Warner Bros. merger to form Skyda…

The deal brings together two major streaming platforms, Paramount+ and HBO Max, along with networks including CBS, CNN, MTV, TBS, Comedy Central, and Food Network.

• #Netflix
• #streaming service
• #Warner Bros

The full Disrupt 2026 breakout session agenda revealed | Te…

Get all of your scaling and tech questions answered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Here's the full breakout session agenda, happening October 13-15 in San Francisco. Register now to join and save up to $100, and get a second pass at 50% off.

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Uber is spending $2.3B to get into catering | TechCrunch

It's the latest in a string of deals meant to grow Uber Eats into a food delivery behemoth.

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• #Uber Eats

Pinterest's AI now turns beauty Pins into action plans | Te…

Pinterest’s new AI-powered Beauty Guides translate hair and nail Pins into salon terminology, with estimated costs, appointment times and maintenance needs.

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• #beauty
• #Pinterest

Facebook tests going Reels-first in India | TechCrunch

Meta is testing a new Facebook UX in India that sends some users directly into full-screen video when they open the app, putting Reels front and center.

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• #reels

Exclusive: Flai's AI dealership software is booking 50,000…

Flai's revenue has grown 20x in a year, and the company just closed a $27 million Series A funding round.

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• #flai

Exclusive: Glimpse wants to give hardware companies an X-ra…

Called Explore, Glimpse's new image processing software lets hardware makers speed up quality control checks using CT scanners.

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• #Exclusive
• #imaging software

Type One Energy raised $200M to build a fusion power plant…

Type One Energy is betting that its lean approach to fusion power will get a power plant on the grid faster, and investors have rewarded it with $200 million.

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• #Type One Energy

Lucid Motors' EV output falls to lowest level in almost two…

The company is deliberately limiting production after years of struggling to find mass-market demand for its EVs.

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• #EVs
• #Lucid Motors

OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT's text in the EU | T…

OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, it says.

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• #OpenAI
• #EU AI Act
• #watermarking

Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation, sources sa…

Just a couple of months after its last big raise, the AI chip startup is already being plied with investment offers at double or more its current value, sources tell TechCrunch.

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Instinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for frien…

Instinct is launching group chats that let friends use its AI agent together for tasks like planning trips, organizing carpools, and coordinating events. The company says personal accounts remain separate, with permission required before personal agents share information or take action.

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Reflection debuts Beam, an open-weight AI model to rival Ch…

Nvidia-backed Reflection AI unveils Beam, its first open-weight model, which it says rivals GLM-5.2 on reasoning with far less inference compute. Weights are due this month.

• #open source
• #nvidia
• #beam
• #reflection ai
• #open weight

After Factory's public spat with Khosla, Menlo proudly inve…

Days after Vinod Khosla called Factory a struggling also-ran, Menlo has shown up with a check and a glowing blog post.

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• #Startups
• #TC
• #Venture

At 19, founder raises $11M for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 com…

Ghost's first product is Core, a personal computer designed specifically for AI agents that can take actions on a person's behalf.

• #Hardware
• #Startups
• #Venture

TikTok rolls out an AI shopping assistant and one-click che…

TikTok describes its new Shopping Assistant as a conversational AI agent designed to help users discover and purchase products.

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5 startups that caught VCs' attention at the latest PearX d…

TechCrunch attended Pear’s latest demo day and discovered which startups generated the most buzz, from spatial models to chips for local AI.

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Hot Girl Hotline is like 'Dear Abby' for the AI era | TechC…

Founded by two sisters, Hot Girl Hotline uses AI to give young women personalized dating and relationship advice, with an emphasis on safety and avoiding emotional dependency.

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• #Apps
• #women

HackerRank's AI interviewer offers a glimpse into what job…

HackerRank’s AI interviewer has already conducted more than 500,000 interviews, with Snowflake, Snorkel, and Capgemini among its early testers.

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• #Exclusive
• #HackerRank

Hackers steal 8 million citizens' records from Danish gover…

The Danish government said the breach of names, addresses, and state-issued ID numbers affects 8 million people, including people living abroad and the deceased.

• #cybersecurity
• #data breach
• #Denmark

Open or closed AI? Learn what to build on at Disrupt 2026 |…

Learn how founders are choosing between building on open or closed AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register now to save up to $100 and get a second pass at 50% off.

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Lola Vision Systems is trying to make it easier to run AI m…

Lola Vision Systems is one of TechCrunch's Battlefield 200 Companies

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• #Startup Battlefield 200
• #Lola Vision Systems

OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image gene…

OpenAI said the new visual ads will show up after your image generation results appear in the U.S. only for now.

• #Adtech
• #advertising
• #ChatGPT
• #OpenAI

The full Disrupt Stage lineup | TechCrunch

The full TechCrunch Disrupt Stage lineup revealed, featuring Max Hodak, Mark Wahlberg, Benchmark partners, and more. Register now to save up to $100 on your pass and get a second at 50% off.

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The Startup Battlefield 200 judges who’ll decide the winner…

Meet the final five Startup Battlefield judges who'll decide who wins the pitch competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Get your pass now to save up to $100, and get a second at 50% off.

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• #Startup Battlefield 200

Researchers are tracking a Chinese AI 'agent fleet' | TechC…

Independent researchers discovered an agent swarm that seems to be running on Tencent's infrastructure and targeting Alibaba's map service, Amap.

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• #alibaba
• #Tencent

Can Safeworld convince people that gen AI robots won't hurt…

Safeworld is building digital humans to make sure robots don't hurt the real ones.

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Can ‘super intelligence’ and a non-binding safety pact solv…

On Equity, we discussed the Trump administration's attempts to rebrand AI.

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• #Donald Trump
• #Equity podcast
• #jeff bezos
• #Mark Zuckerberg

Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a 's…

AI slop seems to be overwhelming bug bounty programs.

• #Security
• #AI

TechCrunch Mobility: Reining in robotaxis | TechCrunch

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

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• #zoox
• #Waymo
• #robotaxis
• #techcrunch mobility

Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force | TechCrunch

This new task force is Trump's latest response to the debate over AI safety.

• #Donald Trump

Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance…

A federal judge ruled that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when using Flock to search for her license plate without a warrant.

• #flock safety

Amazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer…

The CEO of Amazon Web Services tried to push back against widespread suspicion of data centers.

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• #Amazon Web Services
• #data centers
• #Matt Garman

The founder's guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything…

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OpenAI safety employee resigns, claiming the company’s ‘cul…

By his own admission, David Robinson is “something of a cliché”: an employee at a leading AI company who issues a dire warning while resigning from their job.

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Jack Dorsey's Bitchat disappears from app stores in India a…

Bitchat has become largely unavailable in India as a result of the restrictions.

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Spotify billionaire’s body scan startup has come to America…

Farooq Abbasi, an investor in Neko Health, talked to Equity about the hot health tech company and what's next for it.

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All the AI agents that can live in your text messages | Tec…

We created a list of the most notable AI agents that can live in your text messages, from general assistants to agents designed for families, travel, and work.

• #AI
• #instinct
• #AI agents

Vessev built an electric ferry that almost flies | TechCrun…

Vessev hopes its electric hydrofoil ferry will change the way people and cities think about boats.

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• #climate week nyc

Buy one and get a second Disrupt pass at 50% off | TechCrun…

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Tesla sustains its EV sales momentum despite US troubles |…

• #electric vehicles
• #EVs
• #Tesla

Slovenia's .si domain sees a surge in registrations after T…

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Rivian's R2 just helped it set a new sales record | TechCru…

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• #EVs
• #r2 suv
• #Rivian

Circuit Breaker Labs hopes to make AI safer for your kids (…

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• #Startup Battlefield 200
• #TechCrunch Disrupt

Blackstone’s Jas Khaira joins Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

Blackstone's Jas Khaira will take the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on building next-gen AI. Register for your pass and get 50% off a second.

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It's not AI anymore, it's ‘super intelligence’ (according t…

This week, the White House got nearly every major tech CEO in one room — Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei among them — to sign an AI safety pledge that President Donald Trump called “morally binding.” Trump also signed an executive order officially rebranding AI as “super intelligence,” and meanwhile, Meta and OpenAI are putting friendlier faces on their AI products, even as the biggest money […]

• #ai safety
• #Anthropic
• #IPO
• #Trump Administration

Apple says it's tightening macOS 'Full Disk Access' control…

Apple says it will add new controls around macOS’s Full Disk Access permission, warning that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users’ files, messages, mail, and browsing history riskier.

• #AI agents
• #Apple
• #Meta

Disrupt 2026 Layoff Expo+ Passes Available for $75 | TechCr…

Your next opportunity could be one conversation away. Get your Expo+ Pass for just $75. Limited to the first 100 qualifying people.

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Sean Parker is rebuilding Stability AI around music | TechC…

Sean Parker, who once taught the music industry what asking for forgiveness looks like, is now back with the labels' blessing and money.

• #In Brief
• #Sean Parker
• #Stability AI

Sanders introduces bill to ban the federal government from…

The proposed legislation would extend to all automotica license plate readers.

• #Flock

Meta wants your next gadget to be Muse-infused | TechCrunch

Meta wants Muse in your TV and your toaster, so it's giving the code away for free.

• #Meta