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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/elon-musk-misled-twitter-investors-while-trying-to-get-out-of-acquisition-jury-says/
Elon Musk misled Twitter investors while trying to get out of acquisition, jury says | TechCrunch
Mar 21, 2026 - At the time, Musk had tweeted that Twitter had too many bots, which is why he was trying to renege on his commitment to buy the company.
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/04/tiktok-wont-add-end-to-end-encryption-to-direct-messages-report-says/
TikTok won't add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, report says | TechCrunch
Mar 4, 2026 - The social media giant says that end-to-end encryption would make users less safe.
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/17/openai-expands-government-footprint-with-aws-deal/
OpenAI expands government footprint with AWS deal, report says | TechCrunch
Mar 17, 2026 - OpenAI has reportedly signed a partnership with AWS to sell its AI systems to the U.S. government for classified and unclassified work, marking an expansion...
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/amazon-working-on-new-smartphone-with-alexa-at-its-core-report-says/
Amazon working on new smartphone with Alexa at its core, report says | TechCrunch
Mar 20, 2026 - The device is being developed by the company's Devices and Services division, and it would feature personalized features aimed at making it easier to use...
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/online-bot-traffic-will-exceed-human-traffic-by-2027-cloudflare-ceo-says/
Online bot traffic will exceed human traffic by 2027, Cloudflare CEO says | TechCrunch
Mar 19, 2026 - AI bots may outnumber humans online by 2027, says Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, as generative AI agents dramatically increase web traffic and infrastructure...
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/16/shopify-is-preparing-for-ai-shopping-agents-to-change-everything-exec-says/
Shopify is preparing for AI shopping agents to change everything, exec says | TechCrunch
Mar 17, 2026 - Shopify is preparing for an e-commerce transformation via AI shopping agents, says president Harley Finkelstein.
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/meta-job-cuts-10-percent-8000-employees/
Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says | TechCrunch
Apr 23, 2026 - According to an internal memo, Meta plans to begin its sweeping layoffs on May 20.
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/24/openai-says-its-ai-voice-assistant-is-now-better-to-chat-with/
OpenAI says its AI voice assistant is now better to chat with | TechCrunch
Mar 25, 2025 - OpenAI has a new version of Advanced Voice Mode for paid users of ChatGPT that is more personable and interrupts people less often.
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/vercel-says-some-of-its-customers-data-was-stolen-prior-to-its-recent-hack/
Vercel says some of its customers' data was stolen prior to its recent hack | TechCrunch
Apr 23, 2026 - The app and website hosting company has found evidence of a second compromise of customer accounts after expanding its initial investigation following a breach...
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/telehealth-giant-hims-hers-says-its-customer-support-system-was-hacked/
Telehealth giant Hims & Hers says its customer support system was hacked | TechCrunch
Apr 2, 2026 - The U.S. telehealth giant says hackers stole customer support ticket data over the course of several days in February.
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/uk-government-says-100-countries-have-spyware-that-can-hack-peoples-phones/
UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people's phones | TechCrunch
Apr 22, 2026 - The U.K.'s cybersecurity chief warned that U.K. businesses and critical infrastructure are underestimating the threat from spyware attacks and other...
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https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/12/razer-ipo/
Razer’s CEO says the company is looking at going public – when it’s ready | TechCrunch
May 5, 2024 - Razer’s not your average startup. For one thing, there’s the fact that the company has roots dating back to 1998, making it enough to vote or buy a
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https://techcrunch.com/2007/03/05/yahoo-mixd-says-peace-out-and-goes-to-deadpool/
Yahoo Mixd Says "Peace Out" and Goes to DeadPool | TechCrunch
Yahoo Mixd, which launched in November 2006, closed down on February 25 (although nobody noticed until today). Mixd competed with several group SMS
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/07/openai-unveils-chatgpt-health-says-230-million-users-ask-about-health-each-week/
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Health, says 230 million users ask about health each week | TechCrunch
Jan 7, 2026 - The feature, which is expected to roll out in the coming weeks, will offer a dedicated space for conversations with ChatGPT about health.
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/29/x-says-will-fight-indian-court-ruling-on-content-takedown-system/
X says it will fight Indian court ruling on content takedown system | TechCrunch
Sep 29, 2025 - X said last week's Indian court ruling allows millions of police officers to issue
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/deezer-says-44-of-songs-uploaded-to-its-platform-daily-are-ai-generated/
Deezer says 44% of songs uploaded to its platform daily are AI-generated | TechCrunch
Apr 20, 2026 - Deezer says consumption of AI-generated music on the platform is still very low, between 1% and 3% of the total streams, and 85% of these streams are detected...
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https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/22/lastpass-customer-password-vaults-stolen/
LastPass says hackers stole customers' password vaults | TechCrunch
Dec 23, 2022 - The password manager giant said hackers stole both encrypted and unencrypted customer data, including password vaults.
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/tiktok-says-its-services-are-restored-after-the-outage/
TikTok says its services are restored after the outage | TechCrunch
Feb 2, 2026 - TikTok says it finally solved all issues related to outages caused by last week's U.S. snowstorm.
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/22/bluesky-says-its-getting-more-aggressive-about-moderation-and-enforcement/
Bluesky says it’s getting more aggressive about moderation and enforcement | TechCrunch
Sep 22, 2025 - It sounds like Bluesky is getting serious about giving some users the boot, with the company saying it will be doing more to “enforce our moderation policies...
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https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/21/google-g-suite-passwords-plaintext/
Google says some G Suite user passwords were stored in plaintext since 2005 | TechCrunch
May 21, 2019 - Google says a small number of its enterprise customers mistakenly had their passwords stored on its systems in plaintext. The search giant disclosed the
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/airbnb-says-a-third-of-its-customer-support-is-now-handled-by-ai-in-the-u-s-and-canada/
Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada | TechCrunch
Feb 13, 2026 - Airbnb was poised to introduce an app that doesn't just search for you, but one that
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/app-host-vercel-confirms-security-incident-says-customer-data-was-stolen-via-breach-at-context-ai/
App host Vercel says it was hacked and customer data stolen | TechCrunch
Apr 20, 2026 - Vercel blamed its breach on an earlier hack at Context AI, which allowed hackers to hijack a Vercel employee's account to steal customer data.
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/ice-says-it-bought-paragons-spyware-to-use-in-drug-trafficking-cases/
ICE says it bought Paragon's spyware to use in drug trafficking cases | TechCrunch
Apr 2, 2026 - The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told lawmakers that the use of Paragon spyware is necessary to counter terrorists’ “thriving...
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/nothing-ceo-carl-pei-says-smartphone-apps-will-disappear-as-ai-agents-take-their-place/
Nothing CEO Carl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear as AI agents take their place | TechCrunch
Mar 18, 2026 - Nothing CEO Carl Pei says AI agents will eventually replace apps, shifting smartphones toward systems that understand intent and act on a user's behalf.
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/01/honor-says-its-robot-phone-with-moving-camera-can-dance-to-music/
Honor says its 'Robot phone' with moving camera can dance to music | TechCrunch
Mar 2, 2026 - Honor said that the robot also has a
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/microsoft-says-office-bug-exposed-customers-confidential-emails-to-copilot-ai/
Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers' confidential emails to Copilot AI | TechCrunch
Feb 19, 2026 - Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers' confidential emails, bypassing data-protection policies.
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/17/ais-boys-club-could-widen-the-wealth-gap-for-women-says-rana-el-kaliouby/
AI's 'boys' club' could widen the wealth gap for women, says Rana el Kaliouby | TechCrunch
Mar 17, 2026 - AI investor Rana el Kaliouby warns that if women are shut out of AI funding and leadership, the consequences will be grim.
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https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/22/clubhouse-says-its-android-launch-will-take-a-couple-of-months/
Clubhouse says its Android launch will take 'a couple of months' | TechCrunch
Mar 23, 2021 - Social audio app Clubhouse has now promised a time frame of sorts for the launch of its anticipated Android version, following its recent hire of an
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https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/23/cruise-releases-video-purporting-1400-successful-unprotected-left-hand-turns/
Cruise says its AV successfully completed 1,400 unprotected left-hand turns | TechCrunch
May 23, 2019 - Unprotected left-hand turns are tough for robots and humans alike. The compounding variables of crossing in front of oncoming traffic make it one of the
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/29/satya-nadella-says-hes-ready-to-exploit-the-new-openai-deal/
Satya Nadella says he's ready to 'exploit' the new OpenAI deal | TechCrunch
Apr 29, 2026 - Microsoft gets to offer OpenAI's tech to its cloud customers and doesn't have to pay for it.
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/04/anthropic-says-claude-code-subscribers-will-need-to-pay-extra-for-openclaw-support/
Anthropic says Claude Code subscribers will need to pay extra for OpenClaw usage | TechCrunch
Apr 6, 2026 - 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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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/11/lovable-says-it-added-100m-in-revenue-last-month-alone-with-just-146-employees/
Lovable says it added $100M in revenue last month alone, with just 146 employees | TechCrunch
Mar 11, 2026 - Swedish vibe-coding unicorn Lovable crossed $400 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in February.
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/amazon-says-it-is-laying-off-16000-employees/
Amazon says it is laying off 16,000 employees | TechCrunch
Jan 28, 2026 - This is Amazon's second layoff after the company cut 14,000 corporate jobs in October.
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https://techcrunch.com/2008/05/29/revision-3-says-riaampaa-anti-piracy-company-responsible-for-recent-outage/
Revision 3 says RIAA/MPAA anti-piracy company responsible for recent outage | TechCrunch
Flickr'd You guys watch Revision 3, right? Diggnation, Tekzilla (my personal favorite), Totally Rad, etc. The company was DoS'd last week, and you'll
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/critical-infrastructure-giant-itron-says-it-was-hacked/
Critical infrastructure giant Itron says it was hacked | TechCrunch
Apr 27, 2026 - The American technology giant provides water and energy monitoring and utility meters to hundreds of millions of homes and businesses.
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/17/food-distributor-unfi-says-its-recovering-from-cyberattack-as-grocery-shortages-persist/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLANAhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFseFBPbG5ad2cyeGloUG5TAR63qW5ra7BLHhk3QSg_6zerHJ2D4HT8sdO-gSHoV8qrOvzN5iX4xCl6y4YPGw_aem_TDPk8fVK0i0QaUkMiXVgSw
As grocery shortages persist, UNFI says it's recovering from cyberattack | TechCrunch
Jun 17, 2025 - The ongoing outage is preventing the company from fulfilling and distributing customer orders at scale.
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/16/runway-ceo-says-ai-could-help-hollywood-make-50-films-instead-of-one-100m-blockbuster/
Runway CEO says AI could help Hollywood make 50 films instead of one $100M blockbuster | TechCrunch
Apr 16, 2026 - Runway’s CEO says AI could help studios make dozens of films for the cost of one, betting volume will boost hit-making odds.
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https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/18/ethereum-will-replace-visa-in-a-couple-of-years-says-founder/
Ethereum will match Visa in scale in a 'couple of years' says founder | TechCrunch
May 4, 2024 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-FKN_-pOOE The mind behind Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, is matter-of-fact about the crypto. In short, he believes what
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/sierras-bret-taylor-says-the-era-of-clicking-buttons-is-over/
Sierra's Bret Taylor says the era of clicking buttons is over | TechCrunch
Apr 9, 2026 - Last month, Sierra launched Ghostwriter, an agent designed to build other agents. With this “agent as a service” tool, the startup intends to replace...
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/dod-says-anthropics-red-lines-make-it-an-unacceptable-risk-to-national-security/
DOD says Anthropic’s ‘red lines’ make it an ‘unacceptable risk to national security’ | TechCrunch
Mar 18, 2026 - The Defense Department said concerns that Anthropic might
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/databricks-matei-zaharia-wins-acm-computing-prize-agi/
Databricks co-founder wins prestigious ACM award, says 'AGI is here already' | TechCrunch
Apr 8, 2026 - Matei Zaharia has won the top honor from the Association for Computing Machinery. Now he's working on AI for research and says AGI is simply misunderstood.
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/apple-says-no-one-using-lockdown-mode-has-been-hacked-with-spyware/
Apple says no one using Lockdown Mode has been hacked with spyware | TechCrunch
Mar 27, 2026 - The tech giant's claim that it has not seen any successful spyware attacks targeting Apple devices with Lockdown Mode enabled comes amid a leak of hacking...
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