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May 8, 2026 at 04:42 TechCrunch

Why you can never get your doctor to call you back

Like many AI companies automating work that humans currently do, Basata will eventually face a harder question about where the line is be...

May 7, 2026 at 21:02 TechCrunch

Voi founders’ new AI startup Pit has become the latest rising star out of Stockholm

AI startup Pit is led by the co-founders of European scooter giant Voi and backed by a16z, which is leading the startup’s $16 million see...

May 7, 2026 at 20:10 TechCrunch

Tesla Model Y is first car to meet new US driver assistance safety benchmark

The new benchmark rating applies to 2026 Tesla Model Y vehicles assembled on or after November 12, 2025.

May 7, 2026 at 19:06 TechCrunch

Bumble is getting rid of the swipe, CEO says

Based on Whitney Wolfe Herd's past comments about Bumble's new direction, the company is expected to lean into AI -- Bumble is even worki...

May 7, 2026 at 18:38 TechCrunch

Tome, another Goodreads book-tracker rival, shuts down

Built on the back of the sizable and influential BookTok community -- creators who discuss and review books on TikTok -- the app offered ...

May 7, 2026 at 15:17 TechCrunch

Google unveils Whoop-like screenless Fitbit Air

The device comes with health and fitness tracking like 24/7 heart rate, heart rhythm monitoring with A-fib alerts, SpO2, resting heart ra...

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TechCrunch Apr 17, 2026 at 17:48 Startups
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Hackers are abusing unpatched Windows security flaws to hack into organizations

A security researcher published details of three security vulnerabilities in Windows Defender, and the code used to exploit them. Now, hackers are taking advantage of the vulner...

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TechCrunch Apr 17, 2026 at 17:15 Startups
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Zoom teams up with World to verify humans in meetings

Meeting platform Zoom has announced a partnership with World, Sam Altman's human ID verification company, to ensure that the people attending meetings are actually human and not...

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TechCrunch Apr 17, 2026 at 14:00 Startups
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With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance

Some lawmakers are calling for widespread reforms following years of surveillance scandals and abuses across successive U.S. administrations. But even if the spy law known as Se...

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TechCrunch Apr 17, 2026 at 13:17 Startups
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Netflix plans to add a vertical video feed, use AI for recommendations

Netflix is going to launch a TikTok-like vertical video feed within its apps this month, and plans to use AI broadly for content creation and recommendations.

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TechCrunch Apr 16, 2026 at 19:20 Startups
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Slash, a Ramp competitor founded by teenagers, raises $100M at $1.4B valuation

Five years later the founders, now 24 years old, say their startup has achieved $300 million in annualized revenue.

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TechCrunch Apr 16, 2026 at 16:16 Startups
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Two Americans sentenced for helping North Korea steal $5 million in fake IT worker scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that two Americans were sentenced to years in prison for helping the North Korean government place fake IT workers in U.S. companies.

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TechCrunch Apr 16, 2026 at 16:14 Startups
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AI traffic to US retailers rose 393% in Q1, and it’s boosting their revenue too

Adobe says AI traffic to U.S. retail sites also jumped 269% in March, with visitors converting better and generating more revenue than non-AI shoppers.

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TechCrunch Apr 15, 2026 at 21:38 Startups
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Wait, could they still actually break up Live Nation?

A federal jury found that Live Nation has acted illegally as a monopoly -- but the company just came to a tentative settlement with the DOJ last month.

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TechCrunch Apr 15, 2026 at 18:33 Startups
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Can AI judge journalism? A Thiel-backed startup says yes, even if it risks chilling whistleblowers

Objection, a Thiel-backed startup, aims to use AI to judge journalism, letting users pay to challenge stories. Critics warn it could chill whistleblowers and reshape how media a...

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TechCrunch Apr 15, 2026 at 17:46 Startups
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This Khosla-backed autonomous pod startup just raised $170M — now it’s aiming for more

Glydways is in talks to raise another $250 million as it prepares to launch three pilot programs.

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