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TechCrunch May 7, 2026 at 21:02 Startups Rising Hot

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 seed round.

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May 7, 2026 at 21:02 TechCrunch

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TechCrunch May 7, 2026 at 22:24 Startups
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OpenAI launches new voice intelligence features in its API

The new features could be handy for customer service systems, but OpenAI says they have applications that work across a variety of other fields, including education and creator ...

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TechCrunch May 7, 2026 at 21:49 Startups
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Kodiak AI raises $100M at a steep discount, sending its stock tumbling 37%

The company made a series of other announcements during earnings, including a new commercial contract, a pilot program in Canada, and a collaboration.

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TechCrunch May 7, 2026 at 20:59 Startups
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Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack

The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed to have hacked Instructure again, defacing the login pages of several Instructure customer schools with an extortion message.

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Momentum is building quickly, so this card is a good early entry point into the topic.

Why now

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