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S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic

Jun 5, 2026 at 18:45 · Ars Technica

SpaceX has requested unusually swift entry into several leading stock market indexes as a condition of its historic s...

An OpenAI model solved a famous math problem that stumped humans for 80 years

Jun 1, 2026 at 11:00 · Ars Technica

In mid-May, OpenAI announced that an internal AI model had disproved the Erdős unit distance conjecture, a famous pro...

Bug bounty businesses bombarded with AI slop

May 18, 2026 at 13:23 · Ars Technica

Companies that pay hackers to find flaws in their software are being inundated with low-quality reports generated by ...

Musk’s “World War III” threat in Twitter lawsuit haunts him at OpenAI trial

May 4, 2026 at 15:05 · Ars Technica

Just days before the trial started, Elon Musk tried to settle his lawsuit, which alleges that under Sam Altman's dire...

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Jun 19, 2026 at 14:16 SecurityLab

43,5 миллиона удаленных каналов. Open Measures: чистки Telegram не выгнали киберпреступников, а заставили сменить вывески

Черный рынок в Telegram растет вопреки давлению на Дурова.

Jun 19, 2026 at 13:00 TechCrunch

The CEO of Allbirds’ new AI biz has a plan, but no employees

Call it a startup with a sole founder and a very large seed round, but what's next is less clear.

Jun 19, 2026 at 12:41 Hacker News

NASA picks Eric Schmidt's rocket company for Mars mission

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Jun 19, 2026 at 07:59 TechCrunch

The US says ASML’s top chip tool may be in China. ASML says it isn’t

There's a commercial logic that cuts against the idea that ASML would risk its export license to arm a Chinese customer.

Jun 19, 2026 at 01:01 TechCrunch

Telegram ban in India sparks a rush to VPNs, rival apps

Telegram argues India should block specific content, not an entire platform used by millions.

Jun 19, 2026 at 00:51 TechCrunch

Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed DeductiveAI for up to $85M

DeductiveAI, a startup that uses AI to catch and resolve bugs in software, was founded just three years ago.

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TechCrunch Apr 3, 2026 at 20:43 Startups
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Tesla’s Texas factory workforce reportedly shrunk 22% in 2025

Tesla's headcount fell from 21,191 workers to 16,506 workers in 2025, according to a report, as it grappled with its second straight year of declining sales.

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TechCrunch Apr 3, 2026 at 20:35 Startups
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OpenAI executive shuffle includes new role for COO Brad Lightcap to lead ‘special projects’

In addition to Lightcap's new role, OpenAI CMO Kate Rouch will be stepping away from the company to focus on cancer recovery, with a plan to return when her health allows.

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TechCrunch Apr 3, 2026 at 20:28 Startups
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Anthropic buys biotech startup Coefficient Bio in $400M deal: Reports

Anthropic has purchased the stealth biotech AI startup Coefficient Bio in a $400 million stock deal, according to The Information and Eric Newcomer.

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TechCrunch Apr 3, 2026 at 20:22 Startups
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Anthropic ramps up its political activities with a new PAC

With the midterms right around the corner, the new group is positioned to back candidates who support the AI company's policy agenda.

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TechCrunch Apr 3, 2026 at 19:48 Startups
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AI companies are building huge natural gas plants to power data centers. What could go wrong?

Meta, Microsoft, and Google are all betting big on new natural gas power plants to run their AI data centers. They may regret it.

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TechCrunch Apr 3, 2026 at 16:48 Startups
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The final days of the Tesla Model X and S are here. All bets are on the Cybercab.

It's a new era for Tesla — and one that will rely on its ability to launch the Cybercab and mass-produce the Optimus robot.

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TechCrunch Apr 3, 2026 at 15:50 Startups
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Europe’s cyber agency blames hacking gangs for massive data breach and leak

CERT-EU blamed the cybercrime group TeamPCP for the recent hack on the European Commission, and said the notorious ShinyHunters gang was responsible for leaking the stolen data ...

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TechCrunch Apr 3, 2026 at 14:00 Startups
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The Facebook insider building content moderation for the AI era

Moonbounce has raised $12 million to grow its AI control engine that converts content moderation policies into consistent, predictable AI behavior.

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SecurityLab Apr 3, 2026 at 08:42 Cybersecurity
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Хотели обход блокировок, получили шпионаж. Популярный клиент Telegram Nekogram тайно сливал данные пользователей

Доверяй, но декомпилируй.

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TechCrunch Apr 2, 2026 at 22:56 Startups
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Amazon hits sellers with ‘fuel surcharge’ as Iran war roils global energy markets

The e-commerce giant called the surcharge "temporary" but couldn't give a date for when the policy would be retired.

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TechCrunch Apr 2, 2026 at 19:21 Startups
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OpenAI acquires TBPN, the buzzy founder-led business talk show

TBPN, Silicon Valley's cult-favorite tech podcast, will operate independently, even as it's overseen by chief political operative Chris Lehane.

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TechCrunch Apr 2, 2026 at 19:18 Startups
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Flipboard’s new ‘social websites’ help publishers and creators tap into the open social web

Flipboard's social websites consolidate profiles and posts from Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, YouTube, podcasts, blogs, and RSS feeds into a single, shared destination.

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