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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...

Jun 5, 2026 at 18:45

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

SpaceX has requested unusually swift entry into several leading stock market indexes as a condition of its historic stock market debut. But the S&P 500 stock...

Jun 1, 2026 at 11:00

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

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

May 18, 2026 at 13:23

Bug bounty businesses bombarded with AI slop

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

May 4, 2026 at 15:05

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

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

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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.
Jun 18, 2026 at 21:20 TechCrunch

AI inference startup Baseten reportedly raising $1.5B months after its last mega-round

Startup Baseten is reportedly close to finalizing a $1.5 billion round at a $13 billion as the “inference gold rush" marches on.
Jun 18, 2026 at 20:30 TechCrunch

Snap spins off AI video team into new company, Dotmo, due to costs

The Snapchat maker is spinning off yet another internal unit. Dotmo will be composed of current Snap staff who are leaving the social med...
Jun 18, 2026 at 19:59 TechCrunch

OpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPO

OpenAI is bulking up before its IPO, landing Transformer co-inventor Noam Shazeer from Google DeepMind and former Trump AI policy officia...
Jun 18, 2026 at 19:52 TechCrunch

The 11 standout startups from YC’s Demo Day, according to VCs

TechCrunch spoke to investors to find the hottest startups in the Spring 2026 YC batch. Some of them commanded valuations of over $175 mi...

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TechCrunch Jun 18, 2026 at 17:16 Startups
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The smartphone era created an attention crisis — slow tech is fixing it

“People just really want to take back control of their time, their lives, their attention... They’re down for whatever helps them do that.”

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‘Queer Eye’ life coach Karamo Brown launches Kē, a wellness app featuring his AI digital clone

After spending a year and a half focusing on his own journey — from fitness and nutrition to meditation, sobriety, relationships, and personal growth — Brown wants to help other...

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TechCrunch Jun 18, 2026 at 14:00 Startups
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Spotify’s reserved ticket sales to music superfans are now going live

Spotify is launching "Reserved," a new system that will hold two concert tickets for an artist's superfans before they're on sale to the public.

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TechCrunch Jun 18, 2026 at 11:59 Startups
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Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones

The company has identified at least 13 instances where its robotaxis drove into highway sections closed for construction.

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TechCrunch Jun 18, 2026 at 06:26 Startups
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NASA picks Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX

Relativity Space—a rocket maker acquired by former Google executive chair Eric Schmidt last year after stumbling on the path to orbit—might just beat SpaceX to Mars.

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TechCrunch Jun 17, 2026 at 14:15 Startups
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Pramaana Labs raises $27M seed round from Khosla Ventures to bring formal verification to AI

Pramaana will focus on highly sensitive verticals like law, drug discovery, and tax preparation — where errors can be costly and reliability is at a premium.

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TechCrunch Jun 17, 2026 at 12:38 Startups
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Canadian pension giant joins race to fund India’s AI-fueled data center boom

The Canadian pension giant will acquire an 8.2% stake in CtrlS, a tech giant that operates more than 15 data centers across India.

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AI-fueled Ai Fueled Data Canadian Canadian Pension
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SecurityLab Jun 17, 2026 at 12:32 Cybersecurity
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Нажал «Apply» и потерял ключи. Фальшивые ИИ-плагины для JetBrains воруют доступы к OpenAI и DeepSeek

За аккуратным интерфейсом скрывался маршрут, о котором никто не предупреждал.

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Apply DeepSeek Jetbrains OpenAI
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TechCrunch Jun 17, 2026 at 11:00 Startups
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Pinterest launches an experimental AI shopping app called ‘Ask Pinterest’

Pinterest has launched 'Ask Pinterest,' an experimental AI-powered shopping app that lets users seek recommendations and inspiration through a conversational interface.

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SecurityLab Jun 17, 2026 at 08:34 Cybersecurity
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Миллион долларов ущерба и 63 арестованных. Китайская полиция накрыла масштабную сеть создателей трояна Silver Fox.

Хакеры использовали поддельные версии Telegram и Zoom для кражи корпоративных данных.

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SecurityLab Jun 17, 2026 at 04:35 Cybersecurity
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Украли трафик, сломали связь в ОАЭ и проигнорировали жалобы. Павел Дуров обвинил индийского провайдера в саботаже Telegram

Павел Дуров советует отправить индийскую Reliance в глобальный бан из-за сетевого пиратства.

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