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Patronus AI lands $50M to build ‘digital worlds’ that stress-test AI agents

Jun 25, 2026 at 20:19 · TechCrunch

Agent-testing startup Patronus AI, founded by former Meta AI researchers, is experiencing nearly insatiable demand, i...

Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds

Jun 25, 2026 at 19:58 · TechCrunch

The prediction market giant Polymarket said it's refunding users who had funds stolen due to a third-party breach.

Xbox follows Apple with price increases

Jun 25, 2026 at 19:39 · TechCrunch

The company says the increases are being driven by rising memory and console storage prices, with costs more than 2.5...

Jun 25, 2026 at 20:19

Patronus AI lands $50M to build ‘digital worlds’ that stress-test AI agents

Agent-testing startup Patronus AI, founded by former Meta AI researchers, is experiencing nearly insatiable demand, its investor says.

Jun 25, 2026 at 19:58

Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds

The prediction market giant Polymarket said it's refunding users who had funds stolen due to a third-party ...

Jun 25, 2026 at 19:39

Xbox follows Apple with price increases

The company says the increases are being driven by rising memory and console storage prices, with costs mor...

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Jun 25, 2026 at 20:19 TechCrunch

Patronus AI lands $50M to build ‘digital worlds’ that stress-test AI agents

Agent-testing startup Patronus AI, founded by former Meta AI researchers, is experiencing nearly insatiable demand, its investor says.
Jun 25, 2026 at 19:58 TechCrunch

Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds

The prediction market giant Polymarket said it's refunding users who had funds stolen due to a third-party breach.
Jun 25, 2026 at 19:39 TechCrunch

Xbox follows Apple with price increases

The company says the increases are being driven by rising memory and console storage prices, with costs more than 2.5x higher than previo...
Jun 25, 2026 at 19:14 TechCrunch

Notion Mail shuts down amid agent takeover

The company said it is discontinuing its email inbox in favor of its AI agent offering as users are increasingly handing over the reins o...
Jun 25, 2026 at 17:52 TechCrunch

a16z-backed Base Power is offering cheaper electricity to the power grid that needs it most

Base Power is skipping the PJM's troubled interconnection queue by placing its batteries at people's homes, offering backup services in e...
Jun 25, 2026 at 17:38 TechCrunch

Anthropic’s Claude is winning over paid consumers, a market owned by ChatGPT

Despite ChatGPT's commanding market lead, consumers who pay for AI have been increasingly choosing Anthropic's Claude, data shows.

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TechCrunch Jun 2, 2026 at 13:25 Startups
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Blue Origin plans to launch New Glenn again this year after explosion

CEO Dave Limp said damage to the company's launchpad in Florida was not as bad as expected. But Blue Origin still hasn't shared the cause of last week's explosion.

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TechCrunch Jun 2, 2026 at 12:32 Startups
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ZeroDrift raises $10M to protect AI models from themselves

A new AI compliance service sits between AI models and end users to flag and replace any messages that might present a compliance problem.

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TechCrunch Jun 2, 2026 at 11:00 Startups
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Pacific Fusion’s latest prototype packs 440 gigawatts into an 80-nanosecond burst

Pacific Fusion's subscale prototype delivered enormous amounts of power in a flash, setting the company up for its demonstration power plant.

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80 Nanosecond Demonstration Demonstration Power Fusion
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TechCrunch Jun 1, 2026 at 23:20 Startups
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How to make the Startup Battlefield Top 20 — and what every company gets regardless

Every founder who applies to Startup Battlefield wants the same thing: the Disrupt Main Stage. Here’s how to get there and why the opportunity starts well before the main stage.

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Battlefield Battlefield Wants Disrupt Main Stage Every
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TechCrunch Jun 1, 2026 at 22:55 Startups
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Alphabet plans to raise $80B to pay for AI buildout

"The company is experiencing strong demand for its AI solutions and services from enterprises and consumers, at levels that are exceeding the company’s available supply," Alphab...

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AI Alphabet Alphabet Plans Available Supply
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TechCrunch Jun 1, 2026 at 21:40 Startups
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Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year

In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and comple...

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22 Year Old Autonomous Vehicles CEO Ethan Thornton Defense
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TechCrunch Jun 1, 2026 at 21:35 Startups
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Nvidia chases $200B CPU market with AI agent PCs from Microsoft, Dell, and HP

If Nvidia has cracked a way to bring AI agents easily, safely, and usefully to the masses, it could — and should — be big.

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Agents Easily CPU Dell Has Cracked
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TechCrunch Jun 1, 2026 at 20:26 Startups
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From the stage to the future: Where are Startup Battlefield’s alumni now?

We wanted to show you what happens after the confetti falls. We checked in with some of our recent alumni, many of whom have sat down with us on Build Mode: The Founder Survival...

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Alumni-сообщество Build Mode Every Stage Guide
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TechCrunch Jun 1, 2026 at 20:03 Startups
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Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman, in first-of-its-kind lawsuit over violent incidents

The lawsuit partially revolves around a shooting at Florida State University last year, and ChatGPT's alleged role in the incident.

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ChatGPT Florida Florida State University Lawsuit
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TechCrunch Jun 1, 2026 at 18:34 Startups
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Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access

Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.

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Accounts Allowing Hackers Hackers Hackers Hijacked
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TechCrunch Jun 1, 2026 at 18:19 Startups
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Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceX’s IPO

The company says it needs "significant" water resources to cool its data centers, and that access to abundant, affordable water is a challenge.

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Access Affordable Affordable Water IPO. The
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TechCrunch Jun 1, 2026 at 17:50 Startups
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A new app, The Mall, is building a universal feed for online shopping

The Mall lets shoppers build a personalized feed of brands, track sales and drops, and discover products across thousands of retailers.

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Feed Mall Personalized Personalized Feed
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TechCrunch Jun 1, 2026 at 16:42 Startups
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Zigging when most are zagging, ex-Meta CTO raises $250M climate fund

Mike Schroepfer's Gigascale Capital has raised a large fund to back founders building climate-friendly solutions for the world's energy and material shortages.

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Climate Friendly Climate Friendly Solutions Fund Gigascale Capital
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TechCrunch Jun 1, 2026 at 16:36 Startups
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Anthropic files to go public

Anthropic, now an AI powerhouse that has landed top-tier enterprise customers, was once considered an underdog in the emerging world of large language models.

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Anthropic Anthropic Files Considered Customers
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TechCrunch Jun 1, 2026 at 16:09 Startups
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SpaceX says it may issue ‘significant’ equity in ‘future transactions’

The company added a warning to prospective investors that a major dilution could be in the cards after it goes public.

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