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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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Vertu wants CEOs to run companies from an AI foldable starting at $6,880

Built on top of the open source Hermes project, Vertu's new foldable combines AI-agent workflows, enterprise integrations, and ultra-premium luxury finishes.

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Google engineer charged with insider trading after making $1.2M on Polymarket

According to the complaint, a Google engineer risked over $2.7 million on wagers related to Google's 2025 Year in Search campaign.

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Rivian will deliver the first R2 SUVs on June 9

The company has finally set a date for the first customer deliveries of what CEO RJ Scaringe has said is "maybe the most important thing we’ve launched to date."

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TechCrunch May 27, 2026 at 20:10 Startups
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In more good news for Amazon, Snowflake signs $6B deal with AWS for AI CPU chips

Snowflake has signed a new, enormous five-year deal with Amazon to secure chips for AI usage. Nvidia is once again being put on notice.

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TechCrunch May 27, 2026 at 19:39 Startups
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Payroll startup Remote says it grew revenue 50% per employee without adding headcount

Payroll service provider Remote recently surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and became cash-flow positive, thanks to a 50% increase in revenue per employee...

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TechCrunch May 27, 2026 at 18:25 Startups
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UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us

The third-party website exposed passports, selfies, and the location data of applicants who submitted their documents as part of the U.K. visa application process. Instead of fi...

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Applicants Exposed Instead Passports
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TechCrunch May 27, 2026 at 17:54 Startups
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With a new $100M raise, Princeton’s Thea Energy is now a top-funded fusion startup

Thea Energy's pixel-inspired magnets could give its power plant plans a boost. The fusion startup hopes to get a commercial reactor working by 2034.

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Commercial Reactor Energy Fusion Pixel Inspired
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TechCrunch May 27, 2026 at 16:59 Startups
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CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target open source software developers

Cybercriminals used the Glassworm botnet to infect open source software projects with malware, and in turn hack the developers and companies that use that software.

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TechCrunch May 27, 2026 at 16:00 Startups
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AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation

As Cognition reaches $492 million in annualized revenue run rate, it more than doubled its valuation in eight months, it says.

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TechCrunch May 27, 2026 at 14:15 Startups
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Startup Battlefield 200 applications close today: Nominate a founder or submit your startup

Today is the final day to apply or nominate a startup for Startup Battlefield 200. Once the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. PT, the window closes on your chance to compete for $100,000...

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TechCrunch May 27, 2026 at 14:00 Startups
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Early Bird ticket savings end in 3 days

There are only 3 days left to save up to $410 on your ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Early Bird pricing ends May 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT, and once the deadline passes, ticket pr...

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