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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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AI is spitting out more potential drugs than ever. This startup wants to figure out which ones matter.

10x Science has raised a $4.8 million seed round to help pharmaceutical researchers understand complex molecules.

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Snap Map’s new ‘Place Loyalty’ badges will show the spots you visit most often

If you’re in the top 25% of users who visit a certain place, you’ll see your ranking on the Snap Map and can choose to share it with others.

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TechCrunch Apr 22, 2026 at 12:00 Startups
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Duolingo is now giving users access to advanced learning content

Duolingo is opening up its advanced language learning content offering to free users, allowing them to acquire skills that were previously reserved for paid subscribers.

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TechCrunch Apr 22, 2026 at 12:00 Startups
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Google Maps is about to get a big dose of AI

The new features, announced at Cloud Next in Las Vegas this week, add generative AI capabilities to Google's mapping platform, giving it enhanced visual and data analytics powers.

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TechCrunch Apr 22, 2026 at 12:00 Startups
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Exclusive: Google deepens Thinking Machines Lab ties with new multibillion-dollar deal

Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with Google Cloud for AI infrastructure powered by Nvidia's latest GB300 chips, TechCrunch has exclusiv...

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TechCrunch Apr 22, 2026 at 00:37 Startups
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Redwood Materials lays off 10% in restructuring to chase energy storage business

The company is restructuring some teams to accommodate a booming energy storage business, according to emails viewed by TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch Apr 21, 2026 at 23:45 Startups
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Meta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its AI models

Meta says that it has a new internal tool that is converting mouse movements and button clicks into data that can train its AI models.

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TechCrunch Apr 21, 2026 at 23:26 Startups
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Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic’s exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims

Anthropic told TechCrunch it is investigating the claims, but maintains that there is no evidence that its systems have been impacted.

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TechCrunch Apr 21, 2026 at 22:58 Startups
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SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to buy the startup for $60B

The move could shore up weaknesses at each company, but it also reveals them. Neither Cursor nor xAI has proprietary models that can match the leading offerings from Anthropic a...

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TechCrunch Apr 21, 2026 at 21:09 Startups
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Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple: Here’s a look at his 15-year legacy, from new products and services to China expansion

Cook, who joined Apple in 1998, succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO in 2011 and went on to transform Apple into a $4 trillion powerhouse.

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TechCrunch Apr 21, 2026 at 20:23 Startups
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Apple’s John Ternus will run one of the world’s most powerful companies; the job is a minefield

Apple's top job comes with almost unrivaled power and money, but it comes with plenty of baggage, too.

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TechCrunch Apr 21, 2026 at 19:09 Startups
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Apple’s Cal AI crackdown signals it’s still policing the App Store

Apple tells TechCrunch Cal AI was removed not for web payments alone, but for deceptive billing, manipulative tactics, and App Store rule violations.

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