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Some kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache

May 6, 2026 at 13:49 · TechCrunch

A new survey found that kids find it easy to bypass age checks, despite a rise in age-verification laws around the wo...

Microsoft says it has over 20M paid Copilot users, and they really are using it

Apr 29, 2026 at 23:02 · TechCrunch

Despite the lingering perception that no one really uses Copilot, Microsoft said on Wednesday that the number of user...

Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says

Apr 28, 2026 at 17:46 · TechCrunch

Despite promising to help determine what happened with the hacks targeting journalists and activists in Italy, Israel...

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May 6, 2026 at 13:49 TechCrunch

Some kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache

A new survey found that kids find it easy to bypass age checks, despite a rise in age-verification laws around the world.

Apr 29, 2026 at 23:02 TechCrunch

Microsoft says it has over 20M paid Copilot users, and they really are using it

Despite the lingering perception that no one really uses Copilot, Microsoft said on Wednesday that the number of users and engagement is ...

Apr 28, 2026 at 17:46 TechCrunch

Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says

Despite promising to help determine what happened with the hacks targeting journalists and activists in Italy, Israeli American spyware m...

Apr 18, 2026 at 14:56 TechCrunch

Anthropic’s relationship with the Trump administration seems to be thawing

Despite recently being designated a supply-chain risk by the Pentagon, Anthropic is still talking to high-level members of the Trump admi...

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Mar 23, 2026 at 22:57 TechCrunch

Despite bitter rivalry, Kalshi, Polymarket CEOs back $35M predictions markets VC fund

As prediction markets explode, the new firm called 5(c) Capital, will back startups supporting the burgeoning category.

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Some kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache

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Microsoft says it has over 20M paid Copilot users, and they really are using it

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TechCrunch Apr 28, 2026 at 17:46 Startups
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Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says

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TechCrunch Apr 18, 2026 at 14:56 Startups
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Anthropic’s relationship with the Trump administration seems to be thawing

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TechCrunch Mar 23, 2026 at 22:57 Startups
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Despite bitter rivalry, Kalshi, Polymarket CEOs back $35M predictions markets VC fund

As prediction markets explode, the new firm called 5(c) Capital, will back startups supporting the burgeoning category.

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TechCrunch Mar 21, 2026 at 16:28 Startups
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Why Wall Street wasn’t won over by Nvidia’s big conference

Despite investor fears of an AI bubble, Nvidia's latest conference shows that most in the industry aren't concerned by that possibility.

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