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May 8, 2026 at 04:42 TechCrunch

Why you can never get your doctor to call you back

Like many AI companies automating work that humans currently do, Basata will eventually face a harder question about where the line is be...

May 7, 2026 at 21:02 TechCrunch

Voi founders’ new AI startup Pit has become the latest rising star out of Stockholm

AI startup Pit is led by the co-founders of European scooter giant Voi and backed by a16z, which is leading the startup’s $16 million see...

May 7, 2026 at 20:10 TechCrunch

Tesla Model Y is first car to meet new US driver assistance safety benchmark

The new benchmark rating applies to 2026 Tesla Model Y vehicles assembled on or after November 12, 2025.

May 7, 2026 at 19:06 TechCrunch

Bumble is getting rid of the swipe, CEO says

Based on Whitney Wolfe Herd's past comments about Bumble's new direction, the company is expected to lean into AI -- Bumble is even worki...

May 7, 2026 at 18:38 TechCrunch

Tome, another Goodreads book-tracker rival, shuts down

Built on the back of the sizable and influential BookTok community -- creators who discuss and review books on TikTok -- the app offered ...

May 7, 2026 at 15:17 TechCrunch

Google unveils Whoop-like screenless Fitbit Air

The device comes with health and fitness tracking like 24/7 heart rate, heart rhythm monitoring with A-fib alerts, SpO2, resting heart ra...

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TechCrunch Apr 8, 2026 at 19:56 Startups
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Amazon to end support for older Kindle devices

Amazon told Kindle owners this week that it's ending support for all e-readers released in 2012 or earlier, making them virtually unable to load any new content.

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TechCrunch Apr 8, 2026 at 18:23 Startups
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Tubi is the first streamer to launch a native app within ChatGPT

Tubi becomes the first streaming service to offer an app integration within ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that millions of users turn to for answers.

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TechCrunch Apr 8, 2026 at 17:19 Startups
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Volkswagen begins testing its self-driving microbuses in Los Angeles ahead of launch with Uber

Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA America still has a long and winding regulatory road before it can launch a commercial robotaxi service.

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TechCrunch Apr 8, 2026 at 16:01 Startups
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Astropad’s Workbench reimagines remote desktop for AI agents, not IT support

Astropad’s Workbench lets users remotely monitor and control AI agents on Mac Minis from iPhone or iPad, with low-latency streaming and mobile access.

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TechCrunch Apr 8, 2026 at 15:21 Startups
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Developer of VeraCrypt encryption software says Windows users may face boot-up issues after Microsoft locked his account

The maker of the popular open source file encryption software VeraCrypt said Microsoft locked his online account, which may prevent device owners from booting up their computers.

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TechCrunch Apr 7, 2026 at 18:10 Startups
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Intel signs on to Elon Musk’s Terafab chips project

Intel will join SpaceX and Tesla in an effort to build a new U.S. semiconductor factory in Texas, although the scope of its contributions are unclear.

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TechCrunch Apr 7, 2026 at 17:01 Startups
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Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers to steal passwords

Fancy Bear, also known as APT28, has taken over thousands of residential home routers to steal passwords and authentication tokens in a wide-ranging espionage operation.

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TechCrunch Apr 7, 2026 at 14:02 Startups
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A teenage Minecraft YouTuber raised $1,234,567 for a meme prediction market called Giggles. It broke me.

Justin Jin’s company Giggles – which he describes as “putting a trading app and TikTok together” – started as a joke.

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TechCrunch Apr 7, 2026 at 14:00 Startups
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TechCrunch Apr 7, 2026 at 13:50 Startups
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Trump administration plans to cut cybersecurity agency’s budget by $700 million

The budget proposal would force CISA to operate with a significantly lower budget than previous years, citing the government's claims that the election misinformation programs w...

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TechCrunch Apr 7, 2026 at 13:00 Startups
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The AI gold rush is pulling private wealth into riskier, earlier bets

On a recent episode of Equity, we talked to Arena Private Wealth to explore a growing trend: family offices bypassing VCs to gain direct exposure to AI startups, turning them fr...

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TechCrunch Apr 7, 2026 at 12:30 Startups
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Hermeus raises $350M to build unmanned hypersonic fighters

The defense aviation startup is coming off two successful flight demonstrations, and with the next one, it's aiming to go supersonic.

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