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May 8, 2026 at 04:42 TechCrunch

The back office problem that explains why specialists never 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 Mar 31, 2026 at 17:41 Startups
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Alexa+ gets new food ordering experiences with Uber Eats and Grubhub

You can now order from Uber Eats and Grubhub using Alexa+, an experience Amazon says will be similar to chatting with a waiter at a restaurant or placing an order at a drive-thru.

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TechCrunch Mar 31, 2026 at 16:58 Startups
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Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion

The fitness tracking startup just closed a $575 million Series G with Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James among its investors. The obvious question looming over a round of this s...

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TechCrunch Mar 31, 2026 at 16:01 Startups
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North Korean hackers blamed for hijacking popular Axios open source project to spread malware

A hacker inserted malware in Axios, an open source web tool downloaded tens of millions of times weekly, in a widespread hack.

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TechCrunch Mar 31, 2026 at 14:00 Startups
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Exclusive: Runway launches $10M fund, Builders program to support early-stage AI startups

Runway is launching a $10 million fund and startup program to back companies building with its AI video models, as it pushes toward interactive, real-time “video intelligence” a...

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TechCrunch Mar 31, 2026 at 13:11 Startups
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Speechify’s Windows app uses local models for transcription and dictation

Speechify just launched a native Windows app that employs locally stored models to enable dictation and transcription across apps.

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TechCrunch Mar 31, 2026 at 07:23 Startups
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The Silicon Valley congressional race is getting ugly

The primary isn't until early June, but the CA-17 race between five-term incumbent Ro Khanna and tech founder Ethan Agarwal is already getting nasty.

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TechCrunch Mar 31, 2026 at 05:30 Startups
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Allbirds is selling for $39M. It raised nearly 10 times that amount in its IPO.

The collapse of the brand, which was originally venture-backed and that went public in 2021, has been well-documented.

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TechCrunch Mar 30, 2026 at 23:41 Startups
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15% of Americans say they’d be willing to work for an AI boss, according to new poll

According to a Quinnipiac University poll, 15% of Americans say they'd be willing to have a job where their direct supervisor was an AI program that assigned tasks and set sched...

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TechCrunch Mar 30, 2026 at 20:24 Startups
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As more Americans adopt AI tools, fewer say they can trust the results

AI adoption is rising in the U.S., but trust remains low, with most Americans concerned about transparency, regulation, and the technology’s broader societal impact, according t...

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TechCrunch Mar 30, 2026 at 03:09 Startups
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Why OpenAI really shut down Sora

OpenAI's decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public, raised immediate suspicions. The app had invited u...

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TechCrunch Mar 29, 2026 at 21:30 Startups
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The Pixel 10a doesn’t have a camera bump, and it’s great

The Google Pixel 10a can lay flat on a table, but otherwise the company hasn't brought a ton of upgrades to its newest budget smartphone.

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