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TechCrunch Apr 18, 2026 at 05:20 Startups Rising Hot

Once close enough for an acquisition, Stripe and Airwallex are now going after each other

For most of its life, Airwallex and Stripe have mostly operated in different geographies, selling to different buyers. That's changing.

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Apr 18, 2026 at 05:20 TechCrunch

Once close enough for an acquisition, Stripe and Airwallex are now going after each other

For most of its life, Airwallex and Stripe have mostly operated in different geographies, selling to different buyers. That's changing.

Apr 15, 2026 at 21:05 TechCrunch

Monarch Tractor’s collapse ends with an acquisition by Caterpillar

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Apr 15, 2026 at 16:00 TechCrunch

Airwallex is about to take on Stripe and the rest of the payments industry — in the physical world

Airwallex, valued at $8 billion, is launching a point-of-sale product that lets businesses accept in-person payments in multiple countrie...

Apr 14, 2026 at 14:29 TechCrunch

Instacart acquires Instaleap to expand its enterprise platform internationally

The acquisition will allow the company to expand its business into international markets without needing to launch a delivery network in ...

Mar 31, 2026 at 17:09 Ars Technica

This is my third Orion launch, but it feels totally different

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Amazon just bought a startup making kid-size humanoid robots

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Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.

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TechCrunch Apr 17, 2026 at 20:16 Startups
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Nicholas Moore hacked into three U.S. government networks using stolen credentials, and then bragged about it and posted victims' personal data on Instagram under the handle @ih...

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