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TechCrunch Apr 30, 2026 at 15:14 Startups Rising Hot

X announces a rebuilt ad platform powered by AI

X is rolling out a rebuilt ads platform powered by AI as it works to grow revenue again.

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Apr 30, 2026 at 15:14 TechCrunch

X announces a rebuilt ad platform powered by AI

X is rolling out a rebuilt ads platform powered by AI as it works to grow revenue again.

Apr 30, 2026 at 14:34 Hacker News

The More Young People Use AI, the More They Hate It

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Apr 30, 2026 at 11:00 Ars Technica

The hidden cost of Google's AI defaults and the illusion of choice

Google says it respects user privacy in AI, but the reality is not so black and white.

Apr 30, 2026 at 03:58 TechCrunch

SoftBank is creating a robotics company that builds data centers — and already eyeing a $100B IPO

You need infrastructure to build AI and robots, but apparently you also need AI and robots to build infrastructure.

Apr 30, 2026 at 01:21 Hacker News

Claude.ai and API unavailable [fixed]

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Claude.ai Down Again?

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TechCrunch Apr 30, 2026 at 16:06 Startups
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TechCrunch Apr 30, 2026 at 15:55 Startups
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Uber taps Hertz to clean, charge, and fix its Lucid Motors robotaxis

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TechCrunch Apr 30, 2026 at 15:15 Startups
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Dental practice software maker fixes bug that exposed patients’ medical records

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TechCrunch Apr 30, 2026 at 16:06 Startups
Rising Hot

Salesforce is crowdsourcing its AI roadmap — with customers

Salesforce lets its customers lead its product roadmap with the thinking that if one enterprise customer has a problem, the others likely do too.

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Momentum is building quickly, so this card is a good early entry point into the topic.

Why now

Fresh coverage with immediate momentum.

TechCrunch Apr 30, 2026 at 15:55 Startups
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Uber taps Hertz to clean, charge, and fix its Lucid Motors robotaxis

Hertz is creating a new affiliate company called "Oro Mobility" to provide fleet management solutions "across a range of mobility segments."

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Momentum is building quickly, so this card is a good early entry point into the topic.

Why now

Fresh coverage with immediate momentum.

TechCrunch Apr 30, 2026 at 15:15 Startups
Rising Hot

Dental practice software maker fixes bug that exposed patients’ medical records

The security bug is now fixed, but the patient who found it said it was challenging to alert the software company about the issue.

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Momentum is building quickly, so this card is a good early entry point into the topic.

Why now

Fresh coverage with immediate momentum.