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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is betting on EVs, robots, and autonomy all at once — he’ll explain why at Disrupt 2026 

Tue, 08/11/2026 - 08:30
Rivian's CEO RJ Scaringe is speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to detail his journey, and the lessons it’s bestowed.
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FlightAware sues Kalshi over flight cancellation prediction markets

Tue, 08/11/2026 - 08:23
FlightAware says that Kalshi used its name and data to offer bets on flight cancellations without the flight tracker's permission.
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Kyoto Fusioneering starts work on key fusion power plant device

Tue, 08/11/2026 - 08:00
Fusion power startups are turning to Kyoto Fusioneering to supply components for future power pants. The Japan-based startup just received a grant to build a part of the fuel system.
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Bumble ditches its rule that kept men from making the first move

Tue, 08/11/2026 - 06:59
Bumble is ditching the rule that it has enforced since launching in 2024. Men can finally message first.
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North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI

Tue, 08/11/2026 - 06:40
The investigation shows that North Koreans are able to infiltrate government agencies, as well as private organizations and crypto exchanges.
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Spotify will label ‘AI Persona’ profiles and exclude their music from recommendations

Tue, 08/11/2026 - 06:00
Spotify is introducing “AI Persona” labels for artist profiles that represent AI-generated identities and will exclude their music from editorial, algorithmic, and personalized recommendations by default.
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What comes after the smartphone? Amazon’s Panos Panay will make his case at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 

Tue, 08/11/2026 - 05:30
At Disrupt 2026, Amazon's Panos Panay will provide an exclusive vision for what's in store for us beyond the smartphone.
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Anthropic says it will watermark text generated by its AI models

Tue, 08/11/2026 - 05:13
Anthropic will extend support for watermarking AI generations for older models as well.
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OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 17:03
San Francisco's housing market is in trouble again.
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As AI-led attacks multiply, OpenAI launches a new cyber model

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 16:56
OpenAI is expanding its AI cybersecurity defense program Daybreak, and rolling out a new cyber-trained AI model with it.
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Jeff Bezos might finally get his hands on a sports team

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 16:16
Jeff Bezos is reportedly close to buying his first stake in a sports team: the U.K.'s famed Liverpool Football Club.
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Now Rippling is counter suing tiny startup Runlayer

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 15:26
This lawsuit follows one filed last month by Runlayer that accused Rippling of stealing its product ideas. It's a seller and buyer-beware market warning.
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight the billionaire tax

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 14:20
California's Prop 40, would impose a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of the state's billionaires.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s AI manifesto is exactly why people don’t like AI

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 13:53
On Monday, Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500 word manifesto about personal AI, largely about the possibilities for the "personal superintelligence" systems Meta AI is building.
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Tech industry is buzzing after a Claude agent hacked into a gym

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 13:04
An OpenClaw agent hacked into a gym's reservation system to bump its human boss higher on a class' waitlist. And the tech industry took notice.
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Aptoide becomes the first rival app store to return to Google Play in the US

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 11:31
Aptoide has brought its games store back to Google Play after more than a decade, as court-ordered changes open Android to competing app stores.
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Social media platforms still facing thousands of user addiction lawsuits after failed appeals

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 11:30
Platforms like Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google are facing a long road of litigation.
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YouTube now requires creators to have twice as many watch hours to start earning money

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 11:27
Creators who want to start earning on the platform will need at least 8,000 qualified watch hours over the past year or 20 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days.
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Clicks’ Power Keyboard brings BlackBerry-style typing to any phone — with some compromises

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 11:00
Clicks’ $99 Power Keyboard brings a customizable, slide-out physical keyboard to MagSafe and Qi2 smartphones, but its added heft can make larger phones awkward to use
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Meta’s new Glimmer AI model offers a hint at Zuckerberg’s personal intelligence vision

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 09:20
Meta’s new open-weight Muse Glimmer model offers a glimpse of Mark Zuckerberg’s personal superintelligence vision, as well as the emerging divide between AI users can own and access.
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