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Yep, we’re using OpenClaw to date now

Ben Guez has "a bunch of potential international wives in [his] DMs," thanks to an automated script he set up using OpenClaw, Claude code, and Instagram trials.

Amanda Silberling 1 month ago

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Indian tech tycoon bets $30M of his own money to build AI alternative to Microsoft Office

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Indian tech tycoon bets $30M of his own money to build AI alternative to Microsoft Office

Neo is Bhavin Turakhia’s fifth venture and his latest involving enterprise software. This time he's taking on Microsoft Office, Google Apps with AI.

Jagmeet Singh 1 month ago

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Apple is reportedly planning new iPad Pro and MacBook Pro releases early next year

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Apple is reportedly planning new iPad Pro and MacBook Pro releases early next year

Apple is readying several new iPad Pro tablets, and a budget-friendly MacBook Pro, reports suggest.

Lucas Ropek 1 month ago

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Bending Spoons defies SaaS slump, surges 40% on first day of trading

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Bending Spoons defies SaaS slump, surges 40% on first day of trading

The company has grown rapidly by acquiring and revamping last-generation tech brands like AOL, Eventbrite, Evernote, Meetup, and Vimeo.

Marina Temkin 1 month ago

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After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck

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After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck

The co-founders of Bending Spoons, the Italian company quietly buying beloved, ailing Internet brands, learned big lessons from their own startup's failure.

Anna Heim 1 month ago

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WhatsApp usernames are already raising impersonation red flags

Meta says usernames improve privacy, but critics question whether its safeguards can prevent impersonation.

Jagmeet Singh 1 month ago

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Apple’s Hide My Email feature has a bug that’s been exposing real email addresses, researcher claims

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Apple’s Hide My Email feature has a bug that’s been exposing real email addresses, researcher claims

Research appears to reveal a bug that could render the feature effectively useless.

Lucas Ropek 1 month ago

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SpaceX has an AI device prototype, and it sure sounds phone-ish

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SpaceX has an AI device prototype, and it sure sounds phone-ish

SpaceX reportedly showed investors a "handset-like" AI device before going public. It could be another signal SpaceX wants to expand into wireless.

Rebecca Bellan 1 month ago

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Ashton Kutcher leaving Sound Ventures to launch new VC firm with Morgan Beller

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Ashton Kutcher leaving Sound Ventures to launch new VC firm with Morgan Beller

Sound built its reputation on concentrated, high-conviction bets in category-leading AI labs, while Kutcher's new fund appears to be chasing the layer underneath those companies — the infrastructure and energy that power them.

Marina Temkin 1 month ago

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Neocloud Together AI raises $800M, leaps to $8.3B valuation

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Neocloud Together AI raises $800M, leaps to $8.3B valuation

The AI neocloud provider, which specializes in hosting open source models, last raised at a $3.3 billion valuation in early 2025.

Julie Bort 1 month ago

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Cloudflare’s new policy pushes AI companies to pay for publishers’ content

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Cloudflare’s new policy pushes AI companies to pay for publishers’ content

Cloudflare is giving AI companies until September 15 to separate web crawlers used for search from those used for AI training and agents, or risk being blocked by default on many publisher sites.

Sarah Perez 1 month ago

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Even Honda is pivoting to data centers

Honda wants in on the lucrative energy storage market. This week it began producing batteries destined for data centers, not driveways.

Tim De Chant 1 month ago

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Autonomous vehicle hype is back, and Humble Robotics is bringing it to freight

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Autonomous vehicle hype is back, and Humble Robotics is bringing it to freight

The autonomous vehicle space is starting to feel like a repeat of the 2016 hype cycle. Travis Kalanick is back building a robotics company, and the talent wars and capital are heating up the same way they did the first time around. The money’s flowing back, and it’s the people who lived...

Theresa Loconsolo 1 month ago

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Lime raises $167M in IPO after years of teasing a public debut

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Lime raises $167M in IPO after years of teasing a public debut

The nine-year-old scooter and bike-share company has said it needs the funds to help pay down around $1 billion in liabilities.

Sean O'Kane 1 month ago

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Venice AI becomes a unicorn with $65M Series A as its privacy-first AI platform takes off

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Venice AI becomes a unicorn with $65M Series A as its privacy-first AI platform takes off

Venice AI is already profitable, with annualized run-rate revenues of over $70 million, CEO Erik Voorhees said.

Ram Iyer 1 month ago

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Gemini Spark, Google’s agentic assistant, is now available on Mac

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Gemini Spark, Google’s agentic assistant, is now available on Mac

Google's 24/7 agentic assistant, Gemini Spark, comes to Mac alongside other improvements, like real-time tracking and support for more apps.

Sarah Perez 1 month ago

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Sony to end physical PlayStation game disc sales in 2028

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Sony to end physical PlayStation game disc sales in 2028

Sony will stop producing physical discs for all new PlayStation games beginning in 2028, as the company embraces an all-digital future.

Lauren Forristal 1 month ago

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Builders Stage agenda revealed: Practical strategies for scaling startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

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Builders Stage agenda revealed: Practical strategies for scaling startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, bringing together 10,000+ founders, startup operators, and investors for practical conversations. and Q&A on what it takes to build and scale successful companies. Register now to save up to $330.

TechCrunch Events 1 month ago

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Meta, like SpaceX, looks to turn excess AI compute into cash

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Meta, like SpaceX, looks to turn excess AI compute into cash

Meta is developing plans for a cloud infrastructure business, selling access to AI compute power and models. The move would pit it against the big cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

Rebecca Bellan 1 month ago

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