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Last 24 hours to get 50% off a second pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

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Last 24 hours to get 50% off a second pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Last day to buy one pass and get a second one at 50% off to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Bring a partner, co-founder, or colleague at half off. Register now.

TechCrunch Events 3 months ago

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Lime, the Uber-backed micromobility company, files for IPO

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Lime, the Uber-backed micromobility company, files for IPO

After years of hints and preparation, Lime plans to enter the public markets.

Kirsten Korosec 3 months ago

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The biggest U.S. power grid is under strain from AI — and no one is happy

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The biggest U.S. power grid is under strain from AI — and no one is happy

PJM Interconnection — which oversees the grid for some of the densest data center developments on Earth — wants to overhaul itself. Not everyone thinks it's up to the task.

Tim De Chant 3 months ago

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Airbnb says AI now writes 60% of its new code

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Airbnb says AI now writes 60% of its new code

Airbnb also said its customer support AI bot now handles 40% of issues without escalating to a human agent.

Ivan Mehta 3 months ago

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Why you can never get your doctor to call you back

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Why you can never get your doctor to 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 between augmenting workers and displacing them. For now, the founders say the administrative staff they work with aren't worried about that; they're more worried abo...

Connie Loizos 3 months ago

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Ramp in talks to hit $40B+ valuation, 6 months after reaching $32B

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Ramp in talks to hit $40B+ valuation, 6 months after reaching $32B

The company is reportedly in talks to raise another $750 million at a pre-money valuation of more than $40 billion. It last raised in November at $32 billion.

Julie Bort 3 months ago

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OpenAI launches new voice intelligence features in its API

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OpenAI launches new voice intelligence features in its API

The new features could be handy for customer service systems, but OpenAI says they have applications that work across a variety of other fields, including education and creator platforms.

Lucas Ropek 3 months ago

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Kodiak AI raises $100M at a steep discount, sending its stock tumbling 37%

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Kodiak AI raises $100M at a steep discount, sending its stock tumbling 37%

The company made a series of other announcements during earnings, including a new commercial contract, a pilot program in Canada, and a collaboratio

Kirsten Korosec 3 months ago

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Disney looking to make a unified ‘super app,’ report says

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Disney looking to make a unified ‘super app,’ report says

Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro, who took over for Bob Iger earlier this year, has emphasized his intent to streamline the Disney experience.

Amanda Silberling 3 months ago

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Voi founders’ new AI startup Pit has become the latest rising star out of Stockholm

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Voi founders’ new AI startup Pit has become the latest rising star out of Stockholm

AI startup Pit is led by the cofounders of European scooter giant Voi and backed by a16z, which is leading the startup’s $16 million seed round.

Anna Heim 3 months ago

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Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack

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Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack

The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed to have hacked Instructure again, defacing the login pages of several Instructure customer schools with an extortion message.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Zack Whittaker 3 months ago

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Gusto hits $1B revenue, a figure that brings it closer to public markets

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Gusto hits $1B revenue, a figure that brings it closer to public markets

Gusto has shared an impressive milestone on its actual revenue, not an ARR number that estimates future income.

Marina Temkin 3 months ago

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OpenAI introduces new ‘Trusted Contact’ safeguard for cases of possible self-harm

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OpenAI introduces new ‘Trusted Contact’ safeguard for cases of possible self-harm

The company is expanding its efforts to protect ChatGPT users in cases where conversations may turn to self-harm.

Lucas Ropek 3 months ago

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Tesla Model Y is first car to meet new U.S. driver assistance safety benchmark

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Tesla Model Y is first car to meet new U.S. driver assistance safety benchmark

The new benchmark rating applies to 2026 Tesla Model Y vehicles assembled on or after November 12, 2025.

Kirsten Korosec 3 months ago

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Perplexity’s Personal Computer is now available everyone on Mac

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Perplexity’s Personal Computer is now available everyone on Mac

Perplexity's Personal Computer brings AI agents to your Mac, and is now open to everyone.

Sarah Perez 3 months ago

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Elon Musk’s lawsuit is putting OpenAI’s safety record under the microscope

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Elon Musk’s lawsuit is putting OpenAI’s safety record under the microscope

Elon Musk's legal effort to dismantle OpenAI may hinge on how its for-profit subsidiary enhances or detracts from the frontier lab's founding mission of ensuring that humanity benefits from artificial general intelligence.

Tim Fernholz 3 months ago

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Bumble is getting rid of the swipe, CEO says

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Bumble is getting rid of the swipe, CEO says

"We are going to be saying goodbye to the swipe," CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd said.

Amanda Silberling 3 months ago

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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 readers a place to chronicle and rate their books, get recommendations, and even add photos of things like favorite quotes or memes, or share playlists that match...

Sarah Perez 3 months ago

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Could Lovable’s automatic 10% pay raise be the cure for toxic cultures?

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Could Lovable’s automatic 10% pay raise be the cure for toxic cultures?

Stockholm-based vibe-coding platform Lovable is offering employees an automatic 10% raise as a way to sidestep classic corporate politics.

Julie Bort 3 months ago

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Hackers hack victims hacked by other hackers

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Hackers hack victims hacked by other hackers

An unknown group of hackers is breaking into systems previously breached by the cybercrime group TeamPCP. Once inside, the hackers immediately kick out TeamPCP and remove its hacking tools from the victims’ systems.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 3 months ago

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Kalshi doubles valuation in 5 months, hitting $22 billion

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Kalshi doubles valuation in 5 months, hitting $22 billion

Prediction market startup Kalshi has raised a $1 billion Series F round led by Coatue.

Dominic-Madori Davis 3 months ago

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Jeff Bezos rep leaves Slate Auto’s board

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Jeff Bezos rep leaves Slate Auto’s board

The head of Bezos' family office appears to have stepped down at some point in the last few months, around the time Bezos became increasingly in his robotics firm Project Prometheus.

Sean O'Kane 3 months ago

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