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Polymarket reportedly paid creators to post deceptive videos about fake bets

Many of those videos were reportedly filmed on near-perfect copies of the Polymarket website, while featuring trades and winnings that were not real.

TechCrunch Mobility: A new robotaxi scorecard shows Chinas dominance

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

When the Trump administration cracks down on Anthropic, who benefits?

On the new episode of Equity, we discussed what actually prompted the administration's latest moves against Anthropic, and what this might mean for the AI ecosystem.

Beyond Siri: Here are the practical AI features coming to your iPhone in iOS 27

Siris AI overhaul may have grabbed the headlines at WWDC, but some of Apples most useful AI features are arriving elsewhere in iOS 27.

Signals Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots are not your friends

These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.

In the Weights is your new AI-centric vanity search

So ... what's your In the Weights score?

Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving DeepMind for rival Anthropic

Jumper isn't the only big name leaving Google DeepMind.

Every new iOS 27 feature thats worth knowing about

While it's not flashy like Apples new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence upgrades, there are still a number of additions to iOS 27 worth looking at.

He made your free video player run smoothly. Now hes doing that for robots.

French serial entrepreneur and open-source legend Jean-Baptiste Kempf has been building Kyber, an infrastructure layer to control remote devices in real time.

Encryption, spyware, and now Mythos: History shows why cyber export control doesnt work

For the last 30 years, stopping the flow of cybersecurity-related software has proven to be ineffective. It's unclear why it would work now with Anthropics cybersecurity model Mythos.

Go eyes robotaxis and acquisitions after Japans biggest IPO of 2026. Heres why it matters

Gos IPO Japans biggest so far this year has done more than provide a much-needed boost to the countrys languishing listing season. It has also supplied the taxi-hailing app with the capital required to address an existential issue: Japans shortage of drivers. Go, which went public Tuesday, plans to use the 88.6 billion []

Auras impressive e-ink photo frame doesnt even look digital

Whats the most cliche possible gift you can give a relative? A digital photo frame, displaying a rotating slideshow of family photos. Now Aura has completely refreshed this product space with its gorgeous Aura Ink frame, which uses e-ink to create a display that doesnt even look digital. Digital frames have always been so popular []

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.

Is the US governments Anthropic ban accidentally helping the brand?

Just as last weekwas ending,the US governmentforced Anthropic to pull its two newest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national security concerns after Amazon researchers allegedly found a way to bypass Fable 5s guardrails. Cybersecurity researchers havesince signed an open lettercallingthe move dangerous, and Anthropic itself noted the same jailbreaks exist in other models.Sois []

The CEO of Allbirds new AI biz has a plan, but no employees

Call it a startup with a sole founder and a very large seed round, but what's next is less clear.

AvenuesAI Subsidiary Rediff Pre-Files DRHP

AvenuesAIs (formerly Infibeam Ventures) subsidiary Rediff has filed its IPO papers via the confidential route with SEBI. Rediff.com India Limited,

Xovian Aerospace Raises $2 Mn To Launch RF Satellite

Spacetech startup Xovian Aerospace has secured $2 Mn (about 18.7 Cr) in a fresh funding round led by ace investor

SIP Investing Guide: Young Professionals Aged 21-35 Earning 20K-75K Monthly

AMFI-registered mutual fund distributor's SIP guide: 21-35 yr olds 20K-75K. SEBI-compliant education on categories, allocation, step-up strategy. The post SIP Investing Guide: Young Professionals Aged 21-35 Earning 20K-75K Monthly appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .

NODWINs Pre-IPO Round, Funding Tanks In Q1 2026 & More

NODWINs Pre-IPO Funding Meal NODWIN Gaming is moving beyond gaming and esports. Emerging from the shadows of its former parent