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Magna increases bet on battery swapping in India with $35M for Yuma

Magna's investment in Yuma Energy has reached $87 million as the Canadian auto supplier increases its majority stake in the Indian battery-swapping firm.

1 Sep 2026 10:30 am
Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year

Founded by a 20-year-old, Alteon is developing autonomous aircraft that hopes to harvest wind energy to stay aloft for several months.

1 Sep 2026 6:00 am
Apple shares

Apple says it has evidence that a former employee destroyed evidence of data theft after learning he was under investigation.

1 Sep 2026 5:43 am
Polymarket reportedly raises $300 million from Donald Trump Jr.

The firm, 1789 Capital, led the funding round that reportedly will total around $1 billion.

1 Sep 2026 5:11 am
a16z brings growth fund to $8.5B days after launching new $1.1B fund

Andreessen Horowitz held out its hand and returned with billions more in new funds to invest in startups.

1 Sep 2026 4:44 am
A group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plans data center ads to sway midterms

Build American AI plans to lobby voters in select states about the virtues of data centers by spending millions of dollars on ads.

1 Sep 2026 3:44 am
FTC accuses Amazon of running a

Amazon is facing a new lawsuit from the FTC and 22 states for allegedly secretly charging businesses more for advertising.

1 Sep 2026 1:50 am
The Pentagon now has its own version of ChatGPT and Grok

Versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT and SpaceXAI's Grok will join Google's Gemini on the Pentagon's central portal for AI tools.

1 Sep 2026 1:43 am
Apply now to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Apply before September 4 to be a part of the TechCrunch Disrupt community by hosting your own Side Event.

1 Sep 2026 1:02 am
Instagram puts new limits on undisclosed AI profiles

As frustration over AI influencers has been growing, Instagram is limiting the reach of undisclosed AI profiles.

1 Sep 2026 12:46 am
Microsoft tests fix for latest hours-long Outlook outage

Microsoft says it's testing a fix for the widespread Outlook issues that have led to email delays and failures.

1 Sep 2026 12:26 am
Kalshi bans George Santos for life over State of the Union bets

The disciplinary action comes two months after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission settled charges against Santos.

1 Sep 2026 12:23 am
Harvard Law dropout raises $6M for Blue Voice to build a

Blue Voice is trained on department-specific laws, local ordinances, protocols, and guidelines that general-purpose AI tools can't access on the public internet.

1 Sep 2026 12:05 am
Hackers claim millions of patient records stolen during data breach at healthcare giant McKesson

The company, which distributes medicines and medical devices to hospitals and healthcare practices across the U.S., said it was hacked and expects intermittent service degradation.

31 Aug 2026 11:40 pm
Ryan Breslow is raising up to $27M in pay-to-play bridge funding to save Bolt

The controversial founder of the checkout startup once valued at $11 billion is putting in $5 million of his own money.

31 Aug 2026 10:44 pm
VLC crosses 7 billion downloads

In our world of expensive streaming platforms, the very free and offline VLC media player has crossed 7 billion downloads.

31 Aug 2026 9:37 pm
Clipto uses AI to search terabytes of video and is now valued at $250M

The three-year-old startup says it reached $15 million in ARR and profitability before raising its latest $15 million round.

31 Aug 2026 9:30 pm
How AI could make it harder for governments to use hacking tools

AI is proving effective at finding and exploiting vulnerabilities. Some say this will make it harder for governments to use hacking tools and spyware and could reignite calls to backdoor devices.

31 Aug 2026 8:49 pm
MapQuest

MapQuest is getting an unexpected boost from its decision to defy President Trumps renaming of Lake Ontario.

31 Aug 2026 8:21 pm
Meeting notetaker Circleback adds a free tier to attract more customers

Circleback is also introducing new pricing plans starting from $14 per month

31 Aug 2026 6:26 pm
The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them

The U.S. is shutting out more foreign-made drones and robots. Chinas scale means the global competition may simply move elsewhere.

31 Aug 2026 8:04 am
Grindr wants to be the everything app for gay men; investors are still deciding whether it can pull it off

George Arison is done letting Wall Street's Grindr discount go unchallenged in a wide-ranging Q&A, the CEO walks us through how AI, a controversial $350-plus EDGE tier, and a bet on healthcare and long-distance matchmaking are turning Grindr into the gayborhood in your pocket he's been promising since 2022.

31 Aug 2026 7:48 am
Liux

The Liux Big microcar is made in Spain. The startup thinks it can compete in a crowded market with its tiny electric car built around sustainability.

31 Aug 2026 12:03 am
TechCrunch Mobility: The hidden human cost of robotaxis

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

30 Aug 2026 9:33 pm
Caterpillar is bringing to AI deployment what it learned from automating mining

Caterpillar has spent decades putting autonomous machines to work at remote mining sites. It's now bringing that experience to AI deployment.

30 Aug 2026 8:30 pm
Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a

This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy.

30 Aug 2026 12:11 am
At TechBBQ, Europe

Investors, founders, and operators from across Europe arrived for the annual Nordic TechBBQ conference to talk about how humans can have agency over AI.

29 Aug 2026 11:21 pm
Hollywood celebs are getting into microdrama apps

Several Hollywood celebs are ditching the massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets for a rising format: microdramas.

29 Aug 2026 9:40 pm
The Theragun Sense makes everyday recovery surprisingly easy

As my 20s are set to come to an end later this year, Ive officially reached the age where sleeping in the wrong position or stretching just a little too far can cause aches and pains. Ive always been somewhat skeptical of massage guns, mostly because Ive tried a few off-brand ones and just assumed []

29 Aug 2026 7:30 pm
Chinese automakers are following Tesla

Technical progress has encouraged a new batch of companies to jump in on the promise of profits from humanoid robots. And they're all Chinese automakers.

29 Aug 2026 4:54 am
Is the best way to watch a movie on a pair of sunglasses?

Are XREAL's smart glasses the way of the future for home entertainment?

29 Aug 2026 4:12 am
Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips

Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It's the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom.

29 Aug 2026 1:54 am
An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AI

Given 10 benchmarks for specific misaligned behaviors, the automated systems were able to improve performance on every single one without degrading overall performance.

29 Aug 2026 1:00 am
More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey

The backlash against license plate readers comes amid a wave of police abuses of surveillance cameras.

28 Aug 2026 9:27 pm
Friend-focused photo sharing app Retro snags $21M

Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding.

28 Aug 2026 9:05 pm
Apple TV is raising its subscription prices again

Now, Apple TV subscriptions will cost $14.99 per month, up from its previous price of $12.99 per month.

28 Aug 2026 8:06 pm
a16z creates a $1.1B

The firm, known for its focus on software, is going to start throwing more money at the hardware behind AI.

28 Aug 2026 6:54 pm
Anthropic gets its first court win over the Pentagon

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, handing the AI company a victory as its second Pentagon lawsuit continues in Washington.

28 Aug 2026 6:16 pm
As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space

Launched by Belgian startup Any, LUV1 is a modular electric motorcycle with 120 liters of cargo space that can be used to carry bags, work equipment, or even pets.

28 Aug 2026 3:03 pm