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That fake Grand Theft Auto VI demo is actually just malware

Grand Theft Auto fans, eager for news about one of the most anticipated video games of all time, appear especially vulnerable to this new cyberattack.

25 Aug 2026 9:18 pm
Pacific Fusion

Fusion startup Pacific Fusion broke ground on a demonstration facility in New Mexico that it says will generate enough energy to power itself.

25 Aug 2026 9:00 pm
Gamma acquires Accel-backed design startup Lica

Lica co-founders are going to work on Gamma's new research team.

25 Aug 2026 8:30 pm
Apple rescues Hide My Email feature from the privacy scrap heap

Apple says it will no longer ditch using its icloud.com domain for hiding people's email addresses.

25 Aug 2026 8:16 pm
Apple debuts its

Apple unveils these new processors alongside an updated Mac Mini and Mac Studio.

25 Aug 2026 7:40 pm
Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal

The funding, Gatik's largest so far, was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies.

25 Aug 2026 7:30 pm
Uber launches live video streaming for teen accounts

Uber said no one will be able to access the video once the ride ends

25 Aug 2026 6:30 pm
Accel-backed Keenable is indexing the web for AI agents

Now exiting stealth mode with a $26 million seed round, Keenable has been building a vast web search index for AI agents.

25 Aug 2026 6:30 pm
WhatsApp tightens account security with stronger two-step verification and more

WhatsApps two-step verification previously relied on a six-digit PIN, but now users can choose a longer, alphanumeric password with special characters.

25 Aug 2026 6:30 pm
Andy Dunn

The social app founded by Bonobos co-founder Andy Dunn is expanding beyond events with new digital homes for groups to connect, organize, and make plans.

25 Aug 2026 6:30 pm
Fiat Ventures combines venture and advisory divisions into new brand, raises $35M Fund II

In an environment where emerging fund managers struggle to attract LP attention, FGV is betting that a different venture model can help it lure LPs.

25 Aug 2026 6:07 pm
Fitbit founders launch Luffu Link, an LTE health and safety band

Luffu Link combines all day health sensing, voice logging, location awareness, and the ability to get help from trusted contacts into a single device, all without needing a phone nearby.

25 Aug 2026 5:30 pm
Trump bought SpaceX shares two weeks after blockbuster IPO

The president bought when the stock was in the mid-$150 range. SpaceX finished trading on Monday back at its IPO price of $135.

25 Aug 2026 2:54 am
Zillow and Redfin settle FTC antitrust case

Zillow and Redfin reached a settlement with the FTC, which requires Redfin to reenter the rental advertising business.

25 Aug 2026 2:15 am
Showcase your startup at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and book an exhibit table while there

Make the most of Disrupt's crowds of potential investors and partners by exhibiting your startup from October 13-15.

25 Aug 2026 1:46 am
Alabama launches investigation into OpenAI

Weeks after OpenAI disclosed that one of its cybersecurity models had gone rogue and hacked AI dataset company Hugging Face, Alabamas Attorney General announced an investigation into the incident.

25 Aug 2026 1:28 am
Amazon hikes hardware prices by 60 percent, blaming memory shortage

As the memory shortage continues to cause trouble for hardware makers, Amazon says it is now being forced to pass on the costs to its consumers.

25 Aug 2026 1:24 am
Amjad Masad,

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Replit CEO Amjad Masad will share his perspective on the future of programming and Replit's role in developing it.

25 Aug 2026 1:24 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.

25 Aug 2026 1:14 am
Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics

General Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents how to move through space and time, is in talks to raise at a $6 billion pre-money valuation from new investors including Valor Ventures, Point72 Ventures, and Seven Seven Six.

24 Aug 2026 8:54 pm
OpenAI is building AI agents for everything. Will everyone use them?

Inside the frontier labs push to bring AI agents from software engineers to the masses.

24 Aug 2026 8:30 pm
Uber faces fine of nearly $1B over automated driver suspensions

The Dutch Data Protection Authority is fining Uber 825 million in the second largest penalty issued under Europes GDPR.

24 Aug 2026 1:00 am
Two years after launch, Walmart

Flipkart's quick-commerce venture is delivering 1.1 million to 1.2 million orders a day, nearly triple its November volume.

23 Aug 2026 8:30 am
OpenAI says California should strengthen its AI safety bill

OpenAI is calling for California to strengthen SB 53, an AI safety bill that the company previously opposed.

22 Aug 2026 10:00 pm
Frontier AI labs still won

A new study finds leading AI labs have few publicly documented plans for containing rogue models, raising questions about preparedness as AI systems increasingly demonstrate unexpected and potentially dangerous behavior.

22 Aug 2026 9:30 pm
US battery startups have found a lifeline in defense

U.S. battery startups pulled in $500 million in grants from the Department of Energy, throwing a lifeline to an industry that was on the ropes after EV incentives were slashed.

22 Aug 2026 8:50 pm
Pixel 11 Pro XL review: Snappier cameras can

Googles Pixel 11 Pro XL brings snappier cameras and genuinely useful AI features like Rambler, but its iterative upgrades may not be enough to tempt recent Pixel owners.

22 Aug 2026 7:30 pm