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TechCrunch Andy Dunn’s startup Pie becomes less of an events app and more of a social network

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

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TechCrunch WhatsApp tightens account security with stronger two-step verification and more

WhatsApp’s two-step verification previously relied on a six-digit PIN, but now users can choose a longer, alphanumeric password wi...

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TechCrunch 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.

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TechCrunch Uber launches live video streaming for teen accounts

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

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TechCrunch 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...

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TechCrunch OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is built for fast inference at scale, benchmarks show

Tested on SemiAnalysis’ InferenceX benchmark, Jalapeño registered both more tokens per user and more throughput per kilowatt than...

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TechCabal Moniepoint is phasing out MonieWorld, its UK remittance product

Less than 18 months after launching MonieWorld to serve Nigerians in the UK, Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech unicorn, is disconti...

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TechCabal This Senegalese startup is giving old wardrobes a second life

From the city of Dakar in Senegal, Fatou Dieng is building Maket, a company that sells secondhand clothes.

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TechCrunch ‘The world seems to be ready’: An interview with OpenAI head of product Thibault Sottiaux

TechCrunch talks agents, UX, and reporting to Greg Brockman with OpenAI's head of product.

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TechCrunch 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 i...

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TechCrunch India’s Airbound bags $37M to take on trucks with rocket-like drones

Airbound's ultra-lightweight approach to drone delivery has attracted backing from Greenoaks, DoorDash, and Silicon Valley investo...

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TechCabal 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – New landlord, same old tenant

In today's edition: MTN secures Nigeria’s approval for IHS deal || MTN’s new data centre company || Kenya’s gambling regulator to...

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TechCrunch Situational Awareness, star AI hedge fund that nearly imploded, now being probed by the SEC

The AI hedge fund went from "the talk of Wall Street" to "subject of federal subpoenas" faster than you can say "diversify your po...

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TechCrunch Oura is reportedly eyeing a September IPO that could value it at more than $16B

We all knew it was coming. The expected valuation may surprise, though.

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TechCrunch 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.

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TechCrunch Showcase your startup at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and book an exhibit table while there’s still space

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

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TechCrunch Alabama launches investigation into OpenAI’s hack of Hugging Face

Weeks after OpenAI disclosed that one of its cybersecurity models had gone rogue and hacked AI dataset company Hugging Face, Alaba...

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TechCrunch Amazon hikes hardware prices by 60%, 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...

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TechCrunch Amjad Masad, CEO and co-founder of Replit, joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

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

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TechCrunch 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.

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TechCrunch Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns

Early testers are raving about what Instinct can do, but some say the AI assistant’s sweeping access, broad terms and ability to a...

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TechCrunch 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.

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TechCabal MTN expects Nigeria rebound as airtime lending resumes

MTN Group expects its Nigerian business to regain momentum in the second half of 2026 after airtime lending resumed after a regula...

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TechCrunch 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, i...

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