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Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear
Published: 2026-10-22 23:15:00 | Created: 2026-10-22 23:16:00
Warhound, the brain child of Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, emerges from stealth to genetically engineer dogs for military and law enforcement.
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As blockchain investing falls out of vogue, a16z Crypto rebrands as a16z Frontier
Published: 2026-10-22 22:34:54 | Created: 2026-10-22 22:35:01
The digital asset unit, helmed by Chris Dixon, broadens its scope.
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OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO
Published: 2026-10-22 22:08:24 | Created: 2026-10-22 22:09:00
Should OpenAI command an over $1 trillion valuation with this round, it would break records as the most highly valued private company ever.
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Rivian buys world model startup to accelerate self-driving ambitions
Published: 2026-10-22 21:05:05 | Created: 2026-10-22 21:06:01
Third Dimension's technology uses AI to match the physical world, which when combined with Rivian's reams of data could turn into a valuable simulator.
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Arc browser sunsets December 22 as The Browser Company doubles down on Dia
Published: 2026-10-22 20:01:51 | Created: 2026-10-22 20:02:03
Arc was fiercely beloved by a dedicated group of enthusiasts, but it never quite became the mass-market Chrome alternative its makers once envisioned.
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The secret to fast startup growth isn’t early sales, top names in tech say
Published: 2026-10-22 20:00:00 | Created: 2026-10-22 20:01:01
At this year’s Disrupt, Lovable GTM lead Luke Arno, Polsia's Ben Broca, and Theory Ventures’ Tomasz Tunguz gave founders some tips on how to achieve true sales success in the first 90 days.
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OpenAI makes its Jev competitor widely available as decision model competition heats up
Published: 2026-10-22 19:00:00 | Created: 2026-10-22 19:26:01
OpenAI is launching its decision model to the world. Can it compete with the original Jev?
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1Password launches a way for AI agents to log in on your behalf without seeing your password
Published: 2026-10-22 19:07:09 | Created: 2026-10-22 19:08:02
The new feature allows agents to log into a customer's personal accounts while still protecting the private credentials that secure those accounts.
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Canva releases its first image generation model
Published: 2026-10-22 19:00:00 | Created: 2026-10-22 19:01:06
Canva is making its new image model available to all users, promising better, more customizable performance at lower costs.
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Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases ‘medical superintelligence’
Published: 2026-10-22 18:43:53 | Created: 2026-10-22 18:43:59
Microsoft’s new AI diagnostic system beat generalist doctors on hard cases, according to a study in Science. But most of the improvement seems to come from the AI models underneath, not from Microsoft’s system itself.
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Former OpenAI science lead launches Warp Science to automate wet labs with robots
Published: 2026-10-22 18:38:47 | Created: 2026-10-22 18:39:01
Wearing cameras and sensor gloves, the startup’s human chemists will train robots to perform various lab tasks.
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Elon Musk made a $1B investment in Skydance, report says
Published: 2026-10-22 17:36:38 | Created: 2026-10-22 17:36:59
The investment will provide a much-needed financial boost as the company seeks to cut costs and lift its stock price.
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Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching IT giant ConnectWise
Published: 2026-10-22 16:47:17 | Created: 2026-10-22 16:48:01
Microsoft points the blame for ConnectWise's breach at a China-aligned hacker, which relied on AI agents to rapidly hack into thousands of its customers.
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Uber puts all 30,000 employees on ChatGPT Work
Published: 2026-10-22 16:00:00 | Created: 2026-10-22 16:01:00
The ride-share giant previously deployed a much smaller pilot for ChatGPT Work but is now taking the enterprise agent company-wide.
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Startup Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements
Published: 2026-10-22 16:00:00 | Created: 2026-10-22 16:01:00
Among the Startup Battlefield 200 were many industry-defining companies exhibiting and pitching on the Showcase Stage. Here are the standouts.
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Tesla is prepping a Cybercab onslaught
Published: 2026-10-22 15:44:39 | Created: 2026-10-22 15:45:04
The company is looking to roll out the gold two-seater robotaxis to other U.S. cities this year, even as it goes mum on the number of paid rides.
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Spotify confirms Family Plan crackdown, but calls it a ‘routine improvement’
Published: 2026-10-22 15:24:32 | Created: 2026-10-22 15:25:02
Spotify told investors its rollout of QR code verification to ensure Family Plan members live in the same household is not a "crackdown," just a routine improvement.
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Investors break down how founders can raise a Series A today
Published: 2026-10-22 15:15:00 | Created: 2026-10-22 15:16:01
Raising a Series A these days isn't so simple — top investors break down what founders need to know now.
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Spotify’s current AI bet is about being the music service that agents choose
Published: 2026-10-22 15:03:58 | Created: 2026-10-22 15:05:01
Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström explains why the rise of AI agents could be good news for the music service.
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Fusion startup Helion is developing new semiconductors that could double output of its power plants
Published: 2026-10-22 14:59:28 | Created: 2026-10-22 15:00:03
Helion now has another $225 million to help speed development of its first fusion power plant, due to provide Microsoft with electricity in 2028.
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Developer platform Railway urges ‘all users’ to revoke secret keys after cyberattack
Published: 2026-10-22 14:03:00 | Created: 2026-10-22 14:04:02
The vibe-coding platform said all of its customers should revoke and rotate their private keys, after hackers were able to decrypt some customer secrets.
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Claude Duet app is Anthropic’s bet on agents
Published: 2026-10-22 13:53:26 | Created: 2026-10-22 13:54:01
Claude Duet is available through waitlist for Pro and Max plan users.
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Nirva raises $33M for a pendant that only listens to you
Published: 2026-10-22 13:26:52 | Created: 2026-10-22 13:27:01
Nirva will ship its $249 ambient AI pendant by the end of the year.
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DeepSeek reportedly raises $15B days after US restrictions
Published: 2026-10-22 13:11:13 | Created: 2026-10-22 13:12:00
DeepSeek has reportedly raised $15 billion in one of China's largest funding rounds, just days after the U.S. ordered federal agencies to remove its technology over national security concerns.
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Tesla says it will start selling Cybercabs by end of year
Published: 2026-10-22 00:17:54 | Created: 2026-10-22 00:18:01
There is at least one obstacle that could throw off Tesla's Cybercab fleet plans. The NHTSA announced last month that it had opened an investigation into the Cybercab, just hours after the vehicles began operating on public streets in Austin.
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Blackstone’s Jas Khaira says fears over AI-buildout debt are overblown
Published: 2026-10-21 22:51:22 | Created: 2026-10-21 22:52:02
Blackstone’s AI head on why the PE giant isn't panicked by market jitters.
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Meta wants to pay for its broad AI buildout with a newly created class of stock
Published: 2026-10-21 22:45:34 | Created: 2026-10-21 22:46:02
The social media giant is planning a new stock strategy to help power its broad investments in AI models and services.
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Airbnb limits chores for guests, sparking backlash from hosts
Published: 2026-10-21 22:16:05 | Created: 2026-10-21 22:16:58
Hosts are threatening to leave the platform after Airbnb says that they can no longer require guests to strip beds or do other time-consuming cleaning chores.
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Meta says Muse has over 10M users, with shopping a top activity
Published: 2026-10-21 21:14:19 | Created: 2026-10-21 21:14:59
Meta Muse users are adopting the app for shopping and personal productivity, the company said during its Q3 earnings call. The AI app now has over 10M users.
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Year-old AI lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuation
Published: 2026-10-21 20:57:40 | Created: 2026-10-21 20:57:59
Just 9 months after raising a $180 million seed round, Flapping Airplanes has landed a $1 billion Series A for its mission to build AI models "without ingesting half the internet."
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Tesla starts Optimus robot production in California as profit falls 43%
Published: 2026-10-21 20:33:09 | Created: 2026-10-21 20:33:58
Tesla's revenue was flat and its expenses skyrocketed as it pressed the accelerator on its Optimus robots, AI, and autonomous driving.
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Recursive launches Flint, a laptop coding model it says was largely built by AI
Published: 2026-10-21 20:27:41 | Created: 2026-10-21 20:27:58
Startup Recursive has released Flint, a free, laptop-sized coding model built largely by its own AI research system, as an early test of AI that improves itself.
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Automattic begins layoffs following board upheaval and executive departures
Published: 2026-10-21 20:15:00 | Created: 2026-10-21 20:15:58
Sources say more cuts could follow as the company looks to improve its finances.
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GM is betting compute and AI will help it compete with Chinese automakers
Published: 2026-10-21 19:52:20 | Created: 2026-10-21 19:52:57
To compete with Tesla, Rivian, and a host of Chinese automakers, GM’s fourth-gen EV platform will roll out a new central computer and electrical architecture that will debut in 2028 in the Cadillac Escalade IQ.
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Meta ordered to pay $25B in case related to Cambridge Analytica scandal
Published: 2026-10-21 19:42:32 | Created: 2026-10-21 19:42:58
The payout is related to a recent trial involving the social media giant that revolved around its data privacy practices.
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While Amazon blocks AI agents, Walmart rolls out the welcome mat
Published: 2026-10-21 19:30:00 | Created: 2026-10-21 19:30:58
As Amazon blocks AI agents from shopping on its site, Walmart is taking the opposite approach, introducing new technology that lets AI agents make purchases on customers' behalf, with controls over spending and transaction approvals.
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The internet is having a very bad cybersecurity day
Published: 2026-10-21 19:03:28 | Created: 2026-10-21 19:04:00
From AI-discovered PHP vulnerabilities to flaws in Node.js and popular AI tool LiteLLM, cybersecurity teams have plenty to worry about this week.
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Legal AI startup Legora raises $550M Series E at $8.8B valuation
Published: 2026-10-21 18:51:56 | Created: 2026-10-21 18:52:58
Legal AI startup Legora announced Wednesday that it raised a $550 million Series E round, valuing it at $8.8 billion. 
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GM is giving OnStar an AI makeover
Published: 2026-10-21 18:00:00 | Created: 2026-10-21 18:00:59
It's one of the biggest overhauls ever to the 30-year-old connected car product.
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PHP Armageddon: OpenAI, Google’s Wiz find ancient holes, panicking the internet
Published: 2026-10-21 17:59:12 | Created: 2026-10-21 17:59:58
This is the kind of security issue that was found and prevented by AI, but is also a high risk because of AI.
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Blacksmith hits unicorn valuation after Sequoia leads Series C
Published: 2026-10-21 17:18:27 | Created: 2026-10-21 17:18:59
Blacksmith, a platform that lets companies build and test AI code more effectively, just announced a $66 million Series C round led by Sequoia that values the company at $1 billion. 
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Waymo starts offering rides at the Las Vegas airport
Published: 2026-10-21 16:59:44 | Created: 2026-10-21 16:59:58
Waymo only just started offering rides to the public in Las Vegas in September but is already serving a 24-square-mile area in the city.
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Foursquare co-founder says equity holders saw no returns from the company’s acquisition
Published: 2026-10-21 14:03:11 | Created: 2026-10-21 14:03:58
Foursquare raised $411 million in funding according to PitchBook data, but its equity holders saw no returns from its final acquisition.
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AI promises productivity, but for managers, it’s mostly a headache for now
Published: 2026-10-21 14:00:00 | Created: 2026-10-21 13:59:59
More than 50% of managers say they're finding it harder to evaluate employees' work after adopting AI, according to a new survey.
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Heat pump tech is 170 years old — Pascal thinks it’s time for an update
Published: 2026-10-21 13:30:00 | Created: 2026-10-21 13:30:58
Refrigerants startup Pascal has a new take on heat pump and cooling tech using a sponge-like material that promises to be 20% more efficient.
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Mach9 raises $34M after pivoting to AI CAD software
Published: 2026-10-21 13:00:00 | Created: 2026-10-21 13:00:57
The startup initially set out to build better, faster, and cheaper surveying hardware in 2021.
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Anthropic pitches AI safety bill that may block a model if 50+ people could be killed
Published: 2026-10-20 23:01:23 | Created: 2026-10-20 23:01:57
The proposed policy seems to offer protections against AI running amok but actually forbids federal agencies from blocking a model's release without the permission of a judge.
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SpaceX and Tesla boards form special committees to review merger
Published: 2026-10-20 22:57:57 | Created: 2026-10-20 22:58:57
Elon Musk likes the idea but says he is not on either committee, which is made up of independent directors.
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Hugging Face CEO warns that Netflix’s OpenAI hack documentary isn’t accurate
Published: 2026-10-20 22:24:02 | Created: 2026-10-20 22:24:57
Before you share the Netflix documentary "AI Gone Rogue," take note. Clem Delangue, Hugging Face's co-founder who is featured in the film, says it went "full doomer mode" and isn't accurate.
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Anthropic’s cloud partnerships are getting messy
Published: 2026-10-20 21:25:22 | Created: 2026-10-20 21:25:57
Anthropic is reportedly struggling to secure enough compute from cloud providers that increasingly view it as a competitor, even as its infrastructure spending balloons ahead of a planned November IPO.
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