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Travis Kalanick
In Brief

Travis Kalanick’s Atoms might be getting into the robotaxi business | TechCrunch

Earlier this summer, Travis Kalanick’s Atoms announced a $1.7 billion funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. But even...

Circleback
Apps

Meeting note-taker Circleback adds a free tier to attract more customers | TechCrunch

The meeting note-taker market is a crowded space. Just in the last few weeks, dictation app Wispr launched...

movie set 'clapper'
Media & Entertainment

Hollywood celebs are getting into microdrama apps | TechCrunch

Hollywood’s finest — the people accustomed to massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets — are now betting...

red email envelope in a sea of green email envelopes
Security

Apple plans to change its Hide My Email privacy feature that could make it less effective | TechCrunch

Apple’s plan to change a privacy feature that lets paying customers hide their real email addresses when creating...

Bitcoin coins cryptocurrency on U.S. dollar banknotes background.
Security

Hackers steal over $130M by exploiting bug in offline hardware wallets | TechCrunch

Hackers are in the midst of a massive theft of cryptocurrency from supposedly secure offline hardware wallets, according...

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Stage Audience
Startups

4 days to save up to $200 to Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

Four days. That’s how long you have left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026...

Microsoft Azure logo on a smartphone screen
In Brief

Microsoft Azure is down, affecting 365, Xbox, Minecraft, and others | TechCrunch

Microsoft Azure, the cloud computing service provided by the company, is experiencing a significant outage on Wednesday. The...

Kofi Asante
Climate

Bluecore Energy raises $10M to build portable nuclear reactors on barges | TechCrunch

Maritime nuclear energy startup Bluecore Energy on Tuesday said it had raised $10 million in a pre-seed funding...

XDOF's robotic arms manipulate a pen and cap.
Robotics

XDOF, just 3 months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation | TechCrunch

Less than three months after emerging from stealth, XDOF, a startup that collects real-world teleoperation data for training...

In this photo illustration, a hand of a person holds a smartphone with a Brave Browser logo displayed in the background.
Privacy

Brave’s browser one-ups Chrome with its new support for email aliases | TechCrunch

Chrome alternative Brave just added a good reason to make the switch to its browser: email aliases. The...