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Day: September 29, 2026

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In Brief

Meta’s AI agent has been blocked from using Amazon.com | TechCrunch

Sunday night, users of Meta’s AI assistant Muse started getting a strange error message when they tried to...

VLGE
Gaming

VLGE is making it easier to world build and shop on Roblox | TechCrunch

In Evelyn Mora’s early career, she realized that fashion designers, although often deeply focused on sustainability, couldn’t stage...

Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz support Trump
Venture

A group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plans data center ads to sway midterms | TechCrunch

A well-known, pro-AI super political action committee is behind a new group that plans to blast voters in...

Startups

The startup bringing air taxis to the LA Olympics | TechCrunch

Loading the player…Building flying taxis takes billions of dollars. So instead of relying on traditional venture rounds, Archer...

In this photo illustration, the Google Meet AI Mode logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen.
Apps

Google’s AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more | TechCrunch

Google is adding new ways for users to plan and book trips through AI Mode, its conversational search...

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In Brief

Apple is reportedly cutting hundreds of jobs from Siri, Vision Pro teams | TechCrunch

Apple is chopping down the team behind the Vision Pro, its long-suffering VR headset, while eliminating positions across...

An illustration of mailbox icons falling out of the cloud with phones in the red background, symbolizing phone spyware.
Security

How AI could make it harder for governments to use hacking tools | TechCrunch

Earlier in August, cryptography professor Matthew Green wrote a controversial thread on X and a longer blog post...

TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 networking student
Startups

3 days left to save up to $200 and make impactful connections at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

There are now three days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket before...

A Netflix Inc. logo sits on the online television streaming company's exhibition area at the Gamescom gaming industry event in Cologne, Germany
Media & Entertainment

Netflix is letting users play games on their TV screens | TechCrunch

Starting this week, Netflix subscribers can play games on their smart TV — a feature that has been...

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Day 3 at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco on Tuesday, Oct 29, 2025.
Startups

Meet the brands activating at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 this October | TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt returns to San Francisco’s Moscone West October 13–15, and the sponsor roster is filling up quickly!Google...