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Startups

More Ways to Disrupt: New 2026 Side Events from KOTRA, WayFounder, Enterprise Ireland, SafetyWing + Descope | TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt is where the tech community comes together to build, debate, and connect. And during Disrupt Week,...

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Fintech

Apple Pay set to launch in India with Axis Bank today, sources say | TechCrunch

Apple is set to launch Apple Pay in India later Tuesday with Axis Bank as its initial banking...

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AI

Here’s why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia’s industry-wide effort to end rogue AI agents | TechCrunch

When Nvidia announced on Monday a new consortium of more than 100 companies dedicated to solving rogue AI...

AI

OpenAI takes on Microsoft with the launch of what feels a whole lot like ChatGPT’s own office suite | TechCrunch

OpenAI has been a close partner of Microsoft from the jump, but the AI lab is increasingly going...

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Security

Dutch police arrest ShinyHunters hacker accused of planning two murders | TechCrunch

The FBI and Dutch law enforcement say they have arrested a member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which...

AI

AI-powered app maker Wabi pivots to a messaging experience | TechCrunch

Wabi, the AI startup that allowed anyone to use prompts to build apps, is undergoing a slight pivot...

AI

OpenAI launches Dots, its bubbly agentic avatar | TechCrunch

At OpenAI’s Dev Day event on Tuesday, the company announced the launch of Dots, a new personal agentic...

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AI

OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol, says it nearly matches GPT-6 Astra and costs less | TechCrunch

At OpenAI’s DevDay event on Tuesday, the company showed off GPT-6.1 Sol, a mere week after it launched...

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AI

OpenAI gives Codex reusable cloud environments that work across devices | TechCrunch

OpenAI introduced new capabilities for its software engineering agent Codex, making it more useful beyond a developer’s laptop...

Space & Spaceflight

NASA to Make Big-Bada-Boom

NASA is planning on crashing a space probe into the moon in 2009. The explosion will be visible...