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Month: September 2026

Startups

Central Eurasia names its 2026 Road to Battlefield winners: Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ | TechCrunch

Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ took the top three spots at the regional final of Road to TechCrunch...

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Government & Policy

Uber faces fine of nearly $1B over automated driver suspensions | TechCrunch

The Dutch Data Protection Authority is fining Uber €825 million (around $966 million) — the second-largest penalty issued...

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., left, and Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc.
AI

The wildest allegations in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI | TechCrunch

Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI is packed with a number of extraordinary allegations that paint a picture...

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Security

North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI | TechCrunch

The FBI is reportedly investigating how a North Korean was hired to work for a U.S. federal government...

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Apps

YouTube will let you build your own algorithm with AI | TechCrunch

YouTube says it’s going to let you build your own algorithm — well, kind of. The company on...

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Gaming

Game, Sett, funding: A startup building AI agents for game development emerges from stealth with $27M | TechCrunch

Games drove the creation of GPU processors back in the 1990s, so it’s only fitting that artificial intelligence...

Venture

Lightspeed is building its edge on followers, not just funds | TechCrunch

Loading the player…Venture firms are turning to creators to build trust with the next generation of founders before...

Furo co-founders Lena Sophia Voß, Simon Wittner and Leonie Wagner
Startups

Furo’s founders left Silicon Valley — and it’s paying off | TechCrunch

U.S. venture capitalists once insisted that international startups move stateside before they would write a check. The three...

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Apps

Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos | TechCrunch

Reddit recently said it would bring most viral stories to life through a new “video Reddit” experience, allowing...

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., left, and Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc.
AI

Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft | TechCrunch

Apple filed a lawsuit Friday against OpenAI over allegations of trade secret theft and breach of contract.The iPhone...