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Month: September 2026

Venture

The groupthink boom: what 3 top VCs really think about the AI frenzy | TechCrunch

This week at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event in Athens — part of the Panathēnea festival taking place in the...

Startups

‘No one’s making a phone like this’: Light’s co-founders on building for the anti-smartphone generation | TechCrunch

Loading the player…With the Light Phone, Kaiwei Tang and Joe Hollier have spent over a decade exploring the...

Media & Entertainment

AI and the rise of the universal entertainment app | TechCrunch

All the big entertainment apps are starting to look the same, and that’s not an accident. For a...

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Apps

Apple sets June date for WWDC 2026, teasing ‘AI advancements’ | TechCrunch

Apple’s next Worldwide Developers Conference will be held from June 8 to June 12 online and at its...

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Government & Policy

US surveillance law to expire for first time after lawmakers reject Trump’s controversial pick to lead spy agencies | TechCrunch

The House of Representatives has failed to renew the U.S. government’s warrantless surveillance law before it is due...

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In Brief

Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft | TechCrunch

Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train...

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Gaming

Xbox will soon let players buy games directly in its Android app following Google antitrust ruling | TechCrunch

Xbox president Sarah Bond announced that players will soon be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly...

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In Brief

After Nvidia’s $20B not-acqui-hire, AI chip startup Groq reportedly raising $650M | TechCrunch

Groq is looking to raise $650 million in new funding from existing investors, sources tell Axios, as it...

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AI

As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it | TechCrunch

New York-based AI detection startup Pangram is on a mission to combat the AI slop infestation spreading across...

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Apps

Instagram now lets you swap out the music in your old posts | TechCrunch

Instagram announced on Tuesday that users can now swap out the music on their published feed posts and...