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Month: November 2026

Venture

Sequoia hits rewind, undoing 20 years of expansion | TechCrunch

Sequoia Capital posted a memo to X on Wednesday morning titled “The Sequoia of Tomorrow” that’s full of...

Space & Spaceflight

Welcome Earth’s New Mini-Moon. It’s Adorably Tiny and Has a Loopy Orbit

First mistaken for space junk, 2026 QQ8 has turned out to be a temporary companion to Earth.

Apple Watch
AI

I tried Apple’s Siri Recaps. They’re surprisingly useful — and a little unsettling | TechCrunch

On Tuesday, Apple rolled out a potentially controversial set of Audio Intelligence features into testing with the first...

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AI

Google faces backlash for plan that would turn off Search for schools that restrict AI | TechCrunch

Google was met with swift backlash on Tuesday after it announced that schools using Google’s K-12 software will...

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Startups

Founder Summit 2026: Doors open at 9 a.m. ET in Boston | TechCrunch

Today at 9 a.m. ET, founders, investors, and startup leaders are gathering at SoWa Power Station in Boston...

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Apps

Canva lays off over 1,200 people amid slowing growth | TechCrunch

Design software maker Canva is cutting 22% of its staff, amounting to 1,271 people, amid a growth slowdown....

Apps

India’s EloElo nabs $80M from NBCUniversal to bet on the country’s rising microdrama market | TechCrunch

More than 118 million users watch microdramas every month as the serialized format has taken off in India....

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AI

Anthropic is working on a system to prove AI models’ identity | TechCrunch

Anthropic is working on an open-source system to verify which AI model produced a given output, according to...

AI

Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows | TechCrunch

Stuck in years-long lines for grid connections and new turbines, some AI data centers are making their own...

Space & Spaceflight

China Details Its Plan to Land Astronauts on the Moon Before 2030

The race to the lunar surface is officially on, and China is making sure it stays in the...