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Charles Hudson shares the common mistakes he’s seen after investing in 500+ startups | TechCrunch

Charles Hudson has spent more than a decade investing in early-stage startups. As the founder and managing partner...

Apps

Apple’s Health app can now tell you if you’re in perimenopause | TechCrunch

Apple is getting in on the hottest new trend in women’s health: perimenopause. The company announced at its...

AegisAI co-founders Cy Khormaee and Ryan Luo
Security

AegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop AI-driven spear phishing | TechCrunch

Hackers are increasingly using AI to launch attacks on a massive scale, with email emerging as a primary...

AI

ScrollEd wants to turn textbooks into TikTok | TechCrunch

Society has spent a lot of time bemoaning our digitally addled minds and goldfish-like attention spans, pointing the...

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Hardware

Fitbit founders launch Luffu Link, an LTE health and safety band | TechCrunch

Luffu, a new startup from Fitbit’s co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman, on Tuesday launched Luffu Link, an...

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In Brief

Nikita Bier steps down as X’s head of product | TechCrunch

Nikita Bier has stepped down as head of product at X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, after a...

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AI

Xbox debuts a new AI-powered gaming companion for mobile users | TechCrunch

Ahead of the Game Developers Conference (GDC), Xbox revealed on Thursday that it’s experimenting with an AI-powered gaming...

Mercor CEO Brendan Foody at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.
In Brief

Mercor is in talks for a $20B valuation | TechCrunch

AI training startup Mercor is reportedly in talks to raise a round at a $20 billion valuation, sources...

Apple's WWDC 2026 event,
Apps

Apple introduces systemwide dictation | TechCrunch

At its Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC 2026, Apple launched a new systemwide dictation experience with its new Apple...

The Palo Verde Diversion Dam on the Colorado River near Ehrenberg, Arizona.
Security

US government says Iran-linked hackers are disrupting American water and energy providers | TechCrunch

The U.S. government is warning that Iranian state-backed hackers are actively breaking in and disrupting industrial control systems...