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Hardware

AI-driven memory crunch jolts India’s smartphone market | TechCrunch

Months after analysts warned that AI-driven demand for memory chips would ripple through consumer electronics, India is providing...

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Security

What we know about the alleged Iranian hacks on US water utilities | TechCrunch

Since the end of last month, several water utilities in the United States have been hit by cyberattacks,...

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AI

NVIDIA’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes join Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

You have an AI product to build. Do you choose a proprietary frontier model and get moving quickly?...

Apps

Apple debuts a new dedicated Games app at WWDC 2025 | TechCrunch

At WWDC on Monday, Apple unveiled a new dedicated gaming app that is designed to centralize gaming experiences...

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Transportation

Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year | TechCrunch

Prominent solo investor Lachy Groom has backed a Bengaluru startup attempting an ambitious feat: keeping an aircraft in...

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In Brief

David Beckham’s health drink startup IM8 takes $1B from General Catalyst’s unusual CVF fund | TechCrunch

David Beckham’s startup IM8 has taken on $1 billion in funding from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF),...

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Apps

Calendly throws its hat into meeting note-taker circus | TechCrunch

Note-taking has quickly turned into a critical part of the productivity space, with many workplace software companies chasing...

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Apps

Apple and Google ordered to purge ‘nudify’ apps from App Stores | TechCrunch

The city of San Francisco has ordered Apple and Google to remove dozens of “nudify” apps — software...

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Security

US courts will start publishing how often the government uses spyware | TechCrunch

The FBI has been using hacking techniques and tools, such as spyware, since at least 1998, but to...

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AI

World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets | TechCrunch

This week, I moderated a panel on world models at the All In conference (no relation to the...