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Robotics

Aaron Edsinger brings Hello Robot’s Stretch 4 to life onstage at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

Robots that walk, talk, dance, and perform backflips make great videos. But can they close the blinds? Help...

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In Brief

Grand Theft Auto VI is delayed — again | TechCrunch

Grand Theft Auto VI, one of the most anticipated video games of all time, has been delayed, again...

AI

Travis Kalanick’s robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z | TechCrunch

Travis Kalanick’s robotics company, Atoms, has raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Ben...

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Venture

Nuclear startup Bluecore Energy raises $50M seed round, just two months after launch | TechCrunch

Bluecore Energy announced Tuesday an oversubscribed $50 million seed round — just months after raising a $10 million...

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Apps

MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario | TechCrunch

MapQuest stood up to President Donald Trump, and now its app is reaping the rewards.The “OG of online...

Apple CEO Tim Cook attends a product launch event.
Hardware

AI is hurting Apple in more ways than one: it may force iPhone price increases | TechCrunch

It’s been called RAMageddon: AI’s insatiable demand for hardware has caused a worldwide shortage of memory chips. Now...

Enterprise

Nvidia doesn’t mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it’s already showing progress | TechCrunch

The week-old Open Secure AI Alliance (OSAA), an industry group spearheaded by Nvidia that has already grown to...

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Startups

Exhibitor program reopened: Book by Sept 30 | TechCrunch

Exhibitor bookings are back open, but only through September 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT. If you missed the...

The logo of the video game" Fortnite is displayed during the 'Paris Games Week' on October 25, 2018 in Paris, France.
Apps

Epic Games CEO calls Google’s antitrust settlement a win for Android’s ‘vision as an open platform’ | TechCrunch

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is calling Google’s proposal in its antitrust settlement with the Fortnite maker a...

Cascade founders Hannia Zia and Joana Ferreira
Startups

Cascade raises $3.5M to help construction firms find and win projects | TechCrunch

Cascade, a startup building a platform to help architecture, engineering, and construction firms find and win projects, has...