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This Deadly Fungus Keeps Learning How to Beat Every Drug We Throw at It

Scientists in Kenya have documented a case of C. auris completely resistant to all major types of antifungals.

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Security

Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads to hack people with ‘zero-click’ spyware | TechCrunch

Security researchers at digital rights unit Citizen Lab say government spyware makers are abusing global advertising networks to...

Apps

Figma announces new features to define how agents work on its platform | TechCrunch

Design platform Figma announced a new Markdown-based editor to help define a company’s design, bring in design and...

AI

Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis | TechCrunch

Ricursive Intelligence founders Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini believe more efficient AI chip design could help solve the...

Security

Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: ‘We shouldn’t pause progress’ | TechCrunch

Flock’s founder and CEO Garrett Langley doesn’t think the risks of introducing surveillance technology at scale outweigh the...

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Startups

Meet the five companies competing in the Startup Battlefield finals at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

Over the past two days, 20 startups have been pitching on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, presenting live...

AI

Gudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they erupt | TechCrunch

Every day, conversations unfold across social media and websites around the world. A seemingly insignificant post—whether it involves...

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Startups

Intero Biosystems wants drugmakers to test on mini human intestines, not animals | TechCrunch

Drug development has long relied on animal models, but differences between species mean what works in animals doesn’t...

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Startups

CedarDB wants one database to handle both transactions and analytics, as AI agents raise the stakes | TechCrunch

Databases have traditionally been built for one of two jobs. Analytical databases help businesses spot trends and answer...

Security

Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different | TechCrunch

Flock CEO Garrett Langley said the company’s gunshot-detection microphones detect “just gunshots,” but Flock’s website paints a far...