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iOS 26 beta 6 adds new ringtones, snappy app launches, and more

iOS 26 beta 6 adds new ringtones, snappy app launches, ...

The new developer beta release, iOS 26 beta 6, adds new ringtones, faster app la...

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Slow Ventures cuts first check from $60M creator fund into woodworking founder

Slow Ventures cuts first check from $60M creator fund i...

This marks the first investment for Slow’s $60 million Creator Fund since its la...

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Seoul-based Datumo raises $15.5M to take on Scale AI, backed by Salesforce

Seoul-based Datumo raises $15.5M to take on Scale AI, b...

Datumo began as an AI data labeling company and now wants to help businesses bui...

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Pronto’s 10-minute house help pitch sparked a 3.6x valuation jump in just 90 days

Pronto’s 10-minute house help pitch sparked a 3.6x valu...

Pronto has raised $11 million in an all-equity Series A round co-led by General ...

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TDK backs Ultraviolette with $21M to take India-made electric motorcycles global

TDK backs Ultraviolette with $21M to take India-made el...

Ultraviolette aims to expand its electric motorcycles to 40 European countries, ...

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Don’t let your competitor steal the brand spotlight — secure your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Don’t let your competitor steal the brand spotlight — s...

For 20 years, startups have come to TechCrunch Disrupt to meet their first inves...

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Former Googlers’ AI startup OpenArt now creates ‘brain rot’ videos in just one click

Former Googlers’ AI startup OpenArt now creates ‘brain ...

OpenArt launched a new feature to help creators make AI-generated brain rot videos.

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RIP, Microsoft Lens, a simple little app that’s getting replaced by AI

RIP, Microsoft Lens, a simple little app that’s getting...

Microsoft is killing Lens, a handy mobile scanning app with over 90 million down...

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Sam Altman addresses ‘bumpy’ GPT-5 rollout, bringing 4o back, and the ‘chart crime’

Sam Altman addresses ‘bumpy’ GPT-5 rollout, bringing 4o...

The Reddit AMA got spicy as users peppered OpenAI with questions, and some asked...

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Impersonators are targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach

Impersonators are targeting companies with fake TechCru...

Hi, thanks as always for reading TechCrunch. We want to talk with you quickly ab...

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Federal regulators give Zoox an exemption for its custom-built robotaxis

Federal regulators give Zoox an exemption for its custo...

NHTSA is also closing an investigation into the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle ...

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A rival Tea app for men is leaking its users’ personal data and driver’s licenses

A rival Tea app for men is leaking its users’ personal ...

The newly launched app, now trending on Apple's App Store, contains at least one...

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Google denies AI search features are killing website traffic

Google denies AI search features are killing website tr...

Though Google hasn't shared any specific data to back up its conclusions, even i...

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Upwork is buying its way into corporate staffing beyond freelancers

Upwork is buying its way into corporate staffing beyond...

The company will merge Bubty and Ascen with its existing enterprise business to ...

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Two teens charged in attack on former DOGE official Edward “Big Balls” Coristine

Two teens charged in attack on former DOGE official Edw...

Two 15-year-olds have been charged with unarmed carjacking after allegedly attac...

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OpenAI launches two ‘open’ AI reasoning models

OpenAI launches two ‘open’ AI reasoning models

For the first time in more than five years, OpenAI is launching a new open langu...