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Alphabet plans to raise $80 billion to pay for AI buildout | TechCrunch

The Google parent company plans to raise the funds by selling stock.

Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year | TechCrunch

In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and completed a major acquisit...

Nvidia chases $200B CPU market with AI agent PCs from Microsoft, Dell, and HP | TechCrunch

If Nvidia has cracked a way to bring AI agents easily, safely and usefully to the masses, it could — and should — be big.

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Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman, in first-of-its-kind lawsuit over violent incidents | TechCrunch

The lawsuit partially revolves around a shooting at Florida State University last year, and ChatGPT's alleged role in the incident.

Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access | TechCrunch

Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.

Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceX's IPO | TechCrunch

The company says it needs "significant" water resources to cool its data centers, and that access to abundant, affordable water is a challenge.

A new app, The Mall, is building a universal feed for online shopping | TechCrunch

The Mall lets shoppers build a personalized feed of brands, track sales and drops, and discover products across thousands of retailers.

Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers | TechCrunch

Hackers stole usernames, hashed passwords, and other data from a service that allowed players to cheat in Grand Theft Auto V.

Zigging when most are zagging, ex-Meta CTO raises $250M climate fund | TechCrunch

Mike Schroepfer's Gigascale Capital has raised a large fund to back founders building climate-friendly solutions for the world's energy and material shortages.

Anthropic files to go public | TechCrunch

The company said Monday it has filed confidentially for an IPO.

SpaceX says it may issue 'significant' equity in 'future transactions' | TechCrunch

The company added a warning to prospective investors that a major dilution could be in the cards after it goes public.

This AI weather startup is out-forecasting government agencies | TechCrunch

Windborne Systems' newest weather forecasting model beats the best government predictions by days.

DuckDuckGo makes its 'no-AI' search engine easier to access as its traffic booms | TechCrunch

Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo launches 'no AI' web extensions for Chrome and Firefox users.

Revolut rolls out services to thousands of users in India ahead of broader launch | TechCrunch

The British fintech has built a waitlist of about 450,000 users in India as it prepares for a broader launch.

Strava declares war on scrapers ahead of IPO | TechCrunch

Strava will charge a flat monthly fee from developers to access its API

Unastella, a South Korean rocket startup that launched from home, raises $24M | TechCrunch

The Seoul-based rocket startup is developing its own launch vehicles and engines.

Erin Brockovich takes aim at data center secrecy | TechCrunch

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission.

‘This is fine’ artist KC Green reaches agreement with AI startup Artisan | TechCrunch

The startup has apparently taken down the ads using KC Green's "This is fine" meme.

TechCrunch Mobility: It doesn't matter that people hate the Ferrari Luce | TechCrunch

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.