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OpenAI launches new Codex tools for white-collar work

OpenAI is getting serious about courting enterprise users. On Tuesday, the AI lab released a new set of capabilities for Codex, meant to expand the agentic tool’s uses in the workplace. Together with ...

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Board, the new game startup from Mirror founder Brynn Putnam, raises $20M, has already sold thousands

Board, the startup building what it calls "together tech" designed to bring people into the same room, has closed a Series A led by Union Square Ventures....

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Password manager Dashlane says hackers stole some customers’ password vaults

The password manager giant said hackers were able to 'brute-force' its two-factor system, allowing them to access customer accounts and download their password vaults....

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Turning your purse into a cyberdeck is the most fun way to resist big tech

The women building these over-the-top, bedazzled cyberdecks aren’t in it for the glitter alone. This trend is reaching its peak at a time when people feel powerless against big tech....

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How Europe’s AI strategy diverges from Silicon Valley’s

The global AI race is often framed as a battle between the United States and China. But at VivaTech, Europe is expected to make the case for an entirely different model....

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X caters to creators with new ‘React with Video’ feature

X will now let you 'react with video' to posts....

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Anthropic scales Claude Mythos to critical infrastructure in 15+ countries

Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing, its security vulnerability program, and access to Mythos to 150 organizations across 15 countries — targeting critical infrastructure in power, water, healthc...

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Amazon Prime Day 2026 takes place June 23-26

Groceries and household essentials will be a main focus of this year's deals event....

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Blue Origin plans to launch New Glenn again this year after explosion

CEO Dave Limp said damage to the company's launchpad in Florida was not as bad as expected. But Blue Origin still hasn't shared the cause of last week's explosion....

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ZeroDrift raises $10 million to protect AI models from themselves

A new AI compliance service sits between AI models and end users to flag and replace any messages that might present a compliance problem....

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Rocket engine startup Impulse raises $500 million to hire people, not AI

Engineering physical systems still depends on human talent, according to Impulse Space president Eric Romo....

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Pacific Fusion’s latest prototype packs 440 gigawatts into an 80-nanosecond burst

Pacific Fusion's sub-scale prototype delivered enormous amounts of power in a flash, setting the company up for its demonstration power plant....

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How to make the Startup Battlefield Top 20 — and what every company gets regardless

Every founder who applies to Startup Battlefield wants the same thing: the Disrupt Main Stage. Here’s how to get there and why the opportunity starts well before the main stage....

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

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

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

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 acquisition...

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

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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From the stage to the future: Where are Startup Battlefield’s alumni now?

We wanted to show you what happens after the confetti falls. We checked in with some of our recent alumni, many of whom have sat down with us on Build Mode: The Founder Survival Guide, TechCrunch's po...

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

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

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

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....

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Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceX’s IPO

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

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