The startup, co-founded by former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, has faced headwinds with its AI campus in Texas.
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Monday, April 20, 2026
Deezer says 44% of songs uploaded to its platform daily are AI-generated
Deezer says consumption of AI-generated music on the platform is still very low, between 1-3% of the total streams, and that 85% of these streams are detected as fraudulent and are demonetized.
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App host Vercel says it was hacked and customer data stolen
Vercel blamed its breach on an earlier hack at Context AI, which allowed hackers to hijack a Vercel employee's account to steal customer data.
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Rivian’s factory hit by tornado ahead of R2 launch
Nobody was hurt after an EF-1 tornado hit the part of the factory where the R2 SUV is supposed to be built.
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Sunday, April 19, 2026
OpenAI’s existential questions
On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss OpenAI's latest acquisitions and whether they address "two big existential problems" for the company.
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The 12-month window
A lot of AI startups exist partly because the foundation models haven't expanded into their category yet. As many jokingly acknowledge, that won't last forever.
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn put a customer satellite in the wrong orbit during its third launch
The first major failure of Blue Origin's new heavy-launch system could create delays to its ambition to help NASA and the Trump administration return to the Moon.
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Robots beat human records at Beijing half-marathon
The winning time is a massive improvement over last year’s race, when the fastest robot finished in two hours and 40 minutes.
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TechCrunch Mobility: Uber enters its assetmaxxing era
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
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Cracks are starting to form on fusion energy’s funding boom
Fusion startups and investors risk deepening fissures if some key disagreements aren't settled amicably.
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Blue Origin successfully re-uses a New Glenn rocket for the first time ever
It's a major milestone for the company's new mega-rocket system, putting it in position to challenge SpaceX's dominance of the global launch market.
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Saturday, April 18, 2026
Tesla brings its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston
Tesla is expanding its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, according to a social media post from the company. The post says simply that “Robotaxi is now rolling out in Dallas & Houston 🤠” and includes a 14-second video showing Tesla vehicles driving without human monitors or drivers in the front seat. The company now […]
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VC Ron Conway says he has a ‘rare form of cancer’
Conway wrote that he “will be stepping back from some of my usual activities,” but he will “continue to support” founders backed by his firm SV Angel.
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AI chip startup Cerebras files for IPO
In recent months, the company announced an agreement with Amazon Web Services to use Cerebras chips in Amazon data centers, as well as a deal with OpenAI reportedly worth more than $10 billion.
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Friday, April 17, 2026
Once close enough for an acquisition, Stripe and Airwallex are now going after each other
For most of its life, Airwallex and Stripe have mostly operated in different geographies, selling to different buyers. That's changing.
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