Robinhood files confidentially for its second venture fund, this time targeting growth as well as early-stage startups.
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Monday, May 11, 2026
GM just laid off hundreds of IT workers to hire those with stronger AI skills
Some of the positions focus on AI-native development, data engineering and analytics, cloud-based engineering, and agent and model development as well as prompt engineering and new AI workflows.
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Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted
Google had urged Apple for years to support RCS texting to make communication between each company's devices more seamless.
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Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation
Five-year old European military drone startup Helsing is close to raising another monster round.
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Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator
Digg returns (again) as another place to read AI news.
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Bravo is creating unscripted microdramas for the Peacock app
As microdrama apps like ReelShort and DramaBox quietly rake in billions, Peacock announced on Monday that is launching two unscripted Bravo microdramas, which will stream in the Peacock app.
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‘Too early’ to talk IPO, Redwood Materials’ incoming CFO says
The battery-recycling and energy-storage company has hired former Tesla finance chief Deepak Ahuja, reuniting him with former Tesla CTO JB Straubel.
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NYT’s Wordle to become a TV game show
The popular mobile puzzle game will become a TV game show next year.
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TikTok launches an ad-free subscription plan in the UK
Users who sign up for the plan won’t see ads on TikTok, and their data won’t be used for advertising purposes.
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Discord launches Nitro Rewards, giving subscribers access to the base tier of Xbox Game Pass for no extra cost
Discord's Nitro Rewards program will give Nitro subscribers access to Xbox Game Pass, and discounts from Logitech, SteelSeries, and other gaming brands.
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There aren’t enough rockets for space data centers. Cowboy Space raised $275 million to build them.
Cowboy Space Corporation wants to put data centers in orbit. First, it has to build the rockets to get them there.
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Sunday, May 10, 2026
Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts
Fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI models, according to Anthropic.
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Uber has always wanted to be more than a ride; now it has reason to hurry
The company has been trying to embed itself inside the AV industry — as a data provider, an investor, and a distribution platform — but the consumer-facing bet may be just as important.
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TechCrunch Mobility: Lime’s IPO gamble
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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We’re feeling cynical about xAI’s big deal with Anthropic
On the latest episode of the Equity podcast, we discussed what xAI's deal with Anthropic might mean for parent company SpaceX.
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