On 2026-08-24, TechCrunch announced that Replit CEO Amjad Masad would speak at Disrupt 2026, and opened applications (deadline 2026-09-04) for community side events. On 2026-08-27, Nvidia was reported in talks to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion.
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Apply before September 4 to be a part of the Disrupt community by hosting your own Side Event. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/appl y-now-to-host-a-side-event-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Replit CEO Amjad Masad will share his perspective on the future of programming and Replit's role in developing it.
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Replit CEO Amjad Masad will share his perspective on the future of programming and Replit's role in developing it. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/amja d-masad-ceo-and-co-founder-of-replit-joins-the-disrupt-stage-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
As the memory shortage continues to cause trouble for hardware makers, Amazon says it is now being forced to pass on the costs to its consumers. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/amaz on-hikes-hardware-prices-by-60-percent-blaming-memory-shortage/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Zillow and Redfin reached a settlement with the FTC, which requires Redfin to reenter the rental advertising business. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/zill ow-and-redfin-settle-ftc-antitrust-case/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The president bought when the stock was in the mid-$150 range. SpaceX finished trading on Monday back at its IPO price of $135. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/trum p-bought-spacex-shares-two-weeks-after-blockbuster-ipo/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The AI hedge fund went from "the talk of Wall Street" to "subject of federal subpoenas" faster than you can say "diversify your portfolio." https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/situ ational-awareness-star-ai-hedge-fund-that-nearly-imploded-now-being-probed-by-the-sec/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
TechCrunch talks agents, UX, and reporting to Greg Brockman with OpenAI's head of product. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/the- world-seems-to-be-ready-an-interview-with-openai-head-of-product-thibault-sottiaux/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Uber said no one will be able to access the video once the ride ends https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/uber -launches-live-video-streaming-for-teen-accounts/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Now exiting stealth mode with a $26 million seed round, Keenable has been building a vast web search index for AI agents. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/acce l-backed-keenable-is-indexing-the-web-for-ai-agents/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The social app founded by Bonobos co-founder Andy Dunn is expanding beyond events with new digital homes for groups to connect, organize, and make plans. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/andy -dunns-startup-pie-becomes-less-of-an-events-app-and-more-of-a-social-network/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
WhatsApp’s two-step verification previously relied on a six-digit PIN, but now users can choose a longer, alphanumeric password with special characters. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/what sapp-tightens-account-security-with-stronger-two-step-verification-and-more/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The base model of the Mac Mini comes with 256GB of storage, 16GB of RAM, and costs $899. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/appl es-latest-mac-mini-runs-on-a-new-m6-chip-and-starts-at-899/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Tested on Semianalysis’s InferenceX benchmark, Jalapeño registered both more tokens per user and more throughput per kilowatt than the currently available state-of-the art. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/open ais-jalapeno-chip-is-built-for-fast-inference-at-scale-benchmarks-show/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Lica co-founders are going to work on Gamma's new research team. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/gamm a-acquires-accel-backed-design-startup-lica/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Fusion startup Pacific Fusion broke ground on a demonstration facility in New Mexico that it says will generate enough energy to power itself. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/paci fic-fusion-next-fusion-machine-could-clear-key-hurdle-to-commercial-power/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Grand Theft Auto fans, eager for news about one of the most anticipated video games of all time, appear especially vulnerable to this new cyberattack. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/that -fake-grand-theft-auto-vi-demo-is-actually-just-malware/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The August 2026 OpenSSL security update fixes 9 flaws, including a QUIC double free (CVE-2026-18798) and a CMS heap overflow. Patch now. # OpenSSL # CyberSecurity # CVE # DenialOfService # InfoSec https:// securityonline.info/openssl-se curity-update-august-2026/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social
2026 Pisces Full Moon Lunar Eclipse Astrology Forecast https:// omtimes.com/2026/08/2026-pisce s-full-moon/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Germany's autonomous vehicle regulations have made it a hotspot for autonomous vehicle testing and eventual commercial robotaxi deployment. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/waym o-robotaxis-are-headed-to-munich/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Anthropic is giving Claude a shared memory across chat and Cowork, so users no longer have to repeatedly brief the AI on projects, preferences, and other context. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/clau de-cowork-finally-remembers-what-you-told-the-app-in-chat/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Each year, we get a huge influx of applicants to speak at TechCrunch’s events, and this year’s Founder Summit in Boston on November 4 will be no different! https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/your -vote-matters-decide-which-audience-choice-sessions-will-make-it-to-techcrunch-founder-summit/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The company says it will start construction in 2027 and that a Starship rocket could take flight as soon as 2029. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/spac ex-will-build-a-second-100b-starbase-spaceport-in-louisiana/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The company's new fundraising total now stands at $232 million. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/stab ility-ai-maker-of-image-generator-stable-diffusion-raises-76-million-in-fresh-funding/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Instagram is making one of the most tedious parts of creating Reels easier. The company announced Tuesday in a Threads post that it’s rolling out “First Draft,” a new editing feature that automatically trims selected video clips and removes pauses, pulling together the best moments into an initial cut. Instagram says the process can produce […] https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/inst agrams-first-
X has sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter, the open source project behind privacy-friendly X frontends, demanding its instances and code repository be taken down over alleged scraping. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/x-se nds-cease-and-desist-to-open-source-project-nitter-over-alleged-scraping/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Predict your finish times, just not for SwimRun. https://www. olafalders.com/2026/08/25/pred ict-your-finish-time/
Ringg has raised $10 million from Peak XV as a part of its Series A extension. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/indi as-ringg-gets-backing-from-peak-xv-as-it-pushes-voice-ai-past-the-phone-call/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The Pan-African venture firm has raised $83 million and plans to invest in startups beyond its home market of Nigeria. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/vent ures-platform-goes-bigger-and-broader-with-its-second-africa-fund/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Runable says 60%–70% of its 1 trillion-plus token usage in the last 90 days came from paying customers. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/runa ble-hits-21m-to-bet-ai-agents-can-go-from-building-businesses-to-growing-them/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The glasses, called Legato Frames, integrate the company’s patented hearing-assistance technology into the arms of eyewear frames. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/hear ing-tech-startup-legato-emerges-from-stealth-with-12m-and-a-peek-at-its-ai-hearing-glasses/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Arga has raised $10 million in a seed funding round that was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Box Group, Emergence, Gradient and SV Angel. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/arga -is-building-a-better-way-to-train-enterprise-ai-agents/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The startup came out of stealth with $6 million in seed funding and a plan to use LLMs and cybersecurity know-how to make AI queries coherent. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/quer ystory-wants-you-to-believe-what-ai-is-telling-you/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Robot bodies are waiting for their AI brains to catch up. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/robo t-brain-builders-are-pushing-out-of-their-gpt-2-era/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Z.ai confirms it is behind Ox Alpha, the mysterious open AI model topping benchmarks and leaderboards, and its weights are set to be released soon. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/surp rise-z-ai-is-the-ai-lab-behind-the-mysterious-ox-alpha-model/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The federal cyber agency's warning comes amid a wave of suspected Iran-backed cyberattacks targeting critical water systems across the United States. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/cisa -confirms-hackers-targeted-over-100-us-water-systems-during-july/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Ring says users can still opt for end-to-end encryption. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/ring -introduces-a-new-encryption-standard-makes-it-the-default-for-cloud-features/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Perceptron offers an AI model that it says can help machines navigate the world while also providing in-depth visual intelligence. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/ex-m eta-scientists-want-to-bring-visual-ai-to-the-factory-floor/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Particle’s new podcast intelligence platform transcribes and analyzes more than 130,000 podcasts, making their conversations searchable on the web and accessible to AI agents through an API and MCP. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/rada r-makes-podcasts-searchable-and-usable-by-ai-agents/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The event is expected to be a notable one, as Apple is rumored to unveil its long-awaited foldable iPhone. It'll also be the first Apple event with John Ternus as CEO, who is scheduled to take the reins of the tech giant from Tim Cook on September 1. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/appl e-is-holding-its-iphone-launch-event-on-september-9/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Capital F, one of the few all-female-led VC firms, announced Wednesday the $17 million close of its debut fund. The firm backs companies building in the “female economy” — or the markets where women drive demand. That mainly falls into three buckets for the firm, Margaret Coblentz, the firm’s co-founder, told TechCrunch — women’s health, […] https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/capi tal-f-closes-17m
The FBI has seized domains associated with a botnet that allowed Chinese-backed hackers to breach several U.S. government departments. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/us-s eizes-domains-of-chinese-botnet-used-to-hack-nasa-justice-department-and-the-senate/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
https:// spbancarios.com.br/08/2026/fen aban-propoe-reajuste-de-62-da-inflacao-um-dos-piores-de-2026-comando-rejeitou-na-mesa?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=geral_-_2608&utm_source=RD+Station Na 10ª mesa de negociação da Campanha Nacional dos Bancários 2026, realizada nesta terça 25, os banqueiros finalmente apresentaram propostas de reajustes para salários e demais verbas, mas decepcionaram. A últ
So many things going on in transport protocols these days. Meta has their own ROCE now https:// engineering.fb.com/2026/08/24/ networking-traffic/metaroce-rdma-transport-ai-ethernet/ It uses ESUN to effectively replace IP https://www. keysight.com/blogs/en/tech/tra f-gen/2026/08/06/esun-gives-up-ip
The company won't say if medical devices are affected or if any customer data was exfiltrated. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/medi cal-device-maker-boston-scientific-says-a-cyberattack-is-causing-a-global-disruption-to-its-operations/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Actually Queryable Executables https:// fzakaria.com/2026/08/24/actual ly-queryable-executables
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The report, which spans several discrete cybersecurity compromises, is the most complete accounting of the incident to date. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/open ai-releases-its-official-report-on-the-hugging-face-breach/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Was Greg Brockman the right executive all along? https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/how- do-we-explain-openais-executive-exodus/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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The historic settlement reignites ongoing concern around how age-verification technology puts privacy at risk. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/meta s-18b-child-safety-deal-hinges-on-age-verification-tech-that-doesnt-work-well/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years. But this extended partnerships stretches beyond buying more chips. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/amaz on-just-tripled-its-order-of-nvidia-chips-over-surging-demand/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The startup is only a year old but it has already generated a massive amount of hype (and money) while also spurring privacy concerns. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/vira l-ai-startup-instinct-has-raised-350-million-at-a-2-5-billion-valuation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Dolly Parton’s Impact On The Black Community Runs Deeper Than Most People Know https:// balleralert.com/dolly-parton-b lack-legacy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Body Cam Footage Released in Fatal Police Shooting of Asia Bennett Outside Her Jacksonville Home https:// balleralert.com/asia-bennett-s hooting-body-cam-footage-released/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Arrau lamenta resolución que revierte traslado de clan Chen a cárcel de alta seguridad; retiran nombres de delegado presidencial y hermano del ministro Quiroz de registro de lobby, y aprueban millonario proyecto de familia Piñera Morel en Lago Ranco | vía # CIPERChile https://www. ciperchile.cl/2026/08/26/radar -26-08-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=radar-26-08-2026 # radar
McDonald’s Keeps Resurrecting Fan Favorites And Spicy McNuggets Are Back In The Mix https:// balleralert.com/mcdonalds-spic y-mcnuggets-return-fan-favorites/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the popular open-source AI hub, for $12.9 billion in a move that would let Nvidia both protect its chip empire and jump back into the cloud business. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/nvid ia-closes-in-on-hugging-face-acquisition/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Plaud's new 'agentic' earbuds are priced at $249. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/27/plau ds-new-earphones-come-with-an-esim-enabled-case-for-talking-to-ai-agents/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon