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Porsche is adding an all-electric Cayenne coupe to its lineup

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 21:01
Porsche will start selling the Cayenne Coupe Electric in late summer.
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Bob Iger rejoins Thrive Capital as advisor after Disney exit

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 17:11
The former Disney CEO hold a stake in Thrive, and has previously held the role of the venture partner at the firm.
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Authorities arrest special forces soldier who allegedly made $400K on Polymarket bet involving Maduro operation

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 16:32
The soldier is accused of using classified government information to inform a wager on the prediction market Polymarket.
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Redwood Materials loses COO amid layoffs, restructuring

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 15:44
Former Tesla executive Chris Lister is retiring, and at least three other VPs have left Redwood around the recent restructuring, TechCrunch has learned.
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These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 14:33
Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.
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Bret Taylor’s Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup Fragment

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 14:00
Sierra, the AI customer service agent startup founded by technologist Bret Taylor, announced today that it has acquired the YC-backed French startup Fragment.
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Instagram tests a new ‘Instants’ app for sharing disappearing photos

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 13:03
The app lets users share disappearing photos with their friends that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours.
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Meet Noscroll, an AI bot that does your doomscrolling for you

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 12:38
Noscroll wants to cure doomscrolling with an AI bot that reads the internet for you.
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Trump’s pick to run US cyber agency CISA asks to drop out

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 12:33
Sean Plankey has requested to withdraw his name to run the U.S. cybersecurity agency after a tumultuous year of chaotic temporary leadership.
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Don’t stop hiring humans — stop hiring the wrong humans, Artisan’s founder says

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 11:49
Artisan may be known for their bold “Stop Hiring Humans” campaign but the reality is every founder needs to assemble the right team if they want to scale.
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OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, bringing company one step closer to an AI ‘superapp’

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 11:29
OpenAI says its latest model offers increased capabilities across a broad variety of categories.
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Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 11:08
According to an internal memo, Meta plans to begin its sweeping layoffs on May 20.
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Bluesky now supports better quality photos

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 09:41
The max size is now 2MB and max resolution is 4000x4000.
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Microsoft offers buyout for up to 7% of U.S. employees

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 09:38
If a worker's years of service at Microsoft plus their age equals 70 or more, they will be eligible for a voluntary retirement buyout.
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Era raises $11M to build a software platform for AI gadgets

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 09:00
Era thinks that we will see many form factors of AI hardware, including glasses, rings, and pendants
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Meta is revamping its cross-app management system

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 09:00
Meta's Accounts Center will transition to the Meta Account, which is supposed to make it easier to manage your experience on various Meta apps and devices.
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X is shutting down Communities because of low usage and lots of spam

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 08:32
X Communities are no more. Only a fraction of X users were using Communities, and much of that use was spam, the company said.
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Salmon raises $100M in equity and debt to bring digital credit to underbanked Filipinos

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 07:55
Salmon is targeting underbanked Filipinos, with little to no credit history, as well as people unhappy with the incumbent lenders' reliability issues.
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Vercel says some of its customers’ data was stolen prior to its recent hack

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 07:43
The app and website hosting company has found evidence of a second compromise of customer accounts after expanding its initial investigation following a breach in early April.
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Another customer of troubled startup Delve suffered a big security incident

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 07:00
TechCrunch has confirmed that Delve was the compliance company that performed the security certifications for Context AI, the AI agent training startup that last week disclosed a security incident.
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