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🍎 Apple day: Apple announced a whole host of new products today, including the latest iPhone, updated AirPods, and a new Apple Watch feature that can detect sleep apnea. We've got the whole rundown on the event, including what was announced and when things will be released. Read more

🔐 Ball drop: Startups have a lot of trouble staying compliant in the states they operate in because staying compliant means navigating a complex, bureaucratic web. I took a deep dive into why startups can't seem to keep up and what the consequences are. Read more

🐞 Big bug: A security researcher recently discovered a bug on WhatsApp that allows users to screenshot images that are meant to vanish after being viewed. The bug was found on the messaging service's web app. Read more

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💰 More megadeals: AI companies continue to raise venture capital like it's 2021 again. TechCrunch has been tracking which AI companies have raised rounds $100 million or larger this year. Today, we've got the updated list. Read more

🤖 Military AI: How should AI be used by militaries? More than 90 countries, including the U.S. and China, will meet at a summit that starts today in Seoul to talk about potential AI guardrails. Read more

🦿 Robot advances: Last week we took a look at a wheelchair being developed to traverse uneven terrain. Now we have scientists looking to figure out the same capabilities for robots. Read more

🇫🇷 New chapter: It's succession time for La French Tech, a public administration that supports French startups. The organization's departing director sat down with TechCrunch to talk about how the startup ecosystem has changed in France and where the org may be headed. Read more

🍴 Salt-and-vinegar chips for science: Sunamp, a Scottish climate tech startup, is building a more efficient thermal battery that utilizes sodium acetate trihydrate, a flavoring used in salt-and-vinegar potato chips. Food for thought! Read more

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🏦 Pro rata piggy bank: VC fund Alpha Partners helps smaller managers maintain their pro rata in companies as larger funds look to price these smaller VCs out. The firm just raised a fresh $153 million for the strategy. Read more

🤝 Merger time: Today, IT and automation company Progress announced it was acquiring file management platform ShareFile for $875 million. Progress CEO Yogesh Gupta said the deal will help its customers more efficiently share documents. Read more

🧑‍💻 System update: While data architecture has changed a lot in the last few decades, tools used to monitor it haven't. YC alum Odigos looks to change that and recently $13 million to do so. Read more

Around the web

📲 Phone fight: Chinese tech giant Huawei has been chipping away at Apple's market share in China. While Apple announced its new iPhones today, Huawei announces its new phone tomorrow. Both phones will be released on the same day. The drama! Read more

🍷 A likely duo: Sam Altman and Josh Kushner get along like cheese and red wine — apparently. The Information did a deep dive into the pair's relationship as Kushner invests in OpenAI and Altman sings Kushner's investment praises. Read more