Google introduces a new way for users to sideload Android apps that still protects against scams: Google is making Android sideloading easier with a new advanced setting that lets users disable app verification after a multistep security process. Read More
Bluesky announces $100M Series B after CEO transition: The additional funds have been used to scale Bluesky's team, while the company continues to develop Bluesky's app and the underlying ATProto that powers it. Read More
Meta rolls out new AI content enforcement systems while reducing reliance on third-party vendors: Meta believes these AI systems can detect more violations with greater accuracy, better prevent scams, respond more quickly to real-world events, and reduce over-enforcement. Read More
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Quantum computing has the potential to reshape financial services, from risk management to data analysis. HSBC and IBM have demonstrated this through a hybrid-quantum approach to European corporate bond trading. This revealed complex patterns in noisy financial data, and a 34% improvement in predicting winning customer trade inquiries.
Alphabet's X has a new spinout, and it's going after one of the world's most expensive bureaucratic nightmares: Anori aims to shrink the pre-development process by getting all parties, including the city, on a unified platform from the start so that compliance conflicts are surfaced in weeks instead of months or years. Read More
Geothermal startup Fervo catapults itself over the 'valley of death': Fervo landed a large new loan with terms that strongly suggest the company's most turbulent days are behind it. Read More
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 nominations are still open: Nominate your startup, or one you know, for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 before May 27. Chance to win $100,000 equity-free funding and VC access. Read More
Meta decides not to shut down Horizon Worlds on VR after all: Horizon Worlds was once a cornerstone of Meta's plans to build a social metaverse -- four years later, the company almost shut it down. Read More
Consumer-focused privacy company Cloaked raises $375M as it expands to enterprise: Cloaked's latest round is a mix of equity and growth funding. Read More
Investors don't just listen to what you say - they look at how your company operates. Is ownership clear? Do your numbers match your story? Can you answer follow-up questions without digging through spreadsheets? The Fundraise-Ready Startup Kit equips founders with the materials investors expect to see, before pressure is on. Because confidence in the room doesn't come from slides. It comes from preparation.
Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens.
CISA urges companies to secure Microsoft Intune systems after hackers mass-wipe Stryker devices: The U.S. cybersecurity agency urged companies to prevent access to systems used for remotely managing their fleets of employee devices after hackers broke into a major U.S. medical tech giant and remotely wiped thousands of phones and computers. Read More
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