Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’

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View this email online in your browser  June 21, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Signal’s Meredith Whittaker wants you to remember that AI chatbots ‘are not your friends’: "These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.” Read More Every new iOS 27 feature that's worth knowing about: While it's not flashy like Apple’s new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence upgrades, there are still a number of additions to iOS 27 worth looking at. Read More From PGP to Mythos: a brief history of export controls that didn't stop anyone: For the last 30 years, stopping the flow of cybersecurity-related software has proven to be ineffective. It's unclear why it would work now with Anthropic’s cybersecurity model Mythos. Read More A message from TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Australia Startup Battlefield Australia is Calling Now TechCrunch Startup Battlefield is coming to Australia — and we're partnering with Stripe to find the country's most exciting early-stage startups. If you're a pre-seed to Series A Australian startup with a scalable, revenue-generating business model, this is your chance to get access to global investors, media and partners. The grand prize winner will get a spot at Disrupt SF Startup Battlefield 200 and take home $15,000 USD in Stripe fee credits. Apply Now Sunday Must-Reads Beyond Siri: Here are the practical AI features coming to your iPhone in iOS 27: Siri’s AI overhaul may have grabbed the headlines at WWDC, but some of Apple’s most useful AI features are arriving elsewhere in iOS 27. Read More When the Trump administration cracks down on Anthropic, who benefits?: On the new episode of Equity, we discussed what actually prompted the administration's latest moves against Anthropic, and what this might mean for the AI ecosystem. Read More Aura's impressive e-ink photo frame doesn't even look digital: All of Aura's frames connect to the Aura app, which is where you can upload photos from your phone, web, email, iCloud, or Google Photos. Read More Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving DeepMind for rival Anthropic: Jumper isn't the only big name leaving Google DeepMind. Read More Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M: Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.  Read More Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum. Register Now! Last but Not Least Founders Fund's outlier bet on humanely killed fish: Shinkei makes a refrigerator-sized robot called Poseidon to kill fish quickly and humanely. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

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View this email online in your browser  June 19, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M: Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.  Read More Billionaire Ambani wants AI in every call, app, and home: Reliance is weaving AI into telecom services used by more than 500 million people. Read More The CEO of Allbirds' new AI biz has a plan, but no employees: Call it a startup with a sole founder and a very large seed round, but what's next is less clear. Read More A message from PwC The next generation of tech companies is being built now.  From AI-native startups to next gen companies in industrials, healthcare and energy, today’s founders are navigating accelerated change and scaling faster than ever. PwC helps emerging companies prepare for growth through tailored audit, tax, and deals solutions. From fundraising and expansion to the public markets, be ready for what comes next.  Scale with confidence Afternoon Must-Reads Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed Deductive AI for up to $85M: Deductive AI, a startup that uses AI to catch and resolve bugs in software, was founded just three years ago. Read More Amazon hopes to challenge Nvidia more directly by selling its AI chips: AWS is in talks to sell its chips to other data centers. CEO Andy Jassy has said this represents a $50 billion opportunity for the company. Read More The 11 standout startups from YC's Demo Day, according to VCs: TechCrunch spoke to investors to find the hottest startups in the Spring 2026 YC batch. Some of them commanded valuations of over $175 million, VCs said. Read More The US says ASML's top chip tool may be in China. ASML says it isn't.: There's a commercial logic that cuts against the idea that ASML would risk its export license to arm a Chinese customer. Read More OpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPO : OpenAI is bulking up before its IPO, landing Transformer co-inventor Noam Shazeer from Google DeepMind and former Trump AI policy official Dean Ball in the same week. Read More Last but Not Least Telegram ban in India sparks a rush to VPNs, rival apps: Telegram argues India should block specific content, not an entire platform used by millions. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107