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View this email online in your browser  March 17, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Gecko Robotics lands the largest U.S. Navy robotics deal yet: Gecko Robotics inked a five-year deal to help the U.S. Navy monitor and predict needed maintenance on its fleet of ships. Read More Jensen Huang just put Nvidia's Blackwell and Vera Rubin sales projections into the $1 trillion stratosphere: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he expects $1 trillion worth of orders for the chips. Read More Apple acquires video editing software company MotionVFX: The move could help Apple better compete with Adobe Premiere Pro and the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. 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. Sign up! A message from Fidelity Your Pitch Isn't the Only Thing Investors Are Evaluating.   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. Download the Kit Morning Must-Reads Nvidia's version of OpenClaw could solve its biggest problem: security: Nvidia announced an open enterprise AI agent platform, called NemoClaw, that is built off of viral OpenClaw. Read More Gamma adds AI image generation tools in bid to take on Canva and Adobe: The company's new product, called Gamma Imagine, will let users employ text prompts to create brand-specific assets like interactive charts and visualizations, marketing collateral, social graphics, and infographics. Read More MacBook Neo, AirPods Max 2, iPhone 17e, and everything else Apple announced this month: From a new iPhone to a budget-friendly MacBook, Apple announced a series of new products this week. Read More Amazon adds 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in the US: Amazon Prime subscribers will be charged $9.99 for one-hour delivery and $4.99 for three-hour delivery. If you don't have a Prime subscription, you'll pay $19.99 for one-hour delivery and $14.99 for three-hour delivery. Read More H&M wants to make clothing from CO2 using this startup's tech: Rubi has developed an enzymatic process to turn carbon dioxide into cellulose that's ready to be spun into lyocell or viscose. Read More A message from Stripe Complimentary pass to Sessions with code s26techcrunch100 Join Stripe at Sessions 2026—the internet economy conference—happening April 29–30 in San Francisco. Join fellow business leaders, founders, and developers to explore the latest in financial technology, global commerce, and strategies for growth. Register with code s26techcrunch100 for a complimentary pass. Register Now Last but Not Least Picsart now allows creators to 'hire' AI assistants through agent marketplace: Picsart's AI agent marketplace will launch with four agents, then add more agents each week. 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