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In August, a Russian warlord posted a video on Telegram, showing a pair of Cybertrucks patrolling a road in Chechnya, armed seemingly with heavy machine guns. Leaving aside unanswerable (for…

A Russian warlord said he’ll take Cybertrucks into Ukraine; some experts think that’s unwise

WordPress.org has lifted its ban on hosting provider WP Engine until October 1, after putting a block on it earlier this week. The block prevented several sites from updating their…

WordPress.org temporarily lifts its ban on WP Engine

The world of WordPress, one of the most popular technologies for creating and hosting websites, is going through a very heated controversy. The core issue is the fight between WordPress…

The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained

ChatGPT could get more expensive to use in coming years. The New York Times, citing internal OpenAI docs, reports that OpenAI is planning to raise the price of individual ChatGPT…

OpenAI might raise the price of ChatGPT to $44 by 2029

Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao was released from U.S. custody on Friday after serving out his four-month sentence in a low-security correctional facility. CZ’s sentence was the product of a…

Binance founder ‘CZ’ released from custody after four-month sentence

EV startup Canoo has been hit with two new lawsuits from suppliers linked to the drivetrains that power its electric vehicles, just weeks after the company kicked off a major…

Canoo hit with two supplier lawsuits as last remaining co-founder leaves

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week…

AI dominated both YC Demo Day and startup news

Three Iranian hackers working for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted the Trump campaign in an attempted hack-and-leak operation, according to the Department of Justice.

Iranian hackers charged with hacking Trump campaign to ‘stoke discord’

This episode of Equity had so many themes: VC karaoke, the SpaceX economy, no moats for AI, OpenAI versus open source. You know it’s going…

Green flags for defense tech and Silicon Valley’s longevity obsession

Wordy is a new iOS app that offers a unique way to learning English. The app automatically translates and defines unknown words while you watch your favorite movies or TV…

Wordy’s new app helps you learn vocabulary while watching movies and TV shows

Where we’ll be next

The WSJ reports that OpenAI’s next funding round, worth around $6.5 billion, could close as soon as the first week in October.

OpenAI’s $6.5B funding round may close as soon as next week

We’re thrilled to welcome Bret Taylor to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. As the former co-CEO of Salesforce, founder of Quip, former CTO of Facebook, the co-creator of Google Maps, and current…

Bret Taylor of Sierra joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

The U.K.s’ antitrust authority has concluded that Amazon’s partnership and equity investment in AI startup Anthropic can’t be investigated under current merger rules due to the size and scope of…

Amazon dodges antitrust scrutiny in UK over Anthropic investment

We’re in the final hours to save up to $600 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 tickets! Grab your tickets now and seize this final opportunity for major savings before the countdown…

Last hours to snag up to $600 off TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 passes

Reset your clocks: Meta has been hit with yet another privacy penalty in Europe. On Friday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a reprimand and a €91 million fine —…

Meta fined $101.5M for 2019 breach that exposed hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords

The world’s second-largest money transfer provider, which filed a data breach notice with U.K. authorities, serves over 50 million people.

UK data watchdog confirms it’s investigating MoneyGram data breach

Note-taking apps typically aim to make you more efficient and productive. A lot of those apps concentrate on quickly jotting down your thoughts, organizing them better, or a mix of…

Napkin is a note-taking app that is not about making you more productive

Here are the startups from YC Demo Day 2 that we thought stood out from the flock.

9 startups that stood out on YC Demo Day 2

UAE-based Redwood has acquired a majority stake in the game streaming platform Loco as the Indian firm looks to expand focus to international markets, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. Redwood,…

Indian game streaming startup Loco sells majority stake to Redwood

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet network is expected to hit a new customer milestone this week, company President Gwynne Shotwell told Texas legislators on Tuesday.  “This week, by the way, we…

Starlink hits 4 million subscribers