April 09, 2026

Final 2 days to save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket: Ticket discounts of up to $500 will end tomorrow, April 10, at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 go up again. Miss this, and you’ll be paying more for the same access to one of the most anticipated tech epicenters of the year. Register now to lock in these savings. Read More

A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage: An Avride autonomous vehicle near Austin hit the duck, facing backlash from the community. "It didn't slow down or hesitate at all, just steamrolled right through," according to a witness. Read More

This founder helped build SpaceX's most powerful rocket engine. Now he's building a 'fighter jet for orbit': The company's novel rocket engine could be a game changer for the U.S. military. Read More

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.

Framer helps teams design, build, and launch their marketing sites lightning fast. With the ability to publish hundreds of CMS pages in a single click, operate at a global scale with seamless localization, and even host unified content across multiple domains, teams have never been able to ship faster. Trusted by companies like Miro, Bilt, and Zapier.

Amazon CEO takes aim at Nvidia, Intel, Starlink, more in annual shareholder letter: Andy Jassy's annual shareholder letter reads something like a diss track to a wide range of competitors as he defends spending $200 billion in capex. Read More

AWS boss explains why investing billions in both Anthropic and OpenAI is an OK conflict: AWS has an ingrained culture of handling competition, he explained, because the cloud giant also competes with its partners. Read More

WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account: The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Microsoft locked his account without notifying him and is blocking their ability to send software updates to users. Read More

Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups: Collide Capital, founded by Brian Hollins and Aaron Samuels, announced Thursday the close of a $95 million Fund II. Read More

Poke makes using AI agents as easy as sending a text: Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how. 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. 

Canva doubles down on AI and marketing automation with Simtheory, Ortto acquisitions: Canva says the acquisitions add strengths in agentic AI, data infrastructure, marketing automation, and customer engagement. Read More

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