Stolen passwords are exposing America’s water providers to hackers
Researchers say another looming threat hangs over some of America's most important critical infrastructure.
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Apple could take on Whoop with a new fitness tracker, report says
Apple may be developing a new fitness tracker as part of its new generation of hardware devices.
4 days to save up to $200: Reason 2 of 5 to be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, plus 50% off a second pass before prices increase on September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register today.
Noble Carbon will show how it’s making EV charger installs painless at TechCrunch Disrupt
Noble Carbon has developed a smart circuit breaker that allows households to electrify without the pain of a main panel upgrade.
Waymo’s latest expansion strategy: teenagers
Waymo is opening its robotaxi service to teenagers aged 13 to 17 in Nashville, its second city to offer rides to minors.
Exhibit tables added: One last chance to showcase your startup at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
We have reopened our exhibitor program for 1 more week. Book your exhibit table by September 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT and showcase your startup in front of 10,000+ founders, investors, and tech leaders at
Claude Code now also accepts instructions in OpenAI’s Agents.md format
One thing that made it difficult for developers to switch AI coding tools on a project is that Anthropic’s Claude Code didn’t look for instructions in the same place as other age
20 approaches to writing better AI prompts
If AIs are supposed to be such magical time savers, why do we spend so much time and effort writing prompts? In some cases, the prompts can be longer than the answer! <p c
Kairos Power gets up to $100M from Samsung group to build nuclear reactor for Google
Future Google supplier Kairos Power inked a deal with Samsung C&T to help build its first 50-megawatt nuclear power plant.
OpenAI’s cyber defense letter gets the diagnosis right and the prescription wrong
On August 27, 2026, OpenAI published an open letter titled “A call for collective action on cyber defense.” More than 10
New npm malware finds a way around install script defenses
Blocking suspicious install scripts
X will now tell users when governments have forced it to limit their posts
X is expanding its “Under the Hood” transparency tool to show when posts have been downranked or withheld in response to local laws and government demands, including which country made the request.
Corridor raises $25M seed to build a health benefits brokerage for SMBs
Corridor focuses on SMBs, which it says traditional brokerages often overlook because small accounts generate lower commissions than larger accounts.
Oura’s $2.2B IPO is mostly a payday for existing shareholders
Forerunner Ventures plans to sell its entire stake in Oura for as much as $1.26 billion, according to Oura's latest IPO filing.
Elon Musk’s latest Boring Company pitch involves a Hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio
Many of The Boring Company's announced project have not materialized.
TechCrunch Mobility: How do we know when an AV is safe enough?
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A small but growing number of founders are betting on bringing people together offline
On the surface, a game console and a leathercraft school don't appear to have much in common. But both founders think there's money in fostering the kind of connection that technology has eroded over
New California law will penalize influencers who don’t disclose political ads
The new legislation adds teeth to disclosure requirements for online influencers who are paid to post about politics.
The US Navy just told us what’s on its tech wish list for the next several years
Navy CTO Justin Fanelli talks co-investing alongside VCs instead of funding early research himself, recent buys like a $562 million autonomous refueling deal, and the Navy's updated wish list — from A
GitLab joins rush to slow AI coders with rate limits
Devops platform GitLab already rate-limits some funct
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