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Unacademy to be acquired by upGrad in share-swap deal as India’s edtech sector consolidates

The deal comes after Unacademy’s valuation plunged from $3.5B to under $500M, as India’s once-booming edtech sector struggles.

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Sotomayor’s Wabi Sabi is the funnest record of 2026

Shout out to subscriber N_Gorski for today's pick. They popped into the comments on last week's recommendation to ask what I thought of the new Sotomayor record...

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TechCrunch Mobility: Travis Kalanick’s return proves it really is 2016 again

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

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Wiz investor unpacks Google’s $32B acquisition

Shardul Shah of Index Ventures walks us through Google's biggest acquisition ever.

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Rivian’s RJ Scaringe thinks we’re doing robots all wrong

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe shares his thoughts and plans for his newest startup, Mind Robotics.

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AI Czar David Sacks wants Trump to ‘get out’ of Iran

David Sacks, the White House's AI and crypto czar, has warned that a continued war in Iran could be catastrophic. On the All In podcast, Sacks said that "we sho...

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AI companies want to harvest improv actors’ skills to train AI on human emotion

If you've got strong creative instincts, the ability to authentically portray emotion, and are capable of staying true to a character's voice throughout a scene...

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Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 4 Pro are the choice — if you have a Galaxy phone

Samsung promised "more than a design refresh" for its new top-end Galaxy Buds - it added upgraded woofers for improved, dual-amped hi-fi sound, a new blade desi...

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The fast rise and epic fall of Clubhouse

In 2020 and 2021, the social media world seemed to be on the verge of complete change. A new app called TikTok was ascendant, bringing a whole new kind of verti...

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Live-service games are a mess

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the slow-motion disaster of live-service games, fol...

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The $100,000 fee for H-1Bs is causing all sorts of problems

Last fall, President Donald Trump's executive order raising the fee for H-1B visas to $100,000 - like many of his immigration policies - led to near-immediate c...

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Trump administration is allegedly collecting $10 billion on the TikTok deal

In September, Donald Trump claimed that "the United States is getting a tremendous fee" for brokering the TikTok deal. Now sources tell the Wall Street Journal ...

The Verge · 14 Mar Read more →

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The MacBook Neo is ‘the most repairable MacBook’ in years, according to iFixit

Apple’s new MacBook Neo isn’t just the most affordable MacBook — it’s also the company's most repairable laptop in “about fourteen years."

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US Army announces contract with Anduril worth up to $20B

The Army described this as a single enterprise contract consolidating more than 120 separate "procurement actions."

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Meta is reportedly laying off up to 20 percent of its staff

According to Reuters, Meta is looking to offset spending on AI and data centers with a massive round of layoffs. Sources familiar with the matter say the compan...

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Honda is killing its EVs — and any chance of competing in the future

Honda's decision to kill its three EVs for the U.S. market will reverberate far beyond North America.

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Meta reportedly considering layoffs that could affect 20% of the company

These layoffs could help Facebook's parent company offset its aggressive spending on AI infrastructure, as well as AI-related acquisitions and hiring.

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As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help

We've compiled a list of friendship apps, from friend discovery platforms like BFF to event-focused ones like Timeleft.

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Hulu, Disney Plus, and the Pixel Watch 4 are among this week’s best deals

Happy Saturday, all! This week, we found a number of deals that should help you unwind and relax over the next few days (and beyond). If you’re planning to stre...

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Prediction markets want the Oscars to be your gateway drug to betting on everything

Though it was weird to see the Golden Globes partner with Polymarket for its most recent awards show, the collaboration wasn't shocking given the way that peopl...

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MacBook Air M5 review: a small update for the ‘just right’ Mac

Not much has changed in the new MacBook Air for 2026: It now has the M5 chip, Wi-Fi 7, and faster storage starting at 512GB instead of 256GB. It's just as outst...

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A Scavengers Reign artist explores contemplative sci-fi in new comics

You may recognize Jonathan Djob Nkondo's work from animated projects like the surreal sci-fi series Scavengers Reign or the recent Gorillaz short film The Mount...

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How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others

Learn how to use Spotify, Canva, Figma, Expedia, and other apps directly in ChatGPT.

TechCrunch · 14 Mar Read more →

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‘Not built right the first time’ — Musk’s xAI is starting over again, again

The AI lab is revamping its effort to build an AI coding tool, with two new executives joining from Cursor.

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Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks

AI chatbots have been linked to suicides for years. Now one lawyer says they are showing up in mass casualty cases too, and the technology is moving faster than...

TechCrunch · 14 Mar Read more →

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Digg lays off staff and shuts down app as company retools

Digg laid off a significant number of staff and shut down its app, but says it's not giving up on the startup.

TechCrunch · 13 Mar Read more →

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Nyne, founded by a father-son duo, gives AI agents the human context they’re missing

The data infrastructure startup raised $5.3 million in seed funding led by Wischoff Ventures and South Park Commons.

TechCrunch · 13 Mar Read more →

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Facebook makes it easier for creators to report impersonators

Facebook is making it easier for creators to report impersonators while tightening rules around reposts and other unoriginal content.

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Steven Spielberg says he’s ‘never used AI’ in any of his films

At SXSW, Steven Spielberg said AI has uses in many fields, but not when it comes to replacing creative people in film and TV writing.

TechCrunch · 13 Mar Read more →

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The biggest AI stories of the year (so far)

The AI industry is constantly churning out news, like major acquisitions, indie developer successes, public outcry, and existentially dangerous contract negotia...

TechCrunch · 13 Mar Read more →