Pocket users have until October 8, 2025, to export their saved articles and other items, including lists, archives, favorites, notes, and highlights. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/read-it-later-app-pocket-is-shutting-down-here-are-the-best-alternatives/

The AI opportunity is huge but "it would also be a grave error in our minds to let excitement weaken our investment discipline," Kushner warns in his first-ever investment letter. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/thrives-joshua-kushner-chides-silicon-valley-vcs-over-ai-euphoria/

Over the last couple of weeks, hackers have targeted and broken into the systems of several water plants in the United States. Here’s what we know and don’t know about this wave of attacks allegedly carried out by the Iranian government. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/what-we-know-about-the-alleged-iranian-hacks-on-u-s-water-utilities/

The partnership is expanding beyond the initial market of Zagreb, Croatia to four additional European cities. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/uber-and-pony-ai-plan-to-bring-2000-robotaxis-to-europe/

The surveillance company announced it's making a tool called "Audit Assistance" mandatory for all customers, claiming it's already helped catch abuse. But the company has yet to explain how the tool works in detail, raising questions about its effectiveness. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/flock-says-its-new-tool-will-help-identify-police-abuse-but-hasnt-explained-how-it-works/

The plaintiffs say they invested nearly $1.2 million in the company, and are accusing Gomez of failing to build and market the startup. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/investors-sue-selena-gomez-alleging-fraud-tied-to-her-mental-health-startup/

IBM plans to train and certify tens of thousands of consultants on OpenAI's technologies as part of this deal. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/ibm-partners-with-openai-to-bolster-enterprise-ai-push/

OpenAI is launching a preview of a sped up version of its latest, most powerful model, in an effort to court enterprise users. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/openai-introduces-ultrafast-a-new-mode-that-makes-gpt-5-6-sol-work-at-14x-the-speed/

Anthropic researchers found AI agents can clash, collude, and coordinate in unexpected ways, raising new questions about whether today’s safety tests capture the risks of multi-agent systems. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/anthropic-set-ai-agents-loose-on-the-same-task-they-started-a-turf-war/

Check out this video from Fireship: "I spent 3 days at MIT... the robot hype is worse than you think" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB5LGrHISqY

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Nvidia has a plan to make sure its GPUs won't lose value. It wants to convince a new crop of financiers to keep lending for AI buildouts. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/nvidias-new-500b-plan-is-risky-but-brilliant-especially-for-aging-gpus/

Microsoft is simplifying Copilot by combining its consumer and business apps, and dropping AI-generated podcasts, Group Chats, Deep Research, and its Mico character. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/microsoft-kills-off-unsuccessful-ai-features-while-merging-its-separate-copilot-apps/

The social media giant says it was time for a sharper and more modern look after a decade. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/instagram-introduces-a-redesigned-wordmark/

The new app launches with Facebook's AI creator assistant built into it, providing creators with personalized recommendations based on their content style, performance, audience engagement, and goals. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/facebook-officially-rolls-out-its-standalone-creator-studio-app-with-ai-tools-for-creators/

The divestiture comes as the two once-tight companies have started to diverge on the business side. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/uber-surprised-robotics-company-serve-by-selling-its-entire-stake/

Phia, the shopping startup co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, is once again under fire for its alleged business practices. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/phoebe-gates-and-sophia-kianni-reportedly-knew-phia-was-cookie-stuffing-for-months/

The U.S. VC firm still has more than 55% of its previous $650 million India fund available for deployment. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/accel-closes-oversubscribed-550m-india-fund-within-weeks-19-months-after-its-last/

OpenAI is expanding its AI cybersecurity defense program Daybreak, and rolling out a new cyber-trained AI model with it. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/as-ai-led-attacks-multiply-openai-launches-a-new-cyber-model/

San Francisco's housing market is in trouble again. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/openai-reportedly-completed-a-7-billion-employee-tender-offer/