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Etsy faces user boycott over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ branded products

Etsy users are boycotting the site over its “Alligator Alcatraz” merchandise.

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User privacy app Cloaked adds AI-powered caller screening

Cloaked is releasing a new call guard feature to let an AI-powered bot chat to scammers on a user’s behalf.

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National security meets next-gen tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025’s AI Defense panel

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 runs October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Join 10,000+ startup and VC leaders for three days of conversations and connections that define what’s next.

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On stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: How AI is forcing late-stage startups to rewire GTM — or be left behind

AI isn’t just disrupting products — it’s upending how companies sell, scale, and succeed. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 in San Francisco, we’re diving deep into how late-stage startups are navigating this shift. Catch this dynamic panel on … Continue reading

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Google, Microsoft say Chinese hackers are exploiting SharePoint zero-day

The tech giants have evidence that Chinese hackers are exploiting the new bug, but warned “multiple actors” are also hacking into affected SharePoint systems.

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Telegram’s crypto wallet launches in the US

Telegram is expanding access to its crypto wallet for its 87 million users in the US.

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21-year-old MIT dropouts raise $32M at $300M valuation led by Insight

Karun Kaushik and Selin Kocalar weren’t planning to raise a Series A so soon. Their AI compliance startup, Delve, which announced a $3 million seed round in January, was growing fast and signing customers at a steady clip. Then, inbound … Continue reading

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This startup thinks email could be the key to usable AI agents

Mixus’ AI agent platform not only keeps humans in the workflow, it also allows those humans to interact with agents directly from their email or Slack. 

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Amazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive

Lumotive reopened its February Series B round to add Amazon’s Industrial Innovation Fund and ITHCA Group, increasing the size of the round to $59 million.

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Latent Labs launches web-based AI model to democratize protein design

The company claims that its model achieved state of the art on specific metrics.

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