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Spotify’s Daniel Ek just bet bigger on Helsing, Europe’s defense tech darling

Spotify’s Daniel Ek just led a €600 million investment in Helsing, a four-year-old, Munich-based defense tech company that is now valued at €12 billion, according to the Financial Times. The deal makes it one of Europe’s most valuable privately held … Continue reading

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You can now set up double dates with friends on Tinder 

Tinder launched a new Double Date feature, which allows users to team up with friends and chat with potential matches together.

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The cracks in the OpenAI-Microsoft relationship are reportedly widening

OpenAI and Microsoft have an increasingly strained relationship, according to a recent WSJ report.

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Finland warms up the world’s largest sand battery, and the economics look appealing

Pornainen recently turned on a 100 MWh thermal battery filled with ground up soapstone.

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Instagram tests a reposts feature

Instagram is testing the ability for users to repost posts, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday.

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Instagram users complain of mass bans, pointing finger at AI

Instagram users report that their accounts were banned even though they had not violated the company’s terms of service or other policies.

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Deadline day: Startup Battlefield 200 applications close at midnight

Battle it out in front of 10,000+ startup leaders, investors, and media at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. It’s your moment to be seen, funded, and remembered — and maybe even walk away with $100,000 in equity-free funding.

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Threads is testing spoiler text, Zuckerberg says

Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, is testing spoiler text, according to a post from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Spoiler text refers to words (or images) that are greyed out in a post and only become readable if you manually click to … Continue reading

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Patreon will increase the cut it takes from new creators

Patreon is bumping its take fee from creators from 8% to 10%, but only for new signups.

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As grocery shortages persist, UNFI says it’s recovering from cyberattack

Whole Foods and other grocery stores reported shortages following the cyberattack

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