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Meta Dismantles $2 Billion Manus Acquisition Amid National Security Concerns

TechCrunch AI · Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read

Meta has begun to dismantle its $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Chinese-founded AI startup, due to national security...

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AI company Anthropic suspends access to models in India due to US government directive

TechCrunch AI · Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read

Anthropic has suspended access to its newest AI models following a US government directive, raising questions about Ind...

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SpaceX's Record IPO Sparks AI Boom

TechCrunch AI · Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read

SpaceX's historic IPO has set off a ripple effect in the market, with AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI preparing...

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Tech's AI bubble: Is the industry's reliance on AI a convenient excuse for layoffs?

TechCrunch AI · Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read

The tech industry is experiencing a surge in layoffs, with AI cited as the reason for many cuts. However, some experts...

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AI Revolution in Space: Satellite Finds Its Own Target

TechCrunch AI · Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read

An Earth observation satellite has successfully used a vision-language model to identify areas of interest without huma...

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NewCore Raises $66M to Tackle AI Identity Management

TechCrunch AI · Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read

NewCore, a cybersecurity startup, has emerged from stealth with $66 million in funding to address the growing need for...

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India’s AI Startup Sarvam Raises $234M at $1.5B Valuation

TechCrunch AI · Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read

Sarvam, an AI startup from Bengaluru, has raised $234 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, becoming India’s newest AI u...

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai faces student revolt over defense ties and AI use

TechCrunch AI · Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read

Google CEO Sundar Pichai faced a small revolt when he delivered his commencement speech at Stanford University, where h...

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Malaysian Startup Respond.io Raises $62.5M to Tackle Customer Conversation Management

TechCrunch AI · Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read

Respond.io, a Malaysian customer conversation management software, has secured a $62.5 million Series B round, growing...

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Salesforce to Acquire Fin for $3.6 Billion

TechCrunch AI · Jun 15, 2026 · 1 min read

Salesforce is acquiring Fin, an AI customer service platform, for $3.6 billion. Fin offers an AI agent that can resolve...

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US Government Bans Powerful AI Models from Cybersecurity Experts

TechCrunch AI · Jun 15, 2026 · 1 min read

A group of cybersecurity experts have written an open letter to the US government, urging it to lift the export control...

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SpaceX IPO: The Largest in History as Elon Musk Becomes a Trillionaire

TechCrunch AI · Jun 15, 2026 · 1 min read

SpaceX has made history with its largest IPO, raising $75 billion and making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire....

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Meta Unveils AI-Driven Features to Boost Engagement on Facebook

TechCrunch AI · Jun 15, 2026 · 1 min read

Meta is introducing AI features on Facebook to change how users find information, create content, and interact with the...

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AI Lab Forced to Pull Models Offline by Trump Administration

TechCrunch AI · Jun 15, 2026 · 1 min read

The US government has used an obscure export control directive to force AI lab Anthropic to pull its latest models offl...