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14 May 2026 Vol 19

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The Download: Squeezing more metal out of aging mines, and AI’s truth crisis

In a pine forest on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the only active nickel mine in the US is nearing the end…

The Minneapolis tech community holds strong during ‘tense and difficult time’

The city’s tech scene is reeling as U.S. immigration agents have escalated their crackdown in Minneapolis, killing several people, including…

An ‘Intimacy Crisis’ Is Driving the Dating Divide

In the US, nearly half of adults are single. A quarter of men suffer from loneliness. Rates of depression are…

Intel will start making GPUs, a market dominated by Nvidia 

As Intel continues to try to turn itself around, its CEO promised that the company will start producing a new…

I Infiltrated Moltbook, the AI-Only Social Network Where Humans Aren’t Allowed

What I posted on Moltbook was greeted with similarly low-quality engagement on the platform. My earnest pleas to the AI…

YC startups can now receive investment in stablecoin

All startups accepted into YC will soon have the option to receive their seed checks via stablecoins, crypto YC partner…

Upgrade Your Roku Before the Big Game

Tired of fighting with your television’s built-in streaming service every time you want to watch a movie? You can save…

2026 plans: What’s next for Startup Battlefield 200

TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 is the flagship early-stage startup competition held at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, spotlighting the world’s most promising young…

Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics

The Department of Homeland Security has been quietly demanding tech companies turn over user information about critics of the Trump…

Agentic coding comes to Apple’s Xcode with agents from Anthropic and OpenAI

Apple is bringing agentic coding to Xcode. On Tuesday, the company announced the release of Xcode 26.3, which will allow…