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3 May 2026 Vol 19

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a16z pauses its famed TxO Fund for underserved founders, lays off staff

Andreessen Horowitz is pausing its Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, according to four sources familiar with the matter, including more than one founder in the…

Elad Gil on which AI markets have winners — and which are still wide open

Solo VC investor extraordinaire Elad Gil said on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt that AI has been one of the least…

Lawmakers say stolen police logins are exposing Flock surveillance cameras to hackers

Lawmakers have called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Flock Safety, a company that operates license plate scanning cameras,…

Apple’s App Store gets a new web interface

Apple has redesigned the web interface for its App Store, making it actually usable for people who aren’t viewing the…

How an ex-L3 Harris Trenchant boss stole and sold cyber exploits to Russia

Peter Williams, the former general manager of Trenchant, a division of defense contractor L3Harris that develops surveillance and hacking tools…

Apple brings its App Store to the web

Apple has launched its App Store on the web, offering a central hub where you can browse through different categories…

DOJ accuses US ransomware negotiators of launching their own ransomware attacks

U.S. prosecutors have charged two rogue employees of a cybersecurity company that specializes in negotiating ransom payments to hackers on…

Trump’s CZ Pardon Has the Crypto World Bracing for Impact

Changpeng Zhao, the multibillionaire founder of crypto exchange Binance, spent four months last year locked in a federal prison. After…

Your Friend Asked You a Question. Don’t Copy and Paste an Answer From a Chatbot

Back in the 2010s, a website called Let Me Google That For You gained a notable amount of popularity for…

Facebook Groups can now go public without exposing members’ private posts

Meta on Monday announced an update to Facebook Groups that will allow admins to make their previously private groups public,…