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28 April 2026 Vol 19

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Anonymous question app Sendit deceived children and illegally collected their data, FTC alleges

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against Sendit, an anonymous question app that became popular with Gen Z…

Designing CPUs for next-generation supercomputing

With GPU-powered AI breakthroughs getting the lion’s share of press (and investment) in 2025, it is tempting to assume that…

Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has blocked an effort to pass legislation that would have extended data privacy protections for federal…

Former OpenAI and DeepMind researchers raise whopping $300M seed to automate science 

Periodic Labs came out of stealth on Tuesday with a war chest of $300 million as a seed round, backed…

OpenAI is launching the Sora app, its own TikTok competitor, alongside the Sora 2 model

On Tuesday, OpenAI announced the release of Sora 2, an audio and video generator to succeed last year’s Sora. Along…

AI hires or human hustle? The next frontier of startup ops at Disrupt 2025

What happens when your first 10 hires aren’t people at all? At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at San…

Fubo shareholders approve Hulu Live TV deal

Fubo, the popular live sports TV streaming service, announced on Tuesday that its shareholders have approved its transaction with Disney,…

AI note-taking app Granola adds a repeatable prompts feature

Chatbot platforms like ChatGPT and Poe have allowed users to create repeated prompts in the form of GPTs and apps.…

PayPal’s Honey to integrate with ChatGPT and other AIs for shopping assistance

After teaming up with Google on agentic commerce last month, payments giant PayPal announced Tuesday it’s adding new features to its PayPal Honey browser…

Character.AI in the spotlight with Karandeep Anand at Disrupt 2025

AI has captured global attention — and not without controversy. This October at San Francisco’s Moscone West, Karandeep Anand, CEO…