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12 February 2026 Vol 19

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ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral overnight after Bondi criticism

ICEBlock, an iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, has…

Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s gateway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield

Historic regional competition launches to showcase Central Eurasia’s rising startup ecosystem on Silicon Valley’s biggest stage. For the first time…

Catalio Capital closes over $400M Fund IV

Venture capital firm Catalio Capital Management announced today the closing of its more than $400 million Fund IV, as first…

Automattic puts Tumblr migration to WordPress on hold

Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg confirmed that the company is no longer working on migrating its Tumblr blogging platform to WordPress,…

Kleida Martiro is leading the AI scale conversation at TC All Stage

AI-native startups are rewriting the rules of what early traction looks like — and too often, investors are still playing…

Nothing releases their first over-the-ear headphones

Nothing has revealed its first over-the-ear headphones. The aluminum and transparent Headphone (1) was designed in collaboration with KEF. They…

Nikita Bier joins X as Head of Product: ‘I’ve officially posted my way to the top’

Elon Musk’s X has appointed serial entrepreneur and growth hacker Nikita Bier as its new Head of Product. “I’ve officially…

Grammarly acquires AI email client Superhuman

Grammarly announced Tuesday the acquisition of email client Superhuman in a push to build out its AI for its productivity…

David George on the future of going public at Disrupt 2025

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is coming to Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27–29, bringing together 10,000+ startup and VC…

Mo Jomaa breaks down IPO prep for founders at TC All Stage

An IPO may not be on your near-term roadmap, but the best founders start planning for it long before the…