October 19, 2026

Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’: "You Can See Everything" is having the second biggest opening weekend ever for a documentary film. Read More

Musk pledges to give 'every kid in America' one of his SpaceX shares: That's more than $10 billion in shares, or around 1% of Musk's current net worth. Read More

Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce: The filing also says that the “vast majority” of Character.AI employees who were offered jobs at Disney accepted them. However, this is a stalking horse bid, so another company could come forward with a higher offer. Read More

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North.cloud unifies spend intelligence and enables full automation across cloud, AI, and data providers. Finance and engineering can now understand, optimize, and automate infrastructure spend. Understand every dollar, manage AI usage, and forecast with confidence. We just raised a $60M Series B to help every team spend smarter. Start saving. 

Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says: Over the weekend, Masad clarified that OpenAI would replace Anthropic as its default model provider. Claude will still be available to customers on the platform. Read More

Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings: The composition of Anthropic’s workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly in the past year. Read More

TikTok says it's restored ‘Musk’ documentary advertising account: A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk continues to meet resistance from social media platforms. Read More

Khosla Ventures doubles down on Even Healthcare to challenge India's hospital economics: Even Healthcare reaches a $300 million valuation in a Khosla Ventures-led round as it plans to expand its hospital network in India. Read More

TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian's next act: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. Read More

Apple updates guidelines to ban nudify apps masquerading as regular apps to pass review: Apple said that it will ban AI apps that don't moderate offensive content. Read More

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October 18, 2026

Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym concept: Mark Wahlberg, who once sank money into a gym chain that got kicked off the NYSE, is now building his own, and he promises you’ll get a cold plunge, a blood panel and a protein muffin without needing a trust fund. Read More

Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says: Over the weekend, Masad clarified that OpenAI would replace Anthropic as its default model provider. Claude will still be available to customers on the platform. Read More

Porsche’s electric Macan Turbo is an automotive existential crisis: The 2026 Porsche Macan Turbo EV is a two-row crossover with 630 horsepower and a 100-kilowatt-hour battery. Read More

North.cloud unifies spend intelligence and enables full automation across cloud, AI, and data providers. Finance and engineering can now understand, optimize, and automate infrastructure spend. Understand every dollar, manage AI usage, and forecast with confidence. We just raised a $60M Series B to help every team spend smarter. Start saving. 

Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings: The composition of Anthropic’s workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly in the past year. Read More

Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says: Masad said the decision was made for a number of different reasons, including cost. Replit announced a partnership with OpenAI in August, but there was never any indication that it was no longer with Anthropic. Read More

India becomes the latest country to report rogue AI agent activity: The agents got in through credentials and connection settings left exposed in app configurations, public code repositories, and overly permissive cloud roles. Read More

TikTok permanently bans ‘Musk’ documentary advertising account: A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk continues to meet resistance from social media platforms. Read More

Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns: A Meta spokesperson insisted that the updated terms did not reflect a change in the way Meta crawls the web. Read More

Ember’s new temperature-controlled mug makes my nightly tea ritual even better: The biggest change about Ember's new mug is that you no longer have to open the app to adjust your drink’s temperature. Read More

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