June 02, 2026

Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access: Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts. Read More

Apple's MacBook Neo is winning over a new generation of buyers: The MacBook Neo shipped 1.1 million units in its first weeks on sale, IDC estimates, as Apple pushes deeper into the mainstream laptop market. Read More

Alphabet plans to raise $80B to pay for AI buildout: "The company is experiencing strong demand for its AI solutions and services from enterprises and consumers, at levels that are exceeding the company’s available supply," Alphabet said in its statement. Read More

Nvidia chases $200B CPU market with AI agent PCs from Microsoft, Dell, and HP: If Nvidia has cracked a way to bring AI agents easily, safely, and usefully to the masses, it could — and should — be big. Read More

How to make the Startup Battlefield Top 20 — and what every company gets regardless: Every founder who applies to Startup Battlefield wants the same thing: the Disrupt Main Stage. Here’s how to get there and why the opportunity starts well before the main stage. Read More

Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year: In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and completed a major acquisition. Read More

Blue Origin plans to launch New Glenn again this year after explosion: CEO Dave Limp said damage to the company's launchpad in Florida was not as bad as expected. But Blue Origin still hasn't shared the cause of last week's explosion. Read More

Rocket engine startup Impulse raises $500 million to hire people, not AI: Engineering physical systems still depends on human talent, according to Impulse Space president Eric Romo. Read More

The NVIDIA Builder’s Arcade is open now through June 5 with daily activities and developer challenges. Enter now and explore Microsoft Build sessions, demos, and more.

Pacific Fusion's latest prototype packs 440 gigawatts into an 80-nanosecond burst: Pacific Fusion's sub-scale prototype delivered enormous amounts of power in a flash, setting the company up for its demonstration power plant. Read More

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June 01, 2026

Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access: Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts. Read More

A new app, The Mall, is building a universal feed for online shopping: The Mall lets shoppers build a personalized feed of brands, track sales and drops, and discover products across thousands of retailers. Read More

Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceX's IPO: The company says it needs "significant" water resources to cool its data centers, and that access to abundant, affordable water is a challenge. Read More

Investors don’t just listen to what you say - they look at how your company operates. Is ownership clear? Do your numbers match your story? Can you answer follow-up questions without digging through spreadsheets? The Fundraise-Ready Startup Kit equips founders with the materials investors expect to see, before pressure is on. Because confidence in the room doesn’t come from slides. It comes from preparation. 

Anthropic files to go public: The company said Monday it has filed confidentially for an IPO. Read More

From the stage to the future: Where are Startup Battlefield's alumni now?: We wanted to show you what happens after the confetti falls. We checked in with some of our recent alumni, many of whom have sat down with us on Build Mode: The Founder Survival Guide, TechCrunch's podcast for founders at every stage. Read More

Strava declares war on scrapers ahead of IPO: Strava will charge a flat monthly fee from developers to access its API. Read More

DuckDuckGo makes its 'no-AI' search engine easier to access as its traffic booms: Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo launches 'no AI' web extensions for Chrome and Firefox users. Read More

Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers: Hackers stole usernames, hashed passwords, and other data from a service that allowed players to cheat in Grand Theft Auto V. Read More

The NVIDIA Builder’s Arcade is open now through June 5 with daily activities and developer challenges. Enter now and explore Microsoft Build sessions, demos, and more.

Zigging when most are zagging, ex-Meta CTO raises $250M climate fund: Mike Schroepfer's Gigascale Capital has raised a large fund to back founders building climate-friendly solutions for the world's energy and material shortages. Read More

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