It's not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down: Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET. Read More
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Anthropic CPO leaves Figma's board after reports he will offer a competing product: Krieger's departure and any forthcoming design tools will be another data point for investors who fear the SaaSpocalypse — that the largest AI labs will come to dominate software businesses, a thesis that has rocked public markets at times this year. Read More
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Everything we like is a psyop: If culture is shaped by TikTok's algorithmic feed, then it's time for us to decide where we draw the line between necessary marketing and inauthentic growth hacking. Read More
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Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite |
Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.
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Two Americans sentenced for helping North Korea steal $5 million in fake IT worker scheme: The U.S. Department of Justice announced that two Americans were sentenced to years in prison for helping the North Korean government place fake IT workers in U.S. companies. Read More
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From the Startup Battlefield stage to the International Space Station: geCKo Materials built a sticky product: This week on Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen speaks with Capella Kerst, founder and CEO of geCKo Materials. Read More
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European police email 75,000 people asking them to stop DDoS attacks: Europol coordinated an operation against for-hire distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) services, including the arrest of four people and the takedown of 53 domains. Read More
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Runway CEO says AI could help Hollywood make 50 films instead of one $100M blockbuster: Runway’s CEO says AI could help studios make dozens of films for the cost of one, betting volume will boost hit-making odds. Read More
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OpenAI takes aim at Anthropic with beefed-up Codex that gives it more power over your desktop: OpenAI's agentic coding tool has gotten a major makeover, with a variety of new powers and abilities. Read More
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StrictlyVC kicks off the series in SF on April 30. Be in the room for unfiltered fireside chats on fundraising and AI accuracy with industry leaders like Forum AI founder Campbell Brown, Replit co-founder Amjad Masad, and more. Make high-value connections that actually move the needle. Tickets are limited.
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This simulation startup wants to be the Cursor for physical AI: Antioch raised an $8.5 million seed round to create simulation tools for a new generation of robot builders. Read More
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