TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:30:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/ 32 32 AI data center startup Fluidstack in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation months after hitting $7.5B, says report https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/ai-datacenter-startup-fluidstack-in-talks-for-1b-round-at-18b-valuation-months-after-hitting-7-5b-says-report/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:33:38 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112415 Someone planted backdoors in dozens of WordPress plug-ins used in thousands of websites https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/someone-planted-backdoors-in-dozens-of-wordpress-plugins-used-in-thousands-of-websites/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:31:34 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112348 Anthropic co-founder confirms the company briefed the Trump administration on Mythos 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to help you save favorite workflows https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/google-adds-ai-skills-to-chrome-to-help-you-save-favorite-workflows/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112213 How the rewards app Freecash scammed its way to the top of the app stores https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/how-the-rewards-app-freecash-scammed-its-way-to-the-top-of-the-app-stores/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:43:09 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111353 Financial risk management platform Pillar raises $20M seed in round led by a16z https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/financial-risk-management-platform-pillar-raises-20m-seed-in-round-led-by-a16z/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:05:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112156 In just a couple weeks, StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/join-the-first-strictlyvc-of-2026-in-sf-with-leaders-from-tdk-ventures-and-replits-co-founder/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:30:49 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108326 Google brings its Gemini Personal Intelligence feature to India https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/google-brings-its-gemini-personal-intelligence-feature-to-india/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:48:34 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112174 Adobe fixes PDF zero-day security bug that hackers have exploited for months https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/adobe-fixes-pdf-zero-day-security-bug-that-hackers-have-exploited-for-months/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:35:16 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112177 Tesla adds ‘streaks,’ other stats to track how often drivers use Full Self-Driving software https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/tesla-adds-streaks-and-other-stats-to-track-how-often-drivers-use-full-self-driving-software/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:33:50 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112055 Instacart acquires Instaleap to expand its enterprise platform internationally https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/instacart-acquires-instaleap-to-expand-its-enterprise-platform-internationally/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:29:23 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112164 How vibe-coding app Anything is rebuilding after getting booted from the App Store twice https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/how-vibe-coding-app-anything-is-rebuilding-after-getting-booted-from-the-app-store-twice/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:22:44 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112138 Amazon to buy Globalstar for $11.57B in bid to flesh out its satellite biz https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/amazon-to-buy-globalstar-for-11-57b-in-bid-to-flesh-out-its-satellite-biz/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:55:42 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112153 Lucid Motors names new CEO, lands more money from Uber and Saudis https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/lucid-motors-names-new-ceo-lands-more-money-from-uber-and-saudis/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:22:22 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112145 Inertia moves to commercialize one of the world’s most elaborate science experiments https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/inertia-moves-to-commercialize-one-of-the-worlds-most-elaborate-science-experiments/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111011 An Amazon warehouse worker died on the job at Oregon facility https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/an-amazon-warehouse-worker-died-on-the-job-at-oregon-facility/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:26:18 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112039 OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/openai-has-bought-ai-personal-finance-startup-hiro/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:23:33 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112057