timef 03/09/2026
- Salt Typhoon is hacking the world’s phone and internet giants. Here’s everywhere that’s been hit. techcrunch.com2026-03-09 23:50:02
Salt Typhoon is by far one of the most prolific hacking groups in recent years, breaching some of the top American phone companies. Here are all the countries that have been targeted.
- Anthropic sues Defense Department over supply chain risk designation techcrunch.com2026-03-09 23:39:36
Anthropic filed suit against the Department of Defense on Monday after the agency labeled it a supply chain risk. The complaint calls the DOD's actions "unprecedented and unlawful."
- Sandberg, Clegg join Nscale board as this ‘Stargate Norway’ startup hits $14.6B valuation techcrunch.com2026-03-09 23:09:35
Nvidia-backed British AI infrastructure startup Nscale has raised another megaround of $2 billion.
- Zoox starts mapping Dallas and Phoenix for its robotaxis techcrunch.com2026-03-09 22:14:34
It's a precursor to launching robotaxis in those cities, though the Amazon-owned company is still waiting for federal approval to commercially operate its purpose-built AV.
- The 2027 Chevy Bolt is the McRib of the automotive world techcrunch.com2026-03-09 21:00:00
TechCrunch drove the 2027 Chevy Bolt and found that incremental improvements build on a solid basic recipe to deliver an affordable EV.
- Flipkart moves its headquarters back to India ahead of IPO techcrunch.com2026-03-09 20:47:36
Flipkart's headquarters shift comes as the Walmart-backed e-commerce giant reaches about $30 billion in GMV.
- Ring’s Jamie Siminoff has been trying to calm privacy fears since the Super Bowl, but his answers may not help techcrunch.com2026-03-09 12:35:06
The facial recognition question is where things get more tangled.
- Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming startup ModRetro reportedly seeks funding at $1B valuation techcrunch.com2026-03-09 05:26:07
The company launched its first product, a Game Boy-style handheld device called the Chromatic, in 2024.
- Will the Pentagon’s Anthropic controversy scare startups away from defense work? techcrunch.com2026-03-09 04:14:42
On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we discussed what the controversy means for other startups seeking to work with the federal government.
- Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps techcrunch.com2026-03-09 00:30:00
AI data center developers are increasingly relying on a style of camp popularized as housing for men working in remote oil fields.
- TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian’s R2 gambit techcrunch.com2026-03-09 00:03:00
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.”
