timef 04/01/2026
- Hasbro says it was hacked, and may take ‘several weeks’ to recover techcrunch.com2026-04-01 22:50:32
The American toymaking giant noted that it was continuing to "implement measures to secure its business operations," suggesting that the hackers may still be in the company's systems.
- Less than a month: StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together techcrunch.com2026-04-01 22:00:00
StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together on April 30. Space is limited. Register here for your pass.
- Lucid Motors recalls over 4,000 Gravity SUVs citing improperly welded seat belts techcrunch.com2026-04-01 21:40:23
The company struggled with quality issues when Gravity production started last year, and the new recall shows it's not out of the woods yet.
- Nothing’s AI devices plan reportedly contains smart glasses and earbuds techcrunch.com2026-04-01 20:33:24
The glasses will reportedly feature cameras, microphones and speakers, and will connect to a smartphone and the cloud to process AI queries.
- Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open-source LiteLLM project techcrunch.com2026-04-01 09:42:59
The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company's systems.
- Toyota’s Woven Capital appoints new CIO and COO in push for finding the ‘future of mobility’ techcrunch.com2026-04-01 09:00:00
Woven Capital is the growth-stage venture capital arm of Toyota, focused on backing founders building in space, cybersecurity, and autonomous driving.
- Anthropic is having a month techcrunch.com2026-04-01 07:58:26
A human really borks things at Anthropic for the second time this week.
- Salesforce announces an AI-heavy makeover for Slack, with 30 new features techcrunch.com2026-04-01 06:46:25
Slack just got a whole lot more useful.
- Robotaxi companies refuse to say how often their AVs need remote help techcrunch.com2026-04-01 05:35:51
Aurora, May Mobility, Motional, Nuro, Tesla, Waymo, and Zoox all refused to cough up a number during Senator Ed Markey's recent investigation.
- OpenAI, not yet public, raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raise techcrunch.com2026-04-01 05:25:04
OpenAI's latest funding round, led by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, values the AI lab at $852 billion as it nears an IPO.
- It’s not your imagination: AI seed startups are commanding higher valuations techcrunch.com2026-04-01 05:00:00
Among the most recent Y Combinator cohort, many startups were commanding $40 million valuations. But with more money comes higher expectations.
- Yupp.ai shuts down less than a year after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon techcrunch.com2026-04-01 04:01:07
Less than a year after launching, with checks from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, crowdsourced AI model feedback startup Yupp.ai is closing its business, the company said Tuesday.
- Yupp.ai shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon techcrunch.com2026-04-01 04:01:07
Less than a year after launching, with checks from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, crowdsourced AI model feedback startup Yupp.ai is closing its business, the company said Tuesday.
- Meta was finally held accountable for harming teens. Now what? techcrunch.com2026-04-01 03:32:32
Meta faces thousands more court cases while Congress has proposed numerous bills addressing children’s online safety, some heavily criticized.
- Go play this secret game in your TikTok DMs techcrunch.com2026-04-01 02:47:47
The game is available globally and can be accessed in both one-on-one DM chats and in group chats.
- Caller ID app Truecaller hits 500 million monthly users techcrunch.com2026-04-01 02:40:59
Truecaller now has more than 4 million paying users across the world.
- Social gaming platform Rec Room, once valued at $3.5B, is shutting down techcrunch.com2026-04-01 02:05:13
Rec Room, the social platform for user-generated games and virtual experiences, will shutter on June 1.
- Alexa+ gets new food ordering experiences with Uber Eats and Grubhub techcrunch.com2026-04-01 01:41:35
You can now order from Uber Eats and Grubhub using Alexa+, an experience Amazon says will be similar to chatting with a waiter at a restaurant or placing an order at a drive-thru.
- Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion techcrunch.com2026-04-01 00:58:25
The fitness tracking startup just closed a $575 million Series G with Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James among its investors. The obvious question looming over a round of this size at this valuation: Is an IPO coming?
- Uber increases stake in WeRide as robotaxi partnership ramps up in Dubai techcrunch.com2026-04-01 00:26:26
Uber and WeRide have launched robotaxi operations without a human safety operator in Dubai as part of a broader expansion in the Middle East.
- Uber and WeRide ramp up robotaxi operations in Dubai techcrunch.com2026-04-01 00:26:26
Uber and WeRide have launched robotaxi operations without a human safety operator in Dubai as part of a broader expansion in the Middle East.
- Hacker hijacks Axios open-source project, used by millions, to push malware techcrunch.com2026-04-01 00:01:11
A hacker inserted malware in Axios, an open-source web tool downloaded tens of millions of times weekly, in a widespread hack.
- FedEx chooses partnerships over proprietary tech for its automation strategy techcrunch.com2026-03-31 23:46:50
FedEx recently announced a partnership with Berkshire Gray as the company works with external players to develop its automation tech.
