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Instinct founder said that the platform is growing 10% day-by-day https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/instinct-founder-said-more-than-50-of-transactions-on-the-platform-are-travel-related/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Uhura Bionics, a TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Battlefield 200, wants to replace flat, robotics voice devices with one that carries emotions. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/after-losing-his-voice-to-cancer-this-founder-is-building-glasses-for-voice/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The postponement of the IPO will delay some of the company's plans for its proceeds from the IPO, as well as those of its shareholders. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/oura-shelves-its-2-2b-ipo-citing-uncertainty-in-the-market/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

House Speaker Mike Johnson told CNBC he hopes AI safety guardrails will be voluntary.
Source: The Next Web
https://thenextweb.com/news/mike-johnson-ai-guardrails-voluntary-cnbc
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Mammography machines are available in only five of Ghana's sixteen regions, leaving many women without convenient screening.
Source: MyJoyOnline
https://www.myjoyonline.com/mammography-available-in-only-5-regions-making-breast-cancer-screening-difficult-radiologist/
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Nvidia founder Jensen Huang and AMD chief Lisa Su have joined the advisory board of Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management.
Source: South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3369237/nvidia-and-amd-chiefs-join-tsinghua-advisory-board-us-china-chip-tensions-persist?utm_source=rss_feed
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The former Yahoo CEO is introducing a new AI personal assistant based entirely on your photos. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/with-dazzle-marissa-mayer-bets-your-camera-roll-has-more-info-on-your-life-than-your-inbox/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The tech giant says the agent can help owners run their business and find new customers. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/meta-is-expanding-its-ai-agent-muse-to-small-businesses/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

President Donald Trump will host Mark Zuckerberg, Dario Amodei and other AI leaders for a White House lunch on Tuesday. House Speaker Mike Johnson will also attend.
Source: The Next Web
https://thenextweb.com/news/trump-white-house-ai-ceos-lunch
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Apple says the bug was used to attack "specific targeted individuals" running iOS 26, which the majority of Apple customers are still using. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/still-running-ios-26-update-your-iphones-ipads-and-macs-for-this-urgent-security-fix/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

A data breach at the Pentagon Personnel Agency has exposed records held by the Defense Manpower Data Center.
Source: SecurityWeek
https://www.securityweek.com/pentagon-personnel-agency-data-breach-impacts-3-million-people/
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Fireflies said that it won't charge extra for the new dictation feature, which can be used with any desktop app. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/fireflies-adds-dictation-to-its-desktop-notetaking-apps/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The company also detailed how some of those breaches had happened, and outlined additional measures it is taking to assess the impact of the events. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openai-apologizes-to-australia-after-its-ai-agents-breached-government-sites/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The round builds on a $30 million fundraise in February, taking the company's total funding to $140 million. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/reco-raises-55m-as-ai-agent-security-startups-crowd-the-market/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Germany's Customs Office has linked a police-controlled computer to a suspect's WhatsApp or Signal account, allowing messages to be delivered without breaking encryption.
Source: Schneier on Security
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/using-device-linking-to-eavesdrop-on-whatsapp-and-signal.html
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Meta is extending its Muse AI agent to small businesses, adding integrations with Shopify, Stripe and Canva.
Source: BusinessLine
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/meta-expands-muse-ai-agent-to-small-businesses-with-shopify-stripe-canva-integrations/article71523436.ece
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Protego Ventures, the first and largest dedicated defense tech VC in Israel, just completed its final $125 million closing, TechCrunch learned exclusively. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/protego-ventures-closes-debut-125-million-fund-for-israeli-defense-tech/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Atomic's agentic supply chain software is now being used by companies like DoorDash and HelloFresh. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/ex-tesla-team-raises-12-5m-to-put-supply-chains-on-autopilot/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

In its prospectus, Anthropic just told investors it's losing tens of billions of dollars a year, but also growing like crazy, and — oh yeah — its own AI might pose an existential risk to humanity. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/anthropics-prospectus-details-losses-growth-and-yes-a-warning-that-its-ai-could-end-humanity/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Thirteen of the 18 startups in Peak XV’s latest Surge cohort are targeting global markets, while more than half are based in India. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/peak-xv-goes-bigger-at-seed-with-new-surge-cohort-as-series-a-bar-rises/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon