# TechCrunch Industry News

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## Episodes
- [UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group; plus, why is OpenAI selling a ChatGPT basketball?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/uk-cops-say-arrest-of-two-young-hackers-disrupted-the-operations-of-an-infamous-hacking-group-plus-why-is-openai-selling-a-chatgpt-basketball) — 2026-07-17T07:30:00+00:00
- [OpenAI’s first hardware device is reportedly a screenless speaker that can move; plus, Realta Fusion is building a fusion reactor at an old hot dog factory](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/openai-s-first-hardware-device-is-reportedly-a-screenless-speaker-that-can-move-plus-realta-fusion-is-building-a-fusion-reactor-at-an-old-hot-dog-factory) — 2026-07-16T08:00:00+00:00
- [The real AI race may no longer be at the frontier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/the-real-ai-race-may-no-longer-be-at-the-frontier) — 2026-07-15T06:00:00+00:00
- [Apple says former employee exploited ‘rare’ bug to download confidential files after leaving for OpenAI; plus, Sam Altman’s space data center trash talk is what most experts already believe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/apple-says-former-employee-exploited-rare-bug-to-download-confidential-files-after-leaving-for-openai-plus-sam-altman-s-space-data-center-trash-talk-is-what-most-experts-already-believe) — 2026-07-14T07:00:00+00:00
- [Character.ai enters the microdrama arena with its own productions, but with a twist; plus, ‘Slow-cial’ app Roost forces you to slow down to the speed of a carrier pigeon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/character-ai-enters-the-microdrama-arena-with-its-own-productions-but-with-a-twist-plus-slow-cial-app-roost-forces-you-to-slow-down-to-the-speed-of-a-carrier-pigeon) — 2026-07-10T08:00:00+00:00
- [Venus Williams-backed WeWard can now lock your apps until you hit your steps; plus, Apple to produce Made in America wireless chips with Broadcom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/venus-williams-backed-weward-can-now-lock-your-apps-until-you-hit-your-steps-plus-apple-to-produce-made-in-america-wireless-chips-with-broadcom) — 2026-07-09T06:00:00+00:00
- [The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human; plus, hacktivists call out Trump by hacking and defacing US Army websites](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/the-first-ai-run-ransomware-attack-still-needed-a-human-plus-hacktivists-call-out-trump-by-hacking-and-defacing-us-army-websites) — 2026-07-08T07:30:00+00:00
- [Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk; Canadian spy agency says it hacked drug traffickers, extremists and a ransomware gang last year](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/amazon-will-stop-accepting-new-customers-for-mechanical-turk-canadian-spy-agency-says-it-hacked-drug-traffickers-extremists-and-a-ransomware-gang-last-year) — 2026-07-07T07:00:00+00:00
- [What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that’s now public](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/what-is-bending-spoons-the-little-known-aol-and-vimeo-owner-that-s-now-public) — 2026-07-06T07:00:00+00:00
- [Jersey Mike’s IPO illustrates how bad the AI hype has become; plus, Mark Zuckerberg said AI agents haven’t progressed as quickly as he’d hoped](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/jersey-mike-s-ipo-illustrates-how-bad-the-ai-hype-has-become-plus-mark-zuckerberg-said-ai-agents-haven-t-progressed-as-quickly-as-he-d-hoped) — 2026-07-03T16:00:00+00:00
- [US government says it got hacked — again; Microsoft launches its own AI deployment company](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/us-government-says-it-got-hacked-again-microsoft-launches-its-own-ai-deployment-company) — 2026-07-03T09:30:00+00:00
- [Realta Fusion generates electricity directly from a fusion reaction; plus, the ‘Father of the Internet’ is finally retiring](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/realta-fusion-generates-electricity-directly-from-a-fusion-reaction-plus-the-father-of-the-internet-is-finally-retiring) — 2026-07-02T09:30:00+00:00
- [The AI jobs debate just got messier; plus, 92 GW of new electricity supply threatened with red tape](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/the-ai-jobs-debate-just-got-messier-plus-92-gw-of-new-electricity-supply-threatened-with-red-tape) — 2026-07-01T09:30:00+00:00
- [Ford rehires ‘gray beard’ engineers after AI falls short; Rocket Lab continues its buying spree; and why Wall Street thinks US memory maker Micron is the next Nvidia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/ford-rehires-gray-beard-engineers-after-ai-falls-short-rocket-lab-continues-its-buying-spree-and-why-wall-street-thinks-us-memory-maker-micron-is-the-next-nvidia) — 2026-06-30T09:30:00+00:00
- [It’s not about Anthropic vs. OpenAI anymore; plus, Novak Djokovic has a new job](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/it-s-not-about-anthropic-vs-openai-anymore-plus-novak-djokovic-has-a-new-job) — 2026-06-29T09:30:00+00:00
- [Databricks’ former AI chief thinks he can cut AI’s power bill by 1,000x; plus, Klue may have solved one problem but have another](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/databricks-former-ai-chief-thinks-he-can-cut-ai-s-power-bill-by-1-000x-plus-klue-may-have-solved-one-problem-but-have-another) — 2026-06-26T09:30:00+00:00
- [OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom; plus, Valor Equity Partners looks to raise a $2.5B Fund VII](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/openai-unveils-its-first-custom-chip-built-by-broadcom-plus-valor-equity-partners-looks-to-raise-a-2-5b-fund-vii) — 2026-06-25T09:30:00+00:00
- [Ribbie turns real-time baseball stats into arcade-like, pixel art broadcasts; plus, the AI world is getting ‘loopy’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/ribbie-turns-real-time-baseball-stats-into-arcade-like-pixel-art-broadcasts-plus-the-ai-world-is-getting-loopy) — 2026-06-24T09:30:00+00:00
- [SpaceX inks compute deal with Reflection AI, an open-source AI lab; Instagram looks to take on streaming services](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/spacex-inks-compute-deal-with-reflection-ai-an-open-source-ai-lab-instagram-looks-to-take-on-streaming-services) — 2026-06-23T09:30:00+00:00
- [In the Weights is your new AI-centric vanity search; Did Polymarket pay creators to post deceptive videos about fake bets; and](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/in-the-weights-is-your-new-ai-centric-vanity-search-did-polymarket-pay-creators-to-post-deceptive-videos-about-fake-bets-and) — 2026-06-22T09:30:00+00:00
- [A tech worker-backed PAC is bringing a $5M knife to Big Tech’s $100M gunfight; plus, Spotify’s reserved ticket sales to music superfans are now going live](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/a-tech-worker-backed-pac-is-bringing-a-5m-knife-to-big-tech-s-100m-gunfight-plus-spotify-s-reserved-ticket-sales-to-music-superfans-are-now-going-live) — 2026-06-19T09:30:00+00:00
- [Sixty percent of U.S. consumers say ‘AI’ in brand messaging is a turnoff; plus, Anthropic’s latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/sixty-percent-of-u-s-consumers-say-ai-in-brand-messaging-is-a-turnoff-plus-anthropic-s-latest-feud-with-the-trump-admin-may-actually-help-it) — 2026-06-18T09:30:00+00:00
- [DOJ claims xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of ‘national, economic, and energy security’; plus, Sundar Pichai booed at Stanford commencement](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/doj-claims-xai-s-unpermitted-gas-turbines-are-a-matter-of-national-economic-and-energy-security-plus-sundar-pichai-booed-at-stanford-commencement) — 2026-06-17T09:30:00+00:00
- [Cybersecurity vets protest ‘dangerous’ US government ban on Anthropic’s most powerful models; plus,  Fox to acquire Roku in $22 billion deal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/cybersecurity-vets-protest-dangerous-us-government-ban-on-anthropic-s-most-powerful-models-plus-fox-to-acquire-roku-in-22-billion-deal) — 2026-06-16T09:30:00+00:00
- [OpenAI faces investigation from state attorneys general; Meta unwinding its $2B Manus deal; and Amazon's CEO raised Anthropic model concerns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/openai-faces-investigation-from-state-attorneys-general-meta-unwinding-its-2b-manus-deal-and-amazon-s-ceo-raised-anthropic-model-concerns) — 2026-06-15T09:30:00+00:00
- [xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims; plus, Microsoft taps Alt Carbon for carbon removal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/xai-fired-an-engineer-who-raised-alarms-about-grok-safety-new-lawsuit-claims-plus-microsoft-taps-alt-carbon-for-carbon-removal) — 2026-06-12T09:30:00+00:00
- [Cybersecurity researchers aren’t happy about the guardrails on Anthropic’s Fable; plus,  how memory tools can make AI models worse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/cybersecurity-researchers-aren-t-happy-about-the-guardrails-on-anthropic-s-fable-plus-how-memory-tools-can-make-ai-models-worse) — 2026-06-11T09:30:00+00:00
- [Apple says it may remove some apps from the App Store; Rivian started deliveries of its R2 SUV; and so long FAANG, hello MANGOS.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/apple-says-it-may-remove-some-apps-from-the-app-store-rivian-started-deliveries-of-its-r2-suv-and-so-long-faang-hello-mangos) — 2026-06-10T09:30:00+00:00
- [Pentagon says Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, and Unitree support China’s military; plus, Apple bets cheaper AI will woo small developers; and OpenAI filed for IPO](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/pentagon-says-alibaba-baidu-byd-and-unitree-support-china-s-military-plus-apple-bets-cheaper-ai-will-woo-small-developers-and-openai-filed-for-ipo) — 2026-06-09T09:30:00+00:00
- [Former cyber executive turned whistleblower accuses IBM of covering up several data breaches; plus, OpenAI is still working on that ‘super app’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/former-cyber-executive-turned-whistleblower-accuses-ibm-of-covering-up-several-data-breaches-plus-openai-is-still-working-on-that-super-app) — 2026-06-08T09:30:00+00:00
- [Chinese spies are using LinkedIn to lure Westerners into sharing sensitive information; Waymo as getaway vehicle, and Uber's data-collection vehicles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/chinese-spies-are-using-linkedin-to-lure-westerners-into-sharing-sensitive-information-waymo-as-getaway-vehicle-and-uber-s-data-collection-vehicles) — 2026-06-05T09:30:00+00:00
- [The world’s largest privately owned laser just turned on; plus, Uber caps employee AI spending and Martin Scorsese becomes the latest Hollywood voice for AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/the-world-s-largest-privately-owned-laser-just-turned-on-plus-uber-caps-employee-ai-spending-and-martin-scorsese-becomes-the-latest-hollywood-voice-for-ai) — 2026-06-04T09:30:00+00:00
- [Apple’s MacBook Neo is winning over a new generation of buyers; Meta tests ‘Series’  and X caters to creators with new ‘React with Video’ feature](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/apple-s-macbook-neo-is-winning-over-a-new-generation-of-buyers-meta-tests-series-and-x-caters-to-creators-with-new-react-with-video-feature) — 2026-06-03T09:30:00+00:00
- [Florida sues OpenAI in first-of-its-kind lawsuit over violent incidents; plus, Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/florida-sues-openai-in-first-of-its-kind-lawsuit-over-violent-incidents-plus-hackers-hijacked-instagram-accounts-by-tricking-meta-ai-support-chatbot-into-granting-access) — 2026-06-02T09:30:00+00:00
- [The internet is being rebuilt for machines](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/the-internet-is-being-rebuilt-for-machines) — 2026-06-01T09:30:00+00:00
- [Anthropic releases Opus 4.8; plus, you’ll soon be able to trade AI token futures](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/anthropic-releases-opus-4-8-plus-you-ll-soon-be-able-to-trade-ai-token-futures) — 2026-05-29T09:30:00+00:00
- [Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/tech-ceos-are-apparently-suffering-from-ai-psychosis) — 2026-05-28T09:30:00+00:00
- [Ghost hackers: the cybersecurity mystery that nobody has solved; plus, Iranian hackers blamed for breach of LA transit system](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/ghost-hackers-the-cybersecurity-mystery-that-nobody-has-solved-plus-iranian-hackers-blamed-for-breach-of-la-transit-system) — 2026-05-27T09:30:00+00:00
- [What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work; plus, the pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techcrunch-industry-news-2136933/what-clickup-s-mass-layoff-tells-us-about-the-future-of-work-plus-the-pope-s-ai-encyclical-isn-t-really-about-ai) — 2026-05-26T09:30:00+00:00

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