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Today’s highlights
- I tried out OpenAI’s new AI keypad — which will be fun for some coders and slightly mystifying to everyone else — 2026-07-25
- OpenAI’s fancy new AI keypad will be a lot of fun for some, while many others are probably not going to touch it.
- SpaceX launches new V3 Starlink satellites but suffers another booster failure — 2026-07-24
- The company ticked off a few more boxes on the second Starship V3 flight, but appears to have had another issue relighting the booster’s rocket engines.
- After backlash, Meta pauses plan to ‘rate limit’ its smart glasses — 2026-07-24
- Remember when Meta was planning to charge a $20 monthly subscription fee for the smart glasses feature that lets people hear each other more clearly - even though that feature runs locally on your glasses and doesn’t req
- Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M — 2026-07-24
- The neolab is betting that automating routine computer tasks will soon outpace coding as AI’s biggest use case.
- TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Smart Money Stage explores fintech, payments, AI, and everything between — 2026-07-24
- Money has evolved into far more than the cash in your wallet or your bank account. And at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we’re devoting an entire stage to that progression.
- Vietnam is looking to restrict social media for kids; here are the growing number of other countries doing the same — 2026-07-24
- Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.
- Waymo reportedly mulling a breakup with Uber — 2026-07-24
- The contract between the two companies ends in May 2028, Uber told TechCrunch.
- Volkswagen engineers charged with insider trading tied to Rivian joint venture — 2026-07-24
- The indictment, which was unsealed Friday, alleges the Volkswagen engineers used confidential insider information to buy stock in Rivian.