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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/crypto-hack-mixin.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Regular internet users and corporations are not the only victims of malicious hackers. Sometimes, the hackers themselves get hacked. That is what happened in an unusual hacking campaign, where an unknown group of hackers targeted systems already compromised by a prolific cybercrime group known as TeamPCP. Once the hackers broke into those…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Kalshi-on-mobile.jpg?w=1024″] Prediction market startup Kalshi announced on Thursday a $1 billion Series F round, valuing the company at $22 billion. That’s double the $11 billion valuation Kalshi nabbed just five months ago after raising a $1 billion Series E. This latest round was led by Coatue, with participation from Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GettyImages-2208733347.jpg?w=1024″] The head of Jeff Bezos’ family office has left the board of directors of Slate Auto, the electric vehicle startup backed by the Amazon founder, according to numerous state filings reviewed by TechCrunch. Melinda Lewison, who leads investments at Bezos Expeditions, appears to have stepped down at some point in the last…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Dario-Amodei-Anthropic-viva-tech.jpg?w=1024″] When Anthropic unveiled its new Mythos model in April, it also delivered a stern warning to anyone developing software. The model was so powerful at sniffing out software vulnerabilities, the lab claimed, that it had discovered thousands of high-severity bugs that would need to be fixed before it could be made public.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/HealthApp-3-CoachMessages.width-1000.format-webp.webp?w=1000″] Alongside taking the wraps off the new Fitbit Air, a Whoop-esque fitness band, Google on Thursday said it is also rebranding its Fitbit app as Google Health and launching an AI-powered health coach as a subscription service. The Health app will become a central part of Google’s fitness strategy, capitalizing on its…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/fitbit-air.png?resize=1200,752″] Google on Thursday unveiled its new Fitbit Air, a Whoop-like screenless wearable that retails for $100. The device includes health and fitness tracking features like 24/7 heart rate monitoring, heart rhythm monitoring with A-fib (atrial fibrillation) alerts, blood oxygen level, resting heart rate, heart rate variability, sleep stages and duration, and more.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Startup-Battlefield-2023-1.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Startup Battlefield 200 applications are open, but only for three more weeks. Apply by May 27 for your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, $100,000 equity-free, and more opportunities for major scaling impact. Pre-Series A founders — and anyone who knows a startup worth backing — this is your reminder: The deadline is approaching…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/sms-blaster.jpg?resize=1200,939″] Police have arrested and brought 44 charges against three men for allegedly operating an SMS blaster in downtown Toronto. The scheme, which began in November 2025, is the “first known instance” of an SMS blaster operating in Canada, according to the police report. In a statement, the Toronto Police Service said it…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Google-Exhibit-Disrupt-2025.jpg?resize=1200,800″] You can spend months trying to get in front of the right people. Or you can show up where they’re already looking. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, more than 10,000 founders, investors, and operators will gather at Moscone West from October 13–15. And at the center of it all — where deals start, conversations accelerate, and new companies…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/skyroot.jpg?resize=1200,800″] Skyroot Aerospace has become India’s first space tech unicorn after raising $60 million in a new investment ahead of the maiden orbital launch of its Vikram-1 rocket in the coming weeks. The funding round valued the Hyderabad-based startup at $1.1 billion on a pre-money basis and included about $50 million in primary…