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The US says ASML’s top chip tool may be in China. ASML says it isn’t
There's a commercial logic that cuts against the idea that ASML would risk its export license to arm a Chinese customer.
Project Valhalla, Explained: How a Decade of Work Arrives in JDK 28
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So You Want to Define a Well-Known URI
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The ISA Doesn't Matter Where It Counts
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Generative AI Is Having Its Herbalife Moment
Score: 27 points
DARPA Heavy Life Challenge
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Ice water drowning survival of young patient (2025)
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Datasette Apps: Host custom HTML applications inside Datasette
Score: 70 points
Flexport (YC W14) Is Hiring in Indonesia, India, and Thailand
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Telegram ban in India sparks a rush to VPNs, rival apps
Telegram argues India should block specific content, not an entire platform used by millions.
Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed DeductiveAI for up to $85M
DeductiveAI, a startup that uses AI to catch and resolve bugs in software, was founded just three years ago.
The artificial ice pyramids saving India's mountain villages
Himalayan villages are creating artificial glaciers to guarantee water for their crops in the spring.
Zero-Touch OAuth for MCP
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AI inference startup Baseten reportedly raising $1.5B months after its last mega-round
Startup Baseten is reportedly close to finalizing a $1.5 billion round at a $13 billion as the “inference gold rush" marches on.
Snap spins off AI video team into new company, Dotmo, due to costs
The Snapchat maker is spinning off yet another internal unit. Dotmo will be composed of current Snap staff who are leaving the social media company to focus on AI video development.
OpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPO
OpenAI is bulking up before its IPO, landing Transformer co-inventor Noam Shazeer from Google DeepMind and former Trump AI policy official Dean Ball in the same week.
The 11 standout startups from YC’s Demo Day, according to VCs
TechCrunch spoke to investors to find the hottest startups in the Spring 2026 YC batch. Some of them commanded valuations of over $175 million, VCs said.
Rivian owners file lawsuit alleging false promises on self-driving features
Plaintiffs in the class -action complaint allege Rivian falsely promised for years it would bring hands-free driving to its first-generation R1 vehicles.
Almost half of US singles feel negatively about AI in dating, Match says
About 47% of singles look negatively at the use of AI in dating -- but many dating app users are open to AI helping with profile punch-ups and conversation starters.
Amazon hopes to challenge Nvidia more directly by selling its AI chips
AWS is in talks to sell its chips to other data centers. CEO Andy Jassy has said this represents a $50 billion opportunity for the company.
Mivo’s new app takes a mindful approach to managing screen time
Notably, unlike other apps that might just try to pull you away from your phone, Mivo lets the user decide if they want to continue, encouraging users to become more aware of how and why they’re using
AI data centers just got a government-mandated fast lane to the grid
FERC told grid operators to give data centers a fast lane for interconnections, but it failed to address electricity supply shortages.
The smartphone era created an attention crisis — slow tech is fixing it
“People just really want to take back control of their time, their lives, their attention... They’re down for whatever helps them do that.”
Texas government data breach allowed hackers to steal 3 million driver’s licenses and passports
A data breach involving government-issued ID documents affects over 3 million people in Texas.
‘Queer Eye’ life coach Karamo Brown launches Kē, a wellness app featuring his AI digital clone
After spending a year and a half focusing on his own journey — from fitness and nutrition to meditation, sobriety, relationships, and personal growth — Brown wants to help others do the same.