ID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver's licenses stolen

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View this email online in your browser  September 10, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 ID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver's licenses stolen: The ID checking company said the data breach included people's full names and driver's licenses and other government-issued identity documents. Read More Meta's AI agent Muse is now the No. 2 app in the US: Meta's newest app Muse is off to a slower start than the company's other apps, like Meta AI or Threads. Read More Bending Spoons to buy collaboration tools maker Miro for $1.36B, 90% less than its 2022 valuation: Bending Spoons is buying Miro for $1.36 billion, a huge dip in valuation for the workplace collaboration startup, which was valued at $17.5 billion in late 2021. Read More Afternoon Must-Reads Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal: Maven Robotics emerged from stealth today with a $100 million Series A and active deployments. Read More Google is making it easier to switch between password managers on Android: Google's new feature will transfer your passkeys as well. Read More OpenAI puts Pro subscriptions on hold due to Astra demand: The company said Pro subscriptions put the most strain on its systems, so it's pausing sign-ups while adding more capacity. Read More Defense tech Mach Industries doubles valuation to $3.7B in 3 months: The buzzy startup raised another $600 million in a Series C extension round, bringing the total of the round to $900 million. Read More Anthropic details distillation campaigns from Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and DeepSeek: A new report released Thursday by Anthropic alleges persistent distillation attacks by China-based AI companies, which have escalated in recent months as competition in the space has intensified. Read More A message from ThoughtSpot Is your AI giving confident answers or correct ones? AI agents sound sure of themselves even when they're wrong. The fix isn't a better model — it's a governed trust layer underneath it. See how engineering and data teams at Roche, Snowflake, and dbt built theirs in ThoughtSpot's free 3-day virtual series, September 22–24. Register now Last but Not Least The Boring Company raises $3B in round led by UAE: The company said it plans to dig more than 150 kilometers of tunnels in the Middle Eastern country. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107

Automattic's board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence

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View this email online in your browser  September 10, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Automattic's board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence: Mullenweg said in a company Slack message that it was against his will. Read More ID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver's licenses stolen: The ID checking company said the data breach included people's full names and driver's licenses and other government-issued identity documents. Read More Everything Apple announced at its fall iPhone event, from the foldable iPhone Duo to an always-listening Apple Watch: The main event was the tech giant's highly anticipated first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo. Read More Join OpenAI, Anthropic and More at Disrupt AI has made it faster than ever to bring an idea from concept to launch.   But it hasn't made it easier to build something durable.     Disrupt 2026's programming is built around that challenge, delivering practical sessions on what actually holds up and how to build it with leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Replit, Amazon, and more. Register Now Morning Must-Reads Defense tech Mach Industries doubles valuation to $3.7B in 3 months: The buzzy startup raised $600 million in its Series C round. Read More Apple Watch's new AI features are normalizing the idea that technology is always listening: Apple says its new watches won’t save raw audio, but features that can transcribe recent speech and summarize ambient conversations raise new questions about consent, privacy, and how people behave when they know they could always be recorded. Read More Google signs its biggest rice-methane carbon credit deal with Indian startup Mitti Labs: The four-year agreement will cover rice farms across three Indian states, reaching about 100,000 hectares at peak delivery. Read More Apple’s new CEO is reviving a Steve Jobs strategy from 25 years ago: John Ternus made the case in his first keynote as Apple CEO that the iPhone isn't going anywhere. Read More AI research startup Listen Labs scrubbed a $1.5B funding round for Salesforce talks: Listen Labs walked away from a signed Series C term sheet from Menlo Ventures, sources say. Read More Get Your Startup in Front of the Disrupt Crowds Not everyone needs a keynote slot to make noise at Disrupt 2026. Sometimes the best way to meet investors, customers, and partners is by exhibiting directly in the Expo Hall. And by exhibiting, you get 10 passes to Disrupt to share with your team! Learn More Last but Not Least US Army places $11M bet on Austin-based GPS alternative Tern: Tern has described its tech as "Google Maps for the battlefield." Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107