Apple's MacBook Neo is winning over a new generation of buyers

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View this email online in your browser  June 02, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Apple's MacBook Neo is winning over a new generation of buyers: The MacBook Neo shipped 1.1 million units in its first weeks on sale, IDC estimates, as Apple pushes deeper into the mainstream laptop market. Read More Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access: Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts. Read More Alphabet plans to raise $80B to pay for AI buildout: "The company is experiencing strong demand for its AI solutions and services from enterprises and consumers, at levels that are exceeding the company’s available supply," Alphabet said in its statement. Read More Morning Must-Reads How to make the Startup Battlefield Top 20 — and what every company gets regardless: Every founder who applies to Startup Battlefield wants the same thing: the Disrupt Main Stage. Here’s how to get there and why the opportunity starts well before the main stage. Read More Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year: In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and completed a major acquisition. Read More X caters to creators with new 'React with Video' feature: X will now let you 'react with video' to posts. Read More Nvidia chases $200B CPU market with AI agent PCs from Microsoft, Dell, and HP: If Nvidia has cracked a way to bring AI agents easily, safely, and usefully to the masses, it could — and should — be big. Read More Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman, in first-of-its-kind lawsuit over violent incidents: The lawsuit partially revolves around a shooting at Florida State University last year, and ChatGPT's alleged role in the incident. Read More A message from NVIDIA and Microsoft Build to ship in the NVIDIA Builder’s Arcade The NVIDIA Builder’s Arcade is open now through June 5 with daily activities and developer challenges. Enter now and explore Microsoft Build sessions, demos, and more. Join Now Last but Not Least Pacific Fusion's latest prototype packs 440 gigawatts into an 80-nanosecond burst: Pacific Fusion's sub-scale prototype delivered enormous amounts of power in a flash, setting the company up for its demonstration power plant. 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

Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access

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View this email online in your browser  June 01, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access: Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts. Read More A new app, The Mall, is building a universal feed for online shopping: The Mall lets shoppers build a personalized feed of brands, track sales and drops, and discover products across thousands of retailers. Read More Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceX's IPO: The company says it needs "significant" water resources to cool its data centers, and that access to abundant, affordable water is a challenge. Read More A message from Fidelity Your Pitch Isn’t the Only Thing Investors Are Evaluating.   Investors don’t just listen to what you say - they look at how your company operates. Is ownership clear? Do your numbers match your story? Can you answer follow-up questions without digging through spreadsheets? The Fundraise-Ready Startup Kit equips founders with the materials investors expect to see, before pressure is on. Because confidence in the room doesn’t come from slides. It comes from preparation.  Learn More Afternoon Must-Reads DuckDuckGo makes its 'no-AI' search engine easier to access as its traffic booms: Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo launches 'no AI' web extensions for Chrome and Firefox users. Read More From the stage to the future: Where are Startup Battlefield's alumni now?: We wanted to show you what happens after the confetti falls. We checked in with some of our recent alumni, many of whom have sat down with us on Build Mode: The Founder Survival Guide, TechCrunch's podcast for founders at every stage. Read More Strava declares war on scrapers ahead of IPO: Strava will charge a flat monthly fee from developers to access its API. Read More Anthropic files to go public: The company said Monday it has filed confidentially for an IPO. Read More Revolut rolls out services to thousands of users in India ahead of broader launch: The British fintech has built a waitlist of about 450,000 users in India as it prepares for a broader launch. Read More A message from NVIDIA and Microsoft Build to ship in the NVIDIA Builder’s Arcade The NVIDIA Builder’s Arcade is open now through June 5 with daily activities and developer challenges. Enter now and explore Microsoft Build sessions, demos, and more. Join Now Last but Not Least Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers: Hackers stole usernames, hashed passwords, and other data from a service that allowed players to cheat in Grand Theft Auto V. 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