BuzzFeed debuts AI slop apps in bid for new revenue

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View this email online in your browser  March 17, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 BuzzFeed debuts AI slop apps in bid for new revenue: BuzzFeed unveiled new AI-powered social apps at SXSW, but its demos drew muted reactions. Read More Apple rolls out first 'background security' update for iPhones, iPads, and Macs to fix Safari bug: Apple's first-ever "background security improvement" fixes a vulnerability in its Safari browser running its latest software. Read More The Pentagon is developing alternatives to Anthropic, report says: After their dramatic falling-out, it doesn't seem as though Anthropic and the Pentagon are getting back together. Read More Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum. Sign up! A message from UK Office for Investment UK Quantum – Enhancing trading data Quantum computing has the potential to reshape financial services, from risk management to data analysis. HSBC and IBM have demonstrated this through a hybrid-quantum approach to European corporate bond trading. This revealed complex patterns in noisy financial data, and a 34% improvement in predicting winning customer trade inquiries. Learn More Afternoon Must-Reads AI's 'boys' club' could widen the wealth gap for women, says Rana el Kaliouby: AI investor Rana el Kaliouby warns that if women are shut out of AI funding and leadership, the consequences will be grim. Read More MacBook Neo, AirPods Max 2, iPhone 17e, and everything else Apple announced this month: From a new iPhone to a budget-friendly MacBook, Apple announced a series of new products this week. Read More Amazon adds 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in the US: The e-commerce giant is making more than 90,000 items available via this new delivery system. If an item can be delivered to a user within one or three hours, they'll see a label saying so next to that item on the Amazon app. Read More Stryker says it's restoring systems after pro-Iran hackers wiped thousands of employee devices: The hack, which brought ongoing widespread disruption to the company's operations, is thought to be the first major cyberattack in the United States in response to the Trump administration's war in Iran. Read More Gecko Robotics lands the largest US Navy robotics deal yet: Gecko Robotics inked a five-year deal to help the U.S. Navy monitor and predict needed maintenance on its fleet of ships. 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.  Download the Kit  You missed these chats from Disrupt: Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens. Watch on Cheddar.com Watch on Streaming Last but Not Least OpenAI expands government footprint with AWS deal, report says: OpenAI has reportedly signed a partnership with AWS to sell its AI systems to the U.S. government for classified and unclassified work, marking an expansion beyond its Pentagon deal last month. 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

Nvidia's version of OpenClaw could solve its biggest problem: security

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View this email online in your browser  March 17, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Nvidia's version of OpenClaw could solve its biggest problem: security: Nvidia announced an open enterprise AI agent platform, called NemoClaw, that is built off of viral OpenClaw. Read More MacBook Neo, AirPods Max 2, iPhone 17e, and everything else Apple announced this month: From a new iPhone to a budget-friendly MacBook, Apple announced a series of new products this week. Read More Elon Musk's xAI faces child porn lawsuit from minors Grok allegedly undressed: The three plaintiffs are seeking to represent anyone who had real images of them as a minor altered into sexual content by Grok. Read More Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum. Sign up! 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. Download the Kit Morning Must-Reads Jensen Huang just put Nvidia's Blackwell and Vera Rubin sales projections into the $1 trillion stratosphere: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he expects $1 trillion worth of orders for the chips. Read More Amazon adds 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in the US: Amazon Prime subscribers will be charged $9.99 for one-hour delivery and $4.99 for three-hour delivery. If you don't have a Prime subscription, you'll pay $19.99 for one-hour delivery and $14.99 for three-hour delivery. Read More Gecko Robotics lands the largest U.S. Navy robotics deal yet: Gecko Robotics inked a five-year deal to help the U.S. Navy monitor and predict needed maintenance on its fleet of ships. Read More Warren presses Pentagon over decision to grant xAI access to classified networks: Sen. Elizabeth Warren noted that Grok, xAI's controversial chatbot, has created harmful outputs for users and poses a potential national security risk. Read More Picsart now allows creators to 'hire' AI assistants through agent marketplace: Picsart's AI agent marketplace will launch with four agents, then add more agents each week. Read More A message from Stripe Complimentary pass to Sessions with code s26techcrunch100 Join Stripe at Sessions 2026—the internet economy conference—happening April 29–30 in San Francisco. Join fellow business leaders, founders, and developers to explore the latest in financial technology, global commerce, and strategies for growth. Register with code s26techcrunch100 for a complimentary pass. Register Now Last but Not Least SEC eyes shift to twice-yearly earnings reports: The SEC is working on a proposal to allow public companies to release earnings reports twice a year instead of quarterly, per the WSJ.  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