Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure, US agencies warn

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View this email online in your browser  April 07, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure, US agencies warn: A joint FBI, NSA, and CISA advisory warns that Iranian hackers have "escalated" their tactics in response to the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran. Read More Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers to steal passwords: Fancy Bear, also known as APT28, has taken over thousands of residential home routers to steal passwords and authentication tokens in a wide-ranging espionage operation. Read More Anthropic debuts preview of powerful new AI model Mythos in new cybersecurity initiative: The new model will be used by a small number of high-profile companies to engage in defensive cybersecurity work. 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. Register Now! 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 Chrome finally adds a better way to deal with too many open tabs: Google Chrome's latest update brings vertical tabs and a cleaner Reading Mode to help manage cluttered browsing. Read More Hate jump scares? This app warns you before they happen: The app uses iPhone Live Activities to alert you when scary scenes are about to happen, while also tracking what to watch and where to stream it. Read More VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B to back — and build — ‘physical AI’ startups: Eclipse will put some of that money towards incubating, or building startups. Read More Hermeus raises $350M to build unmanned hypersonic fighters: The defense aviation startup is coming off two successful flight demonstrations, and with the next one, it's aiming to go supersonic. Read More Apple's foldable iPhone is on track to launch in September, report says: The news follows a report from Nikkei Asia on Tuesday that raised concerns the company’s foldable iPhone could be delayed due to challenges during the phone’s engineering test phase. Read More A message from Deck Computer use agents built for production Most agents fall apart the moment they hit a real login screen, an MFA prompt, or a tool with no API. Deck handles all of it out of the box. Automate real tasks, in real software, in production — not just demos. Try It Free Last but Not Least 4 days left to save close to $500 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 passes: Four days left to save up to $482 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket. These low rates will disappear on April 10 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register now. 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

Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline

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View this email online in your browser  April 07, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline: Google's new offline-first dictation app uses Gemma AI models to take on the apps like Wispr Flow. Read More Hermeus raises $350M to build autonomous hypersonic fighters: The defense aviation startup is coming off two successful flight demonstrations, and with the next one, it's aiming to go supersonic. Read More 4 days left to save close to $500 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 passes: 4 days left to save up to $482 on your TechCrunch disrupt 2026 ticket. These low rates will disappear on April 10 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here. 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. Register Now! A message from Framer Launch your company's website in minutes Framer helps teams design, build, and launch their marketing sites lightning fast. With the ability to publish hundreds of CMS pages in a single click, operate at a global scale with seamless localization, and even host unified content across multiple domains, teams have never been able to ship faster. Trusted by companies like Miro, Bilt, and Zapier. Join Framer Today Morning Must-Reads Picsart now lets creators make money from their designs: The program invites creators to create original content with Picsart tools for a specific campaign, share it on their social channels, and earn revenue based on how their audience engages. Read More AI startup Rocket offers vibe McKinsey-style reports at a fraction of the cost: Rocket's new AI platform combines strategy, product building, and competitive intelligence, aiming to move beyond code generation. Read More A teenage Minecraft YouTuber raised $1,234,567 for a meme prediction market called Giggles. It broke me.: Justin Jin’s company Giggles – which he describes as “putting a trading app and TikTok together” – started as a joke. Read More OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund : Zero Shot, a new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI, is aiming to raise $100 million for its first fund. It has already written some checks. Read More Trump administration plans to cut cybersecurity agency's budget by $700 million: The budget proposal would force CISA to operate with a significantly lower budget than previous years, citing the government's claims that the election misinformation programs were used to "target the President." 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 Last but Not Least Why a former AirPods engineer is now building heat pumps: Merino Energy has simplified the heat pump dramatically in a quest to make them cheaper and easier to install. 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