OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician

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View this email online in your browser  September 08, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician: There is a $1 million bounty for the first person providing a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem. Read More Meta debuts its Muse AI agent. Will consumers trust it?: Meta's new personal AI agent Muse wants access to users' email, calendars, payments, health services, and more — making the company's biggest consumer AI bet yet a major test of whether people still trust Meta with their data. Read More How to watch Apple's foldable iPhone announcement: Apple's annual iPhone event will stream live on September 9 at 10 a.m. PDT, and we're expecting big news. Read More Afternoon Must-Reads Poseidon Aerospace lands $60M ahead of first pilotless test flight: The startup is trying to rethink the economics of cargo aircraft by removing pilots from the equation entirely. Read More Google’s revived nuclear power plant gets $1.9B loan from US government: Google said it would bring an Iowa nuclear power plant back from the dead. Now the plant's owner is getting a $1.9 billion loan from the U.S. Energy Department. Read More Nuclear startup Bluecore Energy raises $50M seed round, just two months after launch: Bluecore Energy announced Tuesday an oversubscribed $50 million seed round — just months after raising a $10 million pre-seed and coming out of stealth.  Read More Eric Wu's newest company, out of stealth since May, is going after construction's labor crunch: Eric Wu, who built and ran Opendoor before stepping away in 2022, has had his new company, NavigateAI, out of stealth since May — building AI copilots that give construction workers real-time, hands-free guidance through smartphones and Meta's AI glasses, backed by $25 million from Elad Gil, Khosla Ventures, and Lennar to tackle a labor shortage severe enough that data center projects alone now need 4,000 to 5,000 workers apiece. Read More A hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it: The latest heist is one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency to date. 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 Stoke Space raises another billion to rival SpaceX at re-flying rockets: Stoke has "completed the initial closing" of a $1B Series E round intended to help it reach orbit and prepare a new, larger rocket for operations. 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

A secret new Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns Telluride

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View this email online in your browser  September 08, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 A secret new Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns Telluride: Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary, "You Can See Everything," stunned Telluride audiences Sunday night with its generous access to the Theranos founder. Read More Poseidon Aerospace lands $60M ahead of first pilotless test flight: The startup is trying to rethink the economics of cargo aircraft by removing pilots from the equation entirely. Read More TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla Cybercab hits the road — and a snag: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. 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 A hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it: The latest heist is one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency to date. Read More What we expect from the upcoming Apple launch: While Apple's first foldable iPhone Ultra will headline the September 9 launch, we're also expecting news about AirPods and HomePods. Read More Let’s take a look at the retro tech making a comeback: Boom boxes, instant cameras, and even landlines are making a comeback. Here are the coolest retro-inspired devices available. Read More Eric Wu's newest company, out of stealth since May, is going after construction's labor crunch: Eric Wu, who built and ran Opendoor before stepping away in 2022, has had his new company, NavigateAI, out of stealth since May — building AI copilots that give construction workers real-time, hands-free guidance through smartphones and Meta's AI glasses, backed by $25 million from Elad Gil, Khosla Ventures, and Lennar to tackle a labor shortage severe enough that data center projects alone now need 4,000 to 5,000 workers apiece. Read More Travis Kalanick’s Atoms might be getting into the robotaxi business: The Uber founder has said that Atoms will allow him to complete "unfinished business." 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 Nuclear startup Bluecore Energy raises $50M seed round, just two months after launch: Bluecore Energy announced Tuesday an oversubscribed $50 million seed round — just months after raising a $10 million pre-seed and coming out of stealth.  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