Saudi prince buys 5% stake in Lucid Motors

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View this email online in your browser  July 28, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Saudi prince buys 5% stake in Lucid Motors: The investment comes after speculation that Saudi Arabia may take Lucid Motors private -- which the EV maker has denied. Read More Sam Altman is ready to decelerate: His change of position comes after "the first security incident that I have felt very viscerally." Read More Data centers may face temporary power cuts to prevent blackouts on largest US grid: The decision arrives as the breakneck pace of data center construction has grid operators scrambling to generate power. Read More Afternoon Must-Reads HBO Max embraces vertical video with a new 'Shorts' feed: HBO Max, like other streaming platforms, is rethinking content discovery as large libraries are making it hard for viewers to find something to watch and as audiences become accustomed to short-form content on platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels. Read More These App Store hidden gems prove there’s still room for great software in the AI era: Despite predictions that AI agents could make traditional apps obsolete, developers are shipping new software faster than ever. From smarter bookmarking tools and neighborhood marketplaces to digital pen pals and nature journals, here are the latest App Store finds worth adding to your Home Screen. Read More Fish Audio raises $52M seed to build AI voice models for creators and enterprises: Since launching last year, the startup today has more than 8 million people using the open source or hosted version of its models, and now generates annual recurring revenue of $21 million. Read More The robot NASA hired to lift a orbital telescope is tumbling out of control: According to NASA, two of the three reaction wheels that control the spacecraft's alignment have failed, and there are problems with one of the spacecraft's thruster systems. Read More MCP startup Runlayer accuses Rippling of stealing its product idea: Runlayer is suing Rippling after Rippling evaluated the startup's MCP gateway product and then opted to build one itself. Read More A message from ThoughtSpot Who’s leading analytics and BI in 2026? Gartner evaluated every analytics platform so you don't have to. See why ThoughtSpot was named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Analytics and BI. Read full report Last but Not Least Elon Musk's X Money app is rolling out in the US: Users get an X Visa debit card, which they can immediately add to Apple Pay and use to make instant peer-to-peer transfers within the app without fees or limits. 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

Fish Audio raises $50M seed to build AI voice models for creators and enterprises

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View this email online in your browser  July 28, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Fish Audio raises $50M seed to build AI voice models for creators and enterprises: Since launching last year, the startup today has more than 8 million people using the open-source or hosted version of its models, and now generates annual recurring revenue of $21 million. Read More Granola launches an Apple Watch app: Granola debutes an Apple Watch app for in-person notetaking Read More Elon Musk's X Money app is rolling out in the U.S.: The app is currently available to X Premium and Premium+ subscribers in the U.S. Read More A message from General Compute General Compute is making a $300m bet against the GPU General Compute raised $15m to build the world's first ASIC cloud. By removing the GPU bottleneck, it runs frontier LLMs up to 16x faster than standard GPU clouds. ASIC silicon is also far more energy efficient, so it deploys in air-cooled data centers, making growth and expansion dramatically easier. Learn more here Morning Must-Reads PSA: Your Claude shared chats and Artifacts may have ended up on Google: The issue appears to have originated from Claude’s “share chat” feature, which allows users to create links that enable anyone with the assigned URL view a conversation or project. Read More Recursive Superintelligence signs $410 compute deal with Amazon: Recursive’s $400 million outlay represents the bulk of the company’s fundraising to date. Read More Apple launches 'Upgrade' device leasing program in partnership with Klarna: Leasing prices start at $17.99 per month for iPhone, $11.99 for Apple Watch, $24.99 for Mac, and $11.99 for iPad. Read More Microsoft launches its first cybersecurity model, plus a new agentic cybersecurity system: Microsoft bolstered its AI cybersecurity offerings this week with the launch of its first AI security model and a new security platform. Read More As rivals chase acquisitions, Peacock bets on bundles through a new deal with YouTube: The deal means content will be integrated into the YouTube experience, allowing viewers to discover and watch Peacock content without leaving the platform. Read More Last but Not Least Anthropic's Dario Amodei responds: doesn't oppose open-weight models, but fears Chinese AI: Anthropic founder and CEO Dario Amodei made his views clear about open-weight models and China's growing AI capabilities. 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