Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco

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View this email online in your browser  April 14, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco: Uber employees can now hail a Lucid robotaxi as part of the testing. Read More Amazon to buy Globalstar for $11.57B in bid to flesh out its satellite biz: Amazon on Tuesday agreed to buy satellite company Globalstar, known for powering Apple's "Emergency SOS" feature, for $11.57 billion in cash. Read More An Amazon warehouse worker died on the job at Oregon facility: Though Amazon has faced issues with warehouse safety, the company said that the death was not work related. 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 TechCrunch Events Limited tickets left: StrictlyVC San Francisco StrictlyVC kicks off the series in SF on April 30. Be in the room for unfiltered fireside chats on fundraising and AI accuracy with industry leaders like Forum AI founder Campbell Brown, Replit co-founder Amjad Masad, and more. Make high-value connections that actually move the needle. Tickets are limited. Register Now Morning Must-Reads OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro: The acquisition indicates a capability that OpenAI is building into ChatGPT: financial planning. Read More How vibe coding app Anything is rebuilding after getting booted from the App Store twice: Anything is planning to launch a desktop companion app to aid mobile app development after its App Store removal. Read More Lucid Motors names new CEO, lands more money from Uber and Saudis: The search for a new CEO, which lasted over a year following the sudden resignation of Peter Rawlinson, is finally over. Read More Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent: The new features would be geared toward enterprise customers, with better security controls than the famously risky open source OpenClaw agent. Read More Adobe fixes PDF zero-day security bug that hackers have exploited for months: It's not clear how many people were compromised by this hacking campaign, but a security researcher said the hackers were targeting victims since at least November 2025. Read More A message from Eight Sleep One bed, two climates. Couples, meet dual-zone The Pod by Eight Sleep fits on any bed and lets each side set independent temperatures from 55°F to 110°F. Hot sleeper married to someone who's always cold? Problem solved. Each person gets their ideal sleep environment without compromise. Use code TECHCRUNCH for up to $350 off. Shop the Pod Last but Not Least Thousands of rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive -- listen now: Chicago-based music superfan Aadam Jacobs has been recording the concerts he goes to since the 1980s, amassing an archive of over 10,000 tapes. 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

Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers' data

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View this email online in your browser  April 13, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers' data: The travel giant notified customers that their personal data, including names, email addresses, and phone numbers, may have been accessed in a security incident. Read More Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else: Stanford’s latest AI Index shows a widening gap between experts and the public, with rising anxiety over jobs, healthcare, and the economy. Read More Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent: The new features would be geared toward enterprise customers, with better security controls than the famously risky open source OpenClaw agent. 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 Eight Sleep 34% more deep sleep. No effort required Deep sleep is when your body physically repairs itself including muscle recovery, immune function, and hormone regulation. The Pod by Eight Sleep adjusts temperature in real time based on your biometrics, delivering 34% more deep sleep automatically. Use code TECHCRUNCH for up to $350 off. Shop the Pod Afternoon Must-Reads Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco: Uber employees can now hail a Lucid robotaxi as part of the testing. Read More FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims: Cybercriminals allegedly used the W3LL phishing kit to target more than 17,000 victims worldwide, stealing their passwords and multi-factor authentication codes. Read More Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans: Slate Auto's latest funding round was led by existing investor TWG Global, a firm run by LA Dodgers owner Mark Walter. Read More The largest orbital compute cluster is open for business: Kepler Communications is flying 40 GPUs in Earth orbit. And its latest customer is Sophia Space. Read More Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch signals IPO readiness as AI agents fuel revenue surge: While many startups founded prior to the emergence of ChatGPT are struggling to position themselves for the AI era, Vercel, a 10-year-old dev tool and website hosting platform, is benefiting from the explosion of AI-generated apps and agents. Read More A message from TechCrunch Events Limited tickets left: StrictlyVC San Francisco StrictlyVC kicks off the series in SF on April 30. Be in the room for unfiltered fireside chats on fundraising and AI accuracy with industry leaders like Forum AI founder Campbell Brown, Replit co-founder Amjad Masad, and more. Make high-value connections that actually move the needle. Tickets are limited. Register Now Last but Not Least Apple reportedly testing four designs for upcoming smart glasses: These glasses are a step back from an ambitious plan that once called for Apple to launch a variety of mixed and augmented reality devices. 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