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View this email online in your browser  February 25, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 About 12% of U.S. teens turn to AI for emotional support or advice: General purpose tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok are not designed for this use, making mental health professionals wary. Read More India's AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users: ChatGPT and rivals are testing whether India's massive AI user boom can translate into paying customers as free offers wind down. Read More 3 days left: Save up to $680 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket: Just 3 days left to save up to $680 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket. Offer ends on Friday, February 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Don't miss unparalleled, curated networking and valuable insights from 250+ tech leaders, and discover 300+ breakout innovations. Register now. Read More Be the first to know when news breaks Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox. Sign up for News Alerts! A message from HSBC HSBC CIB Survey Reveals Trade Trends in Tech Sector Tech firms are setting the pace in global trade preparedness, with 91% confident about international growth in the next two years. 79% have made or considered changes to where assembly or processing takes place to mitigate tariffs. Liquidity is a top priority, as 71% have seen an increase in short-term financing to address working capital needs. Download the report Morning Must-Reads Jira's latest update allows AI agents and humans to work side by side: Atlassian is unveiling "agents in Jira" which gives users the ability to assign and manage work given to AI agents the same as humans. Read More Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options: Users will be able to choose from Alexa styles like Brief, Chill or Sweet, Amazon says. Read More Harbinger acquires autonomous driving company Phantom AI: It's the Los Angeles trucking startup's first acquisition — the latest in a series of moves to spin up new revenue streams. Read More Adobe Firefly's video editor can now automatically create a first draft from footage: Adobe Firefly is getting a new feature called Quick Cut that uses AI to edit footage to create a first draft of the final video based on user instructions. Read More Y Combinator grad and AI insurance brokerage Harper raises $47M: Harper is an AI-native insurance brokerage that just raised a $45 million combined Series A and seed, after a member of YC's Winter 2025 cohort. Read More A message from Fidelity Stop Guessing What Fundraising Requires Cap table. Pitch deck. Investor updates. Diligence. The Fundraise-Ready Startup Kit equips you with the core materials founders can use to raise with confidence. Download the Kit  Last but Not Least Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio, study shows: Recent findings also show that video podcasting -- while popular -- is not necessarily replacing audio shows. 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