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View this email online in your browser  March 04, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Who needs data centers in space when they can float offshore?: Offshore wind developer Aikido will deploy a small data center beneath a floating offshore wind turbine later this year. Read More A suite of government hacking tools targeting iPhones is now being used by cybercriminals: Security researchers say exploits used by governments to hack into iPhones have been found to be used by cybercriminals. They warned of an emerging market for "secondhand" exploits. Read More Alibaba's Qwen tech lead steps down after major AI push: Reactions rippled through Alibaba's Qwen team after tech lead Junyang Lin stepped down following a major model launch. 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. Sign up! A message from LILT AI See Multilingual AI in Action: Platform Tour Take a guided look inside LILT's AI-native platform, where adaptive AI and human expertise seamlessly unite. Watch this video to see how teams streamline workflows, ensure brand voice fidelity, and deliver multilingual content faster than ever. Watch Video Morning Must-Reads Meet the MacBook Neo, Apple's colorful answer to the Chromebook, starting at $599: Apple is offering the MacBook Neo at a more affordable price point by using an A18 Pro chip, which is used in the iPhone 16 Pro. Read More Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion: A father is suing Google and Alphabet, alleging its Gemini chatbot reinforced his son's delusional belief it was his AI wife and coached him toward suicide and a planned airport attack. Read More TikTok down for some in US, thanks to second Oracle outage since sale: TikTok experienced a similar outage just days after ByteDance divested the app's U.S. operations. Read More Claude Code rolls out a voice mode capability: Anthropic is stepping up its game in the AI coding space with the rollout of Voice Mode in Claude Code. Read More Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices: Some AI founders are using a novel valuation mechanism to manufacture unicorn status. Read More A message from Snyk Agentic security for AI-powered software AI-native applications are dynamic, unpredictable, and moving at machine speed. Evo by Snyk introduces a new era of "agentic security"—using specialized AI agents to discover, test, and protect your AI ecosystem. Meet Evo Last but Not Least Eight Sleep raises $50M at $1.5B valuation: Eight Sleep said it was free-cash-flow positive in 2025, and plans to use the new funding for new products, global expansions, and clinical validation. 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