TechCrunch Top 3

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

Amazon's new satellite network for mobile phones could turn up the heat on SpaceX: Amazon is expanding its plans for providing satellite connectivity to mobile phones. Read More

Antares raises $470M to build nuclear reactors for the US military: Antares has raised $470 million to build small modular reactors — 100 kW to 1 MW — for U.S. Air Force bases. Read More

Afternoon Must-Reads

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

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

Enigma raises $71M to make controlling a robot as easy as adjusting the volume: The massive seed round was led by Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital, with participation from Sarah Guo's Conviction Partners. Read More

Europe got its own TBPN-style live show, and everyone’s angling for a guest spot: On Monday, the network announced a $1.6 million seed round from top players in the media ecosystem, including Powerhouse Capital, Axel Springer SE (which owns Business Insider and Politico), the popular media publication LADbible, and angel investors from OpenAI and DeepMind. With this fresh capital, the network is announcing its largest expansion yet. Read More

OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach has reignited the debate over alignment and control: OpenAI's Hugging Face breach has reignited debate over AI alignment and control, exposing competing views on whether increasingly capable AI should be better aligned, better contained, or both. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence partners with Nvidia to scale its AI research: After two years in stealth, Safe Superintelligence has announced a long-term partnership with Nvidia as it prepares to scale to its next phase. Read More