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Microsoft tests fix for latest hours-long Outlook outage: Microsoft says it's testing a fix for the widespread Outlook issues that have led to email delays and failures. Read More

Ryan Breslow is raising up to $27M in pay-to-play bridge funding to save Bolt: The controversial founder of the checkout startup once valued at $11 billion is putting in $5 million of his own money. Read More

Tim Cook's parting message: Apple is in the hands of a product builder: Tim Cook’s farewell memo to Apple employees offers a glimpse at how he wants John Ternus to be seen: as a product builder with deep experience across the iPhone, Mac, AirPods, and other major hardware lines. Read More

Afternoon Must-Reads

MapQuest's app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario: MapQuest is getting an unexpected boost from its decision to defy President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario. Read More

Apple's top App Store exec, Phil Schiller, follows wave of exits as CEO Tim Cook steps down: The longtime executive won't be leaving Apple just yet but staff at the company say it's a step closer to Schiller retiring. Read More

Hackers claim millions of patient records stolen during data breach at healthcare giant McKesson: The company, which distributes medicines and medical devices to hospitals and healthcare practices across the U.S., said it was hacked and expects intermittent service degradation. Read More

Apply now to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Apply before September 4 to be a part of the TechCrunch Disrupt community by hosting your own Side Event. Read More

Harvard Law dropout raises $6M for Blue Voice to build a 'Harvey for police officers': Blue Voice is trained on department-specific laws, local ordinances, protocols, and guidelines that general-purpose AI tools can't access on the public internet. Read More

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Last but Not Least

FTC accuses Amazon of running a ‘secret ad surcharge scheme’ in new lawsuit: Amazon is facing a new lawsuit from the FTC and 22 states for allegedly secretly charging businesses more for advertising. Read More