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TechCrunch Oct 21, 2026

Blacksmith hits unicorn valuation after Sequoia leads Series C

Blacksmith, a platform that lets companies build and test AI code more effectively, just announced a $66 million…

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TechCrunch Oct 21, 2026

Waymo starts offering rides at the Las Vegas airport

Waymo only just started offering rides to the public in Las Vegas in September but is already serving a 24-square-mile…

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TechCrunch Oct 21, 2026

Foursquare co-founder says equity holders saw no returns from the company’s acquisition

Foursquare raised $411 million in funding according to PitchBook data, but its equity holders saw no returns from its…

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TechCrunch Oct 21, 2026

AI promises productivity, but for managers, it’s mostly a headache for now

More than 50% of managers say they're finding it harder to evaluate employees' work after adopting AI, according to a…

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TechCrunch Oct 21, 2026

Heat pump tech is 170 years old — Pascal thinks it’s time for an update

Refrigerants startup Pascal has a new take on heat pump and cooling tech using a sponge-like material that promises to…

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TechCrunch Oct 21, 2026

Mach9 raises $34M after pivoting to AI CAD software

The startup initially set out to build better, faster, and cheaper surveying hardware in 2021.

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TechCrunch Oct 20, 2026

Anthropic pitches AI safety bill that may block a model if 50+ people could be killed

The proposed policy seems to offer protections against AI running amok but actually forbids federal agencies from…

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TechCrunch Oct 20, 2026

SpaceX and Tesla boards form special committees to review merger

Elon Musk likes the idea but says he is not on either committee, which is made up of independent directors.

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