{"topic":"tech","count":30,"items":[{"title":"Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/stripe-will-reportedly-acquire-ai-gateway-startup-openrouter-for-7b/","summary":"OpenRouter's CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.","time":"Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:57:04 +0000","source":"TechCrunch"},{"title":"Why people aren&#8217;t buying Mark Zuckerberg’s AI future","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/why-people-arent-buying-mark-zuckerbergs-ai-future/","summary":"On the latest episode of Equity podcast, we discuss why not everyone is buying Zuckerberg’s vision.","time":"Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:32:01 +0000","source":"TechCrunch"},{"title":"Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/anthropic-ceo-says-ai-backlash-is-fundamentally-a-crisis-of-trust/","summary":"Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he's been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI.","time":"Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:53:51 +0000","source":"TechCrunch"},{"title":"TechCrunch Mobility: The shifting flight path of electric air taxis","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/techcrunch-mobility-the-shifting-flight-path-of-electric-air-taxis/","summary":"Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.","time":"Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:04:00 +0000","source":"TechCrunch"},{"title":"Woman claims her stepfather used Grok to transform childhood photo into explicit imagery","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/woman-claims-her-stepfather-used-grok-to-transform-childhood-photo-into-explicit-imagery/","summary":"The woman claimed that AI tools are \"taking everyday life and turning it into child sexual abuse.\"","time":"Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:29:19 +0000","source":"TechCrunch"},{"title":"Anthropic shares more details about how Claude’s new watermarks will work","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/anthropic-shares-more-details-about-how-claudes-new-watermarks-will-work/","summary":"How will the watermarking actually work? 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And how does this affect code?","time":"Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:58:39 +0000","source":"TechCrunch"},{"title":"SpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/spacex-officially-closes-its-cursor-acquisition/","summary":"AI coding startup Cursor is now officially a part of SpaceX.","time":"Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000","source":"TechCrunch"},{"title":"How to tell if your AI platforms’ accounts have been hacked","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/how-to-tell-if-your-ai-platforms-accounts-have-been-hacked/","summary":"A guide on how to check if hackers have broken into your accounts on the most popular AI platforms.","time":"Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:10:00 +0000","source":"TechCrunch"},{"title":"Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/every-fusion-startup-that-has-raised-over-100m/","summary":"Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.","time":"Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:15:20 +0000","source":"TechCrunch"},{"title":"Talks to sell PayPal to Stripe and Advent are heating up","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/talks-to-sell-paypal-to-stripe-and-advent-are-heating-up/","summary":"PayPal is still reportedly negotiating a potential sale to Stripe and private equity firm Advent, as the fintech firm's new CEO attempts to turn the company around.","time":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:43:24 +0000","source":"TechCrunch"},{"title":"Hayden Panetierre Dies at 36","url":"https://abcnews.com/US/hayden-panettiere-dies-36/story?id=135698473","summary":"Article URL: https://abcnews.com/US/hayden-panettiere-dies-36/story?id=135698473 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49326443 Points: 8 # 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Security teams can use that signal to find shadow MCP traffic, enforce Portal-only access for approved servers, and block direct connections on managed network paths.","time":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:12:12 GMT","source":"Cloudflare Blog"},{"title":"Secure all your internal vibe-coded applications — in one click","url":"https://blog.cloudflare.com/workers-protected-by-access/","summary":"Introducing Cloudflare Access for Workers. 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The biggest change: we no longer email you about certificates Cloudflare issued for your domain, so when an alert lands in your inbox, it's worth a look.","time":"Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT","source":"Cloudflare Blog"},{"title":"Cloudflare DDoS Threat Report H1 2026: 1 Tbps attacks soar as DNS floods and geopolitical tensions drive a new wave","url":"https://blog.cloudflare.com/ddos-threat-report-2026-h1/","summary":"In the first half of 2026, Cloudflare detected a 519% surge in hyper-volumetric DDos attacks across its network. These attacks were driven heavily by DNS and CLDAP reflection vectors. This report breaks down how major geopolitical conflicts reshaped the global cyber threat landscape.","time":"Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT","source":"Cloudflare Blog"},{"title":"Everything we launched during Agents Week","url":"https://blog.cloudflare.com/agents-week-review-august-2026/","summary":"Our latest Agents Week has come to a close. 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Built entirely on Cloudflare's Developer Platform, it turns natural language queries into real, interactive charts.","time":"Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT","source":"Cloudflare Blog"},{"title":"Announcing Cloudflare Ambassadors, Community Engineers, and another $1M in open-source funding","url":"https://blog.cloudflare.com/community-program-refresh/","summary":"We are launching updated community programs, including Cloudflare Ambassadors and Community Engineers, backed by $1M in open-source funding. Learn how we are supporting maintainers and scaling our developer community.","time":"Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT","source":"Cloudflare Blog"}],"updated_at":"2026-08-17T06:23:30.860Z"}