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		<title>Anthropic releases Opus 5.5 with lower prices and Fable-level performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Stolen passwords are exposing America&#8217;s water providers to hackers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Researchers say another looming threat hangs over some of America's most important critical infrastructure.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Noble Carbon will show how it’s making EV charger installs painless at TechCrunch Disrupt</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim De Chant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Noble Carbon has developed a smart circuit breaker that allows households to electrify without the pain of a main panel upgrade.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Five AI safety sessions every founder should have on their TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 agenda</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, five sessions across the AI Stage and Real World AI Stage cover AI safety, featuring leaders from Anthropic, NVIDIA, AWS, Waabi, and more. Register now to save up to $200 before Sept 25.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>AstroForge is putting AI in command of its next spacecraft</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Fernholz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Autonomy-1 will have a small, transformer-based AI model taking charge of a space probe. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Aaron Edsinger brings Hello Robot’s Stretch 4 to life onstage</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/techcrunch-disrupt-2026-aaron-edsinger-brings-hello-robots-stretch-4-to-life-onstage/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TechCrunch Events]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hello Robot CEO and co-founder Aaron Edsinger will bring Stretch 4 for a live demo on the Real World AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to save up to $200, plus get a second pass at 50% off.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Exhibit tables added: One last chance to showcase your startup at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/exhibitor-program-reopened-book-by-sept-30/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TechCrunch Events]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We have reopened our exhibitor program for 1 more week. Book your exhibit table by September 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT and showcase your startup in front of 10,000+ founders, investors, and tech leaders at SF's Moscone West from October 13-15.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TikTok&#8217;s US arm joins Lantern, a cross-platform child safety initiative</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/tiktoks-us-arm-joins-lantern-a-cross-platform-child-safety-initiative/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Silberling]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eight months after establishing a U.S.-based joint venture, TikTok is getting on board fellow platforms to support industrywide child safety work.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>4 days to save up to $200: Reason 2 of 5 to be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/4-days-to-save-up-to-200-reason-2-of-5-to-be-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TechCrunch Events]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, plus 50% off a second pass before prices increase on September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register today.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Singapore’s Nexstrom wants to bring 2D semiconductors to chip fabs</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/singapores-nexstrom-wants-to-bring-2d-semiconductors-to-chip-fabs/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Park]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Singapore-based Nexstrom has raised new funding to develop equipment that could help chipmakers manufacture 2D semiconductor materials at scale.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy bets these 21 startups will shape energy’s future</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/bill-gates-breakthrough-energy-bets-these-21-startups-will-shape-energys-future/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim De Chant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[To the investors at Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy, the coming wave of electrification will make data center energy demands look quaint by comparison. Here's how they're preparing.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Everyone can find a reason to dislike data center construction</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/everyone-can-find-a-reason-to-dislike-data-center-construction/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Fernholz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Inside two years of fraught AI data center debates in Pennsylvania. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nscale’s IPO will test Wall Street&#8217;s appetite for concentrated AI bets once again</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marina Temkin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The British AI data center developer depends on tech giants Microsoft and Anthropic for most of its revenue.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Meta deal will help plastics recycling startup MacroCycle build its first factory</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/meta-deal-will-help-plastics-recycling-startup-macrocycle-build-its-first-factory/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim De Chant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Meta is giving plastic recycling a boost in a new deal with startup MacroCycle, which is building its first commercial plant.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Morphotonics raises €40M to expand its display tech into data centers</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/morphotonics-raises-e40m-as-it-tk-tk-tk-t/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Mehta, Dominic-Madori Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deep tech company Morphotonics raises €40M from investors including 3M Ventures, Innovation Industries, BOM, and Invest-NL. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The man who built Apple&#8217;s stores doesn&#8217;t buy Silicon Valley&#8217;s bet on AI shopping</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/the-man-who-built-apples-stores-doesnt-buy-silicon-valleys-bet-on-ai-shopping/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jagmeet Singh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Apple Store architect Ron Johnson says Apple's secret sauce has always been its people.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>OpenAI forms math advisory group as its AI resolves more than 100 open problems</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/openai-forms-math-advisory-group-as-its-ai-resolves-more-than-100-open-problems/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aditya Mehta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The group won't be given leeway to slow down or redirect OpenAI's ongoing mathematical research.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Discover what’s next: 5 days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/discover-whats-next-5-days-left-to-save-up-to-200-on-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Barrera]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Five days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass + 50% off a second one. Join 10,000+ founders, investors, and operators at San Francisco’s Moscone West, October 13-15. Grab your ticket savings before prices go up on September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Meta&#8217;s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/metas-muse-is-outpacing-chatgpts-early-mobile-launch/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Meta’s new AI agent Muse has racked up more downloads and daily active users in the U.S. and Canada than ChatGPT did over the same period after its mobile debut, according to new estimates from Appfigures.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kairos Power gets up to $100M from Samsung group to build nuclear reactor for Google</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/kairos-power-gets-up-to-100m-from-samsung-group-to-build-nuclear-reactor-for-google/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim De Chant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Future Google supplier Kairos Power inked a deal with Samsung C&#038;T to help build its first 50-megawatt nuclear power plant.]]></description>
		
		
		
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