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		<title>Financial risk management platform Pillar raises $20M seed in round led by a16z</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/financial-risk-management-platform-pillar-raises-20m-seed-in-round-led-by-a16z/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic-Madori Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pillar's investors include a16z, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, Crucible Capital and Gallery Ventures. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>In just a couple weeks, StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/join-the-first-strictlyvc-of-2026-in-sf-with-leaders-from-tdk-ventures-and-replits-co-founder/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The first StrictlyVC of the year will be coming to San Francisco before you know it.

There are still a few tickets available to join us and our stacked speaker lineup April 30, so register today!]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Google brings its Gemini Personal Intelligence feature to India</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/google-brings-its-gemini-personal-intelligence-feature-to-india/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Mehta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The feature lets users connect Google accounts like Gmail and Photos to get personalized answers. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Adobe fixes PDF zero-day security bug that hackers have exploited for months</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/adobe-fixes-pdf-zero-day-security-bug-that-hackers-have-exploited-for-months/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zack Whittaker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's not clear how many people were compromised by this hacking campaign, but a security researcher said the hackers were targeting victims since at least November 2025.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tesla adds &#8216;streaks,&#8217; other stats to track how often drivers use Full Self-Driving software</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/tesla-adds-streaks-and-other-stats-to-track-how-often-drivers-use-full-self-driving-software/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tesla has also made it easy to subscribe to the advanced driver assistance system.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Instacart acquires Instaleap to expand its enterprise platform internationally</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/instacart-acquires-instaleap-to-expand-its-enterprise-platform-internationally/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisha Malik]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The acquisition will allow the company to expand its business into international markets without needing to launch a delivery network in those regions. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How vibe-coding app Anything is rebuilding after getting booted from the App Store twice</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/how-vibe-coding-app-anything-is-rebuilding-after-getting-booted-from-the-app-store-twice/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Mehta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Anything is planning to launch a desktop companion app to aid mobile app development after its App Store removal. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Amazon to buy Globalstar for $11.57B in bid to flesh out its satellite biz</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/amazon-to-buy-globalstar-for-11-57b-in-bid-to-flesh-out-its-satellite-biz/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ram Iyer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amazon on Tuesday agreed to buy satellite company Globalstar, known for powering Apple's "Emergency SOS" feature, for $11.57 billion in cash.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lucid Motors names new CEO, lands more money from Uber and Saudis</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/lucid-motors-names-new-ceo-lands-more-money-from-uber-and-saudis/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean O'Kane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[electric vehicles]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The search for a new CEO, which lasted over a year following the sudden resignation of Peter Rawlinson, is finally over. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Inertia moves to commercialize one of the world’s most elaborate science experiments</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/inertia-moves-to-commercialize-one-of-the-worlds-most-elaborate-science-experiments/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim De Chant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Inertia has signed three agreements with the Lawrence Livermore National Lab, paving the way for the company to bring its pioneering fusion reactor to market.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>An Amazon warehouse worker died on the job at Oregon facility</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/an-amazon-warehouse-worker-died-on-the-job-at-oregon-facility/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Silberling]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Though Amazon has faced issues with warehouse safety, the company said that the death was not work related.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/openai-has-bought-ai-personal-finance-startup-hiro/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Bort]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The acquisition indicates a capability that OpenAI is building into ChatGPT: financial planning.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/uber-nuro-san-francisco-testing-premium-robotaxi-service/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Uber employees can now hail a Lucid robotaxi as part of the testing. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Microsoft is officially killing its Outlook Lite app next month</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/microsoft-is-officially-killing-its-outlook-lite-app-next-month/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisha Malik]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Launched in 2022, Outlook Lite is a lightweight version of the regular Outlook app, designed for Android phones with limited storage and regions with slower internet connections. The app had already been scheduled for retirement.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Thousands of rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive &#8212; listen now</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/thousands-of-rare-concert-recordings-are-landing-on-the-internet-archive-listen-now/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Silberling]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Media & Entertainment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chicago-based music superfan Aadam Jacobs has been recording the concerts he goes to since the 1980s, amassing an archive of over 10,000 tapes.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>IBM pays $17M fine to end DOJ suit over DEI programs</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/ibm-pays-17m-fine-to-end-doj-suit-over-dei-programs/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic-Madori Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[IBM entered into a $17 million settlement agreement on Friday with the U.S. DOJ over allegations that it engaged in “illegal DEI practices.” ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/microsoft-is-working-on-yet-another-openclaw-like-agent/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Bort]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The new features would be geared toward enterprise customers, with better security controls than the famously risky open source OpenClaw agent.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/stanford-report-highlights-growing-disconnect-between-ai-insiders-and-everyone-else/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Stanford’s latest AI Index shows a widening gap between experts and the public, with rising anxiety over jobs, healthcare, and the economy.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/fbi-announces-takedown-of-phishing-operation-that-targeted-thousands-of-victims/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cybercriminals allegedly used the W3LL phishing kit to target more than 17,000 victims worldwide, stealing their passwords and multi-factor authentication codes. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers&#8217; data</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/booking-com-confirms-hackers-accessed-customers-data/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The travel giant notified customers that their personal data, including names, email addresses, and phone numbers, may have been accessed in a security incident. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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