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		<title>SolarSquare in talks to raise up to $60M as India’s rooftop solar market draws major VC interest</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/23/solarsquare-in-talks-to-raise-up-to-60m-as-indias-rooftop-solar-market-draws-major-vc-interest/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jagmeet Singh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 20:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SolarSquare could be valued at up to $500 million in the financing expected to close next month.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/23/you-dont-have-to-click-anything-to-get-hacked-anymore-heres-how-to-fight-back/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Apple, Meta, and Google offer special security modes that provide your devices more secure against targeted spyware attacks. Here are how those modes work, what they do, and how to switch them on.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ferrari is using IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/23/ferrari-is-using-ai-to-create-f1-superfans/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic-Madori Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 15:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[IBM and Scuderia Ferrari HP take TechCrunch inside how they are redefining the fan experience. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nuclear startup Deep Fission says it’s going public, again, and I have questions</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/23/nuclear-startup-deep-fission-says-its-going-public-again-and-i-have-questions/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim De Chant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 14:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deep Fission is seeking an IPO that could raise $157 million, though investors may have trouble buying the nuclear startup's story.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth)</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/23/elon-musk-has-given-up-on-solar-power-on-earth/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim De Chant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Elon Muks's xAI has gone all in on natural gas, while SpaceX is obsessed with orbital data centers. What happened to the "solar-electric economy" he promised?]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Peec, one of Berlin’s rising startups, more than doubled annualized revenue in months to $10M, sources say</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/23/peec-one-of-berlins-rising-startups-more-than-doubled-annualized-revenue-in-months-to-10m-sources-say/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Heim]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 07:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Peec, which helps brands track their presence in AI searches, offers proof of a key trend among European startups.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>AI is being used to resurrect the voices of dead pilots</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/ai-is-being-used-to-resurrect-the-voices-of-dead-pilots/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 23:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[People used AI on a spectrogram image of cockpit recordings to reconstruct them, forcing the NTSB to temporarily block access to its docket system. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SpaceX launches Starship V3 for the first time, but loses booster on return</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/spacex-launches-starship-v3-for-the-first-time-but-loses-booster-on-return/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean O'Kane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 22:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The company had a mostly successful first launch of its upgraded Starship V3, which it needs to power its many ambitious goals in the years to come.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Blue Origin cleared to fly New Glenn mega-rocket after April mishap</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/blue-origin-cleared-to-fly-new-glenn-mega-rocket-after-april-mishap/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean O'Kane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jeff Bezos' rocket company confirmed an engine failure led to the loss of an AST SpaceMobile satellite last month, but offered little detail.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Google goes for the glitter with disco-ball icons: ‘Are y’all sure you still want this?’</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/google-goes-for-the-glitter-with-disco-ball-icons-are-yall-sure-you-still-want-this/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You can now disco ball-ify your entire Pixel home screen, says Google.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to crown AI startups </title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/how-vcs-and-founders-use-inflated-arr-to-kingmake-ai-startups/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marina Temkin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some AI startups are stretching traditional revenue metrics when talking about progress publicly. And their investors are fully aware.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kash Patel’s clothing brand website shut down after reports it was hacked</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/kash-patels-clothing-brand-website-shut-down-after-reports-it-was-hacked/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[According to users on X, the website was hijacked by hackers in an attempt to trick visitors into installing malware.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Apple says Epic lawsuit shouldn’t reshape App Store rules for all developers</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/apple-says-epic-lawsuit-shouldnt-reshape-app-store-rules-for-all-developers/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://techcrunch.com/?p=3125449</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Apple is asking the Supreme Court to narrow the App Store injunction won by Epic Games and overturn the court’s contempt ruling over external payment fees.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Spotify’s AI bet: more of everything, less of what you want</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/spotifys-ai-bet-more-of-everything-less-of-what-you-want/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Mehta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://techcrunch.com/?p=3125403</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Spotify has released a bunch of AI-powered tools that nudge users to create more content. It can be a bit much.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>You can no longer Google the word ‘disregard’</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/you-can-no-longer-google-the-word-disregard/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Brandom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://techcrunch.com/?p=3125457</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[After Google Search's AI update, the word "disregard" now effectively breaks the search interface.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>We tried Google’s AI glasses and they’re almost there</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/we-tried-googles-ai-glasses-and-theyre-almost-there/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://techcrunch.com/?p=3125116</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Google demoed prototype Android XR glasses that overlay Gemini-powered translation, navigation, and other information directly into your field of view. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump Mobile confirms it exposed customers’ personal data, including phone numbers and home addresses</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/trump-mobile-confirms-it-exposed-customers-personal-data-including-phone-numbers-and-home-addresses/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Trump’s branded cell phone maker and cell provider said the exposure was linked to a third-party platform and was evaluating whether it needs to notify customers.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SpaceX files to go public, and the math requires a little faith</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/video/spacex-files-to-go-public-and-the-math-requires-a-little-faith/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Theresa Loconsolo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The SpaceX S-1 is finally here, and the story it tells goes&#160;way further&#160;than rockets. The filing runs to 36 pages of risk factors alone, and the numbers inside match the ambition: a&#160;$28 trillion&#160;total addressable market, a pay package tied to&#160;establishing&#160;a Mars colony, and a valuation target that would make it the largest IPO in American [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Meta quietly launches a new Reddit-like app called Forum</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/meta-quietly-launches-a-new-reddit-like-app-called-forum/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisha Malik]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The company describes the app as a "dedicated space built for deeper discussions, real answers and communities you care about." ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Smart ring maker Oura files to go public</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/smart-ring-maker-oura-files-to-go-public/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Silberling]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Finnish company said in September that it has sold 5.5 million smart rings to date.]]></description>
		
		
		
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