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Today — 21 March 2026TechCrunch

What happened at Nvidia GTC: NemoClaw, Robot Olaf, and a $1 trillion bet

21 March 2026 at 00:02
CEO Jensen Huang took the stage at Nvidia’s GTC conference this week in his signature leather jacket to deliver a two-and-a-half-hour keynote, projecting $1 trillion in AI chip sales through 2027, declaring that every company needs an “OpenClaw strategy,” and closing with a rambling Olaf robot that had to get its mic cut. The message was hard to miss: Nvidia […]
Yesterday — 20 March 2026TechCrunch

US accuses Iran’s government of operating hacktivist group that hacked Stryker

20 March 2026 at 20:18
The U.S. Justice Department said an Iranian security ministry operates the fake activist persona known as Handala, which claimed responsibility for the destructive hack targeting medical tech giant Stryker.

Trump’s AI framework targets state laws, shifts child safety burden to parents

20 March 2026 at 20:14
Trump’s AI framework pushes federal preemption of state laws, emphasizes innovation, and shifts responsibility for child safety toward parents while laying out lighter-touch rules for tech companies.

Amazon working on new smartphone with Alexa at its core, report says

20 March 2026 at 18:51
The device is being developed by the company's Devices and Services division, and it would feature personalized features aimed at making it easier to use Amazon's suite of apps, including Amazon shopping, Prime Video, and Prime Music, according to Reuters.
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FBI seizes pro-Iranian hacking group’s websites after destructive Stryker hack

19 March 2026 at 19:10
The FBI and the Justice Department took down two websites linked to the pro-Iranian hacktivist group Handala, which last week hacked medical tech giant Stryker.

CISA urges companies to secure Microsoft Intune systems after hackers mass-wipe Stryker devices

19 March 2026 at 19:08
The U.S. cybersecurity agency urged companies to prevent access to systems used for remotely managing their fleets of employee devices after hackers broke into a major U.S. medical tech giant and remotely wiped thousands of phones and computers.

Multiverse Computing pushes its compressed AI models into the mainstream

19 March 2026 at 12:00
After compressing models from major AI labs, including OpenAI, Meta, DeepSeek, and Mistral AI, Multiverse Computing has launched both an app that showcases the capabilities of its compressed models and an API that makes them more widely available.

Two Palantir veterans just came out of stealth with $30M and a Sequoia stamp of approval

19 March 2026 at 10:11
Edra, a New York-based startup that says it helps companies automate workflows by turning their existing operational data into a living knowledge base, just picked up a meaningful vote of confidence: a $30 million Series A led by Sequoia.

FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms

18 March 2026 at 22:32
FBI director Kash Patel told lawmakers that the agency is actively purchasing commercially available location data, which can track Americans without needing a warrant.

Rebel Audio is a new AI podcasting tool aimed at first-time creators 

18 March 2026 at 21:15
Rebel Audio is a new all-in-one podcasting tool that allows creators to record podcasts, edit, clip content for social, and publish episodes, all without ever leaving the platform. 

The leaderboard “you can’t game,” funded by the companies it ranks

18 March 2026 at 20:30
Artificial intelligence models are multiplying fast, and competition is stiff. With so many players crowding the space, which one will be the best — and who decides that? Arena, formerly LM Arena, has emerged as the de facto public leaderboard for frontier LLMs, influencing funding, launches, and PR cycles. In just seven months, the startup went from a UC Berkeley PhD research […]

Marquis says over 672,000 people had personal and financial data stolen in ransomware attack

18 March 2026 at 18:37
Fintech company Marquis is notifying hundreds of thousands of people that hackers stole their personal and financial information, including their Social Security numbers.

DOD says Anthropic’s ‘red lines’ make it an ‘unacceptable risk to national security’

18 March 2026 at 17:40
The Defense Department said concerns that Anthropic might "attempt to disable its technology" during "warfighting operations" validate its decision to label the AI firm a supply-chain risk.

Stryker says it’s restoring systems after pro-Iran hackers wiped thousands of employee devices

17 March 2026 at 19:52
The hack, which brought ongoing widespread disruption to the company's operations, is thought to be the first major cyberattack in the United States in response to the Trump administration's war in Iran.

Oura enters India’s smart ring market with the Ring 4

17 March 2026 at 19:14
Finnish smart ring maker Oura is finally launching in India, taking on local rivals such as Ultrahuman in a relatively young smart ring market that is becoming price-sensitive thanks to an influx of low-cost options.

Gamma adds AI image-generation tools in bid to take on Canva and Adobe

17 March 2026 at 17:00
The company's new product, called Gamma Imagine, will let users employ text prompts to create brand-specific assets like interactive charts and visualizations, marketing collateral, social graphics, and infographics.

Amazon adds 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in the US

17 March 2026 at 15:34
The e-commerce giant is making more than 90,000 items available via this new delivery system. If an item can be delivered to a user within one or three hours, they'll see a label saying so next to that item on the Amazon app.

Warren presses Pentagon over decision to grant xAI access to classified networks

17 March 2026 at 00:58
Sen. Elizabeth Warren noted that Grok, xAI's controversial chatbot, has created harmful outputs for users and poses a potential national security risk.

Samsung bets this island startup can tame the grid with software and batteries

17 March 2026 at 00:00
GridBeyond's hardware and software coordinates several gigawatts of supply and demand to help balance the flow of electricity on the grid. The idea has attracted investors like Samsung Ventures.

Nvidia’s DLSS 5 uses generative AI to boost photorealism in video games, with ambitions beyond gaming

16 March 2026 at 23:12
Nvidia’s new DLSS 5 uses generative AI and structured graphics data to make video games more realistic. CEO Jensen Huang says the approach could eventually spread to other industries.

Netflix’s ‘Frankenstein’ wins three Oscars, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ wins two

16 March 2026 at 06:27
“Frankenstein” won for Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling, while “KPop Demon Hunters” won for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.

Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks

15 March 2026 at 22:49
AI chatbots have been linked to suicides for years. Now one lawyer says they are showing up in mass casualty cases too, and the technology is moving faster than the safeguards.

How to watch Jensen Huang’s Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote — and what to expect

16 March 2026 at 18:30
GTC is Nvidia's flagship annual event, where the chipmaker typically announces new products, partnerships, and its vision for the future of computing. Huang's keynote will focus on Nvidia's role in the future of computing and AI.
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