November 02, 2026

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2 days till TechCrunch Founder Summit: Boston founders don’t need a Silicon Valley address to build something big: TechCrunch Founder Summit happens on November 4 in Boston for a founder-focused agenda and impactful connections. Save up to $100 or get discounts with group passes. Read More

AI can make tech CEOs’ lives easier. What about everyone else?: On Equity, we discuss why tech CEO statements can seem so tone deaf. Read More

OpenAI is finally merging ChatGPT's chat and Work tabs: OpenAI said that ChatGPT and Codex will draw usage from the same allocation pool after this change. Read More

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Morning Must-Reads

A fresh wave of cyberattacks has hit Europe's supermarket refrigerators, destroying food across countries: This is the second wave of cyberattacks to hit supermarket refrigerators in a month, spoiling food and disrupting supplies. Read More

Northwood Space raises $375M Series C at a $2B valuation from a16z and DFJ growth: Space infrastructure company Northwood Space on Monday said it had raised $375 million in a Series C round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and DFJ Growth, valuing the company at $2 billion. Read More

Ninja’s first-ever microwave just replaced two of my kitchen appliances at once: The Ninja Crispi Microwave stands out for its FusionCrisp technology, which combines the speed of a microwave with the crispy results you'd expect from an air fryer. Read More

Omen AI adds liquid know-how in $16 million Aquatic Labs acquisition: Two startups tackling the data center water problem are joining forces in a $16 million deal. Read More

TechCrunch Mobility: A new, bigger AV boom is here: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. Read More

Last but Not Least

OpenAI might rebrand its data centers as ‘AI compute campuses’: Data centers are deeply unpopular. But what if we called them something else? Read More

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