October 19, 2026

TechCrunch Top 3

Anthropic says it’s committing 5% of its shares to a ‘public benefit fund’: Anthropic said that it will commit 5% of its shares to the fund. Read More

Everyone’s watching the Elizabeth Holmes documentary ‘You Can See Everything’: "You Can See Everything" is having the second biggest opening weekend ever for a documentary film. Read More

Musk pledges to give 'every kid in America' one of his SpaceX shares: That's more than $10 billion in shares, or around 1% of Musk's current net worth. Read More

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Morning Must-Reads

TikTok says it's restored ‘Musk’ documentary advertising account: A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk continues to meet resistance from social media platforms. Read More

Khosla Ventures doubles down on Even Healthcare to challenge India's hospital economics: Even Healthcare reaches a $300 million valuation in a Khosla Ventures-led round as it plans to expand its hospital network in India. Read More

Apple updates guidelines to ban nudify apps masquerading as regular apps to pass review: Apple said that it will ban AI apps that don't moderate offensive content. Read More

Ember’s new temperature-controlled mug makes my nightly tea ritual even better: The biggest change about Ember's new mug is that you no longer have to open the app to adjust your drink’s temperature. Read More

Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce: The filing also says that the “vast majority” of Character.AI employees who were offered jobs at Disney accepted them. However, this is a stalking horse bid, so another company could come forward with a higher offer. Read More

Last but Not Least

Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says: Over the weekend, Masad clarified that OpenAI would replace Anthropic as its default model provider. Claude will still be available to customers on the platform. Read More

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