April 13, 2026

TechCrunch Top 3

Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers' data: The travel giant notified customers that their personal data, including names, email addresses, and phone numbers, may have been accessed in a security incident. Read More

Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else: Stanford’s latest AI Index shows a widening gap between experts and the public, with rising anxiety over jobs, healthcare, and the economy. Read More

Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent: The new features would be geared toward enterprise customers, with better security controls than the famously risky open source OpenClaw agent. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

The largest orbital compute cluster is open for business: Kepler Communications is flying 40 GPUs in Earth orbit. And its latest customer is Sophia Space. Read More

FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims: Cybercriminals allegedly used the W3LL phishing kit to target more than 17,000 victims worldwide, stealing their passwords and multi-factor authentication codes. Read More

Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans: Slate Auto's latest funding round was led by existing investor TWG Global, a firm run by LA Dodgers owner Mark Walter. Read More

Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch signals IPO readiness as AI agents fuel revenue surge: While many startups founded prior to the emergence of ChatGPT are struggling to position themselves for the AI era, Vercel, a 10-year-old dev tool and website hosting platform, is benefiting from the explosion of AI-generated apps and agents. Read More

Apple reportedly testing four designs for upcoming smart glasses: These glasses are a step back from an ambitious plan that once called for Apple to launch a variety of mixed and augmented reality devices. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Hack at Anodot leaves over a dozen breached companies facing extortion: The data breach at Anodot, which affects customers like Rockstar Games, is the latest hack aimed at stealing data from a large number of corporate giants. Read More

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