June 03, 2026

TechCrunch Top 3

Carvana ties up with Bezos-backed Slate Auto as it plans new car sales: Carvana was granted a warrant to buy shares in Slate last year, according to documents obtained by TechCrunch. Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter is heavily invested in both companies. Read More

Alphabet's record-breaking $85B raise for Google's AI business is a helluva good signal: If Alphabet's record-breaking $85 billion stock sale signals investor appetite for AI-related offerings, we can see that investors are ready to chow. Read More

Ultrahuman says hackers accessed customers' wellness data via internal tool: The breach at wearable ring maker Ultrahuman stemmed from credentials stolen from a malware-infected employee laptop. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

Plex adds new social features ahead of a major price hike for its lifetime pass: The company said it's worked up a moderation system that uses a blend of AI and human input to moderate both visual and written content. Read More

These two founders left Goldman and Meta to build voice AI for markets everyone else overlooked: The startup's own stack for Africa and Middle East is now handling more than 17,000 calls per day. Read More

Meta's AI agent for WhatsApp Business is now available globally: WhatsApp will charge businesses for using its AI agent based on token usage. Read More

Coralogix raises $200M on bet that someone needs to watch the AI agents: Coralogix is among a growing number of infrastructure firms betting that as AI systems move into production, demand will rise for tools that can monitor their behavior, troubleshoot failures, and provide the operational data needed to keep them running reliably. Read More

Meta mercifully spun out VR fitness game Supernatural instead of just killing it: Meta appears to have listened to the Supernatural users who protested the app's sad fate after sweeping layoffs. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Uber to put 500 data-collection vehicles on the road this year: The modified Ioniq 5 will be loaded with sensors to capture data for Uber's new AV Labs division. Read More

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