May 09, 2026

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Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack: The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed to have hacked Instructure again, defacing the login pages of several Instructure customer schools with an extortion message. Read More

Ouster's new color lidar is coming to replace cameras: A sensor that can simultaneously capture depth and image data has long been a "holy grail," Ouster CEO Angus Pacala told TechCrunch. Read More

This tiny, magnetic e-reader could stop you from doomscrolling: The Xteink X3 is a delightfully tiny, MagSafe-compatible e-ink reader that attaches to the back of your phone like a Pop Socket. Read More

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Laid-off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance. Oracle said no. : Some found out they didn't qualify for WARN Act protections like two-months notice because the company had classified them as remote workers. Read More

San Francisco's housing market has lost its mind: The invisible force behind all of this is no mystery to anyone paying attention to the city's tech economy. San Francisco is home to some of the most valuable private companies in the world, and their employees have been quietly accumulating — and, increasingly, cashing out — fortunes. Read More

Google unveils Whoop-like screenless Fitbit Air: The device comes with health and fitness tracking like 24/7 heart rate, heart rhythm monitoring with A-fib alerts, SpO2, resting heart rate, heart rate variability, sleep stages and duration, and more. Read More

Cloudflare says AI made 1,100 jobs obsolete, even as revenue hit a record high: Cloudflare announced its first large-scale layoff. CEO Matthew Prince says because of AI efficiency gains, the company doesn't need as many support roles. Read More

Five architects of the AI economy explain where the wheels are coming off: Earlier this week, five people who touch every layer of the AI supply chain sat down at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, where they talked with TechCrunch about everything from chip shortages to orbital data centers to the possibility that the whole architecture that undergirds the tech is wrong. Read More

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Intel's comeback story is even wilder than it seems: Intel's stock has risen a stunning 490% over the past year, a bet by Wall Street that may be running well ahead of the company's actual turnaround. Read More

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