August 03, 2026

TechCrunch Top 3

YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’: Green offered a remarkable apology, saying that "the level of dopamine that I've been getting from interacting with LLMs ... is not healthy for me or good for the world." Read More

Malaysia is reportedly shutting down Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School: Let's see how this "frontier community for techno-optimists" is doing ... Read More

The global memory shortage hits the MacBook Air: The global memory chip shortage appears to be affecting the availability of Apple’s most popular Mac. Read More

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Morning Must-Reads

A Marc Benioff-backed startup thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem: June emerged from stealth today with a $20 million pre-seed round to make AI adoption simpler. Read More

Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users' internet connections with strangers: New security research offers a rare view inside residential proxy networks, which rely on apps that share a person's internet connection with someone else. Read More

Horizon3 hits $2 billion valuation with $250M Series E as AI threats escalate: Cybersecurity startup Horizon3 raised $250 million at a $2 billion valuation as companies want continuous, AI-powered security validation instead of annual pentesting. Read More

Sam Altman and AI’s decel debate: On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss why Sam Altman has calling on the industry to "pace the rate of AI development." Read More

TechCrunch Mobility: Two roads diverged — for robotaxis: 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

Govee's smart nugget ice maker makes every iced drink feel like a luxury: Govee says that the modern-design gadget delivers nugget ice in as little as six minutes. Read More

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