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TechCrunch Oct 6, 2026

Type One Energy raised $200M to build a fusion power plant by 2034

Type One Energy is betting that its lean approach to fusion power will get a power plant on the grid faster, and…

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TechCrunch Oct 5, 2026

Lucid Motors’ EV output falls to lowest level in almost 2 years

The company is deliberately limiting production after years of struggling to find mass-market demand for its EVs.

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TechCrunch Oct 5, 2026

OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU

OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks…

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TechCrunch Oct 5, 2026

Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation, sources say

Just a couple of months after its last big raise, the AI chip startup is already being plied with investment offers at…

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TechCrunch Oct 5, 2026

After Factory’s public spat with Khosla, Menlo proudly invests

Days after Vinod Khosla called Factory a struggling also-ran, Menlo has shown up with a check and a glowing blog post.

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TechCrunch Oct 5, 2026

Reflection debuts Beam, an open-weight AI model to rival Chinese models at lower compute cost

Reflection is aiming Beam and future models at enterprises and sovereign nations. The pitch is to build “AI…

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TechCrunch Oct 5, 2026

Instinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for friends without an account

Instinct is launching group chats that let friends use its AI agent together for tasks like planning trips, organizing…

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TechCrunch Oct 5, 2026

TikTok rolls out an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout

TikTok describes its new Shopping Assistant as a conversational AI agent designed to help users discover and purchase…

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