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Jul 18, 2026

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·TechCrunch

Applications close in 48 hours — here’s everything Australian founders need to know about Stripe x Startup Battlefield

Applications are closing soon for Stripe x Startup Battlefield, which will feature eight startups pitching at Stripe Tour Sydney on August The winner will receive automatic entry t...

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·TechCrunch

Vertu wants executives to pay $6,880 for an AI agent — here’s how it actually performs

Vertu is positioning the Alphafold as an executive-focused luxury phone, combining calfskin leather, titanium accents, and a starting price of $6,Its core feature is Hermes Agent,...

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·texasattorneygeneral.gov

Texas court orders motherless.com domain locked after porn site operator ignored state age-verification requirements

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he obtained a court order cutting off motherless.com from operating under its domain after owner Kick Online Entertainment failed to comply w...

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·localnewsmatters.org

Kaiser Permanente nurses say AI call monitoring and surveillance are undermining patient care ahead of contract talks

Kaiser Permanente advice and triage nurses say management scrutiny of call length, productivity predictions, and AI-based ratings of empathy and tone are pressuring them to rush pa...

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·TechCrunch

Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI’s favorite second act

Databricks has climbed to a $188B valuation as it continues repositioning itself from a data infrastructure company into an AI platform. The company has also published research arg...

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·The Verge

Taylor Farms pulls iceberg lettuce from the US market after cyclosporiasis outbreak

Taylor Farms says it is voluntarily pulling all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the US market following a Cyclospora outbreak. Reuters reports the company told cus...

Taylor Farms pulls iceberg lettuce from the US market after cyclosporiasis outbreak
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·TechCrunch

The Zoom hack that says, ‘Don’t record me’

The article questions the rush to record, transcribe, and summarize nearly every interaction, from work meetings to casual conversations. It frames a Zoom “don’t record me” hack as...

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