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Startup news China’s humanoid robot boom faces reality check as 150 companies chase a market where only 23% of buyers are satisfied May 5, 2026
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Startup news Elon Musk settles SEC lawsuit over Twitter disclosures — fined $1.5M May 5, 2026
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Startup news Inside AMEX’s agentic commerce stack: How intent contracts and single-use tokens enforce AI transactions May 5, 2026
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Startup news Katie Haun raises $1B for new venture funds May 5, 2026
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Startup news STMicroelectronics targets more than $3bn from space, riding the satellite constellation boom May 4, 2026
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Startup news A crypto VC raised $1 billion to fund AI agents. The bet is that finance, not models, is what they need. May 4, 2026
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Startup news 5 days only: Bring a partner or colleague and get 50% off a second TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass May 4, 2026
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Startup news Blackstone wants $1.75bn for the first AI-era data-centre REIT May 4, 2026
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Startup news Samsung swaps its TV chief for the first time in two years as TCL closes in May 4, 2026
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Startup news SK Hynix jumps 12% as Big Tech doubles down on AI memory May 4, 2026
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Startup news DJI invented the consumer drone. Now it cannot sell one in Washington or Beijing. May 3, 2026
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Startup news How Elon Musk used SpaceX to benefit himself and his businesses May 3, 2026
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Startup news Foreign automakers are not staging a comeback in China. They are learning to be the junior partner. May 2, 2026
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Startup news China has decided that firing a worker because an AI can do their job is illegal. No Western country has done the same. May 2, 2026
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Startup news Wall Street says Oracle is a buy. The investors selling it can count to $300 billion. May 2, 2026
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Startup news Hidden IT problems are quietly creating risk, shadow IT, and lost productivity May 1, 2026
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Startup news Twilio raises full-year revenue forecast as voice AI drives fastest growth in three years and shares jump 18% May 1, 2026
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Startup news Alibaba's Metis agent cuts redundant AI tool calls from 98% to 2% — and gets more accurate doing it May 1, 2026
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Startup news Rivian downsizes DOE loan to $4.5B for Georgia factory May 1, 2026
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Startup news Why OpenAI's 'goblin' problem matters — and how you can release the goblins on your own Apr 30, 2026