Meta warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder

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View this email online in your browser  November 05, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Meta warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder: Meta warns that growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects. Read More OpenAI president Greg Brockman says company could be IPO ready in 2027: Speaking at a Wall Street Journal tech conference on Wednesday, the executive touted how the company had been gaining ground in the enterprise market, where rival Anthropic had already successfully made inroads. Read More US government warns of 'ongoing cyber threat' amid mass hacks of industrial retail and military freezers: A joint U.S. government statement says the hacks are affecting the food, transportation, and healthcare industries after reports of global mass hacks. Read More A message from Baker Tilly Value in AI-driven markets, grounded in what sets you apart. Understand where your competitive edge creates value and how to strengthen it as investors become more selective and AI reshapes the investment landscape. Explore lifecycle strategies Afternoon Must-Reads Claude can now analyze your spending with its new Personal Finance tool: With Personal Finance in Claude, users can connect their bank and card accounts through Plaid and ask questions about their finances. Read More Zipline hits $21.5B valuation as Walmart expands bet on drone delivery: Zipline raised $1.5 billion and ramped up its partnership with Walmart. Read More Harbinger raises $240M after expanding into defense: The Los Angeles-based startup has now raised more than $650 million, and is working on electric trucks, emergency vehicles, and a driverless platform for the military. Read More Amazon ditches Grubhub, taps Uber Eats for Prime: Amazon has made Uber Eats its official restaurant delivery partner for Prime members in the United States. Read More Axiom Math wants to keep AI slop out of mathematics: As AI floods math with unchecked proofs, Axiom Math is betting on verification. The startup’s AI agents just formally verified the Stacks Project, one of the field’s biggest libraries. Read More Last but Not Least OpenAI released a new cybersecurity model. Is that enough?: OpenAI's newest cybersecurity model comes out as AI labs face scrutiny of their work to protect digital infrastructure. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107

Amazon ditches GrubHub, taps Uber Eats for Prime

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View this email online in your browser  November 05, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Amazon ditches GrubHub, taps Uber Eats for Prime: Amazon has made Uber Eats its official restaurant delivery partner for Prime members in the United States. Read More Zipline hits $21.5B valuation as Walmart expands bet on drone delivery: Zipline raised $1.5 billion and ramped up its partnership with Walmart. Read More RadianX promises solar-powered devices that never need charging: Today’s portable devices are too hungry to run on traditional solar panels, but RadianX says its perovskite cells promise to make charging obsolete in some cases. Read More A message from NVIDIA and Microsoft Explore NVIDIA events at Microsoft Ignite. Take advantage of all NVIDIA has to offer at Microsoft Ignite, in San Francisco and online November 17–20. With booth sessions and hands-on demos, exclusive networking and meeting opportunities, and a host of practical labs and panels, NVIDIA is your comprehensive destination for learning, connecting, and accelerating the AI experience. Register now Morning Must-Reads Apple is reportedly cutting budgets for its internal AI usage: The company is said to be significantly dropping the amount it's spending on AI for its engineering teams. Read More A YC startup is putting $1M behind five unsolved materials science problems for AI: Discovered Materials, a months-old YC startup that uses AI to find chip materials, is offering $200,000 for each solution to five open materials science problems. Read More Aina's smart ring has a screen, a joystick and a mic so you can talk to AI agents: Aina's ring can also take calls and help you dictate notes on your Mac. Read More Dropbox acquires Tigris Data for $350M to bolster its AI infrastructure: The deal is expected to support the development of DBX Agent Cloud, a new storage platform aimed at developers building AI models and agents. Read More Instagram brings Edits to desktop to take on CapCut: The move puts Edits in more direct competition with ByteDance's CapCut, the video-editing app Meta sought to challenge when it launched Edits last year. Read More Last but Not Least Box taps Nvidia’s Nemotron for new agent-first content retrieval system: The system can supposedly answer queries four times faster, with 20% fewer errors and 90% fewer tokens used. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107