Monday, June 8, 2026

Following Anthropic, OpenAI files confidentially for IPO

June 08, 2026

TechCrunch Top 3

Following Anthropic, OpenAI files confidentially for IPO: The filing comes a little more than a week after its main rival, Anthropic, also filed to go public, ramping up the race between the two AI firms. Read More

Apple's long-awaited AI Siri overhaul is finally here: The idea behind the new "Siri AI" is to turn the assistant from a voice controlled assistant into an AI companion that can do a lot more. Read More

WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri AI, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more: Apple primarily made the case for an improved experience with its longstanding Siri assistant, which like most other announcements had a hefty helping of AI. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

WhatsApp says it caught new spyware attacks linked to NSO Group in violation of court order: The messaging giant announced that it disrupted a phishing campaign targeting its users with NSO’s spyware. Read More

Apple puts parents back in control of kids' iPhone use: Apple is putting control back into the hands of parents with more granular screen time features. Read More

Pentagon says Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and Unitree support China's military: The Trump administration released the updated version of the list four months ago and then quickly pulled it without explaining why Read More

Microsoft's open source tools were hacked to steal passwords of AI developers: Microsoft shut down dozens of GitHub code repositories for Azure and AI coding tools after a reported hack. Read More

Waymo bought Apple's self-driving car proving ground for $220M: Waymo has acquired a massive 5,500-acre proving ground in Arizona owned by Route 14 Investment Partners LLC, a Delaware shell company associated with Apple, according to documents filed with Maricopa County. Read More

Last but Not Least

Apple is tweaking its controversial Liquid Glass design: While some users liked the sleek, transparent designs that look "glassy," others found Apple's design overhaul from last year to be hard to read. Read More

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June 08, 2026

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Is this the dawn of the Tokenpocalypse?: We're likely to see more price increases as the big AI companies plan to go public. Read More

Hacked, leaked, and held for ransom: the worst breaches of 2026 so far: From a massive DOGE data breach and the hacking of critical energy and water systems to the hack of an FBI surveillance system, here are the most damaging security incidents and data breaches of 2026. Read More

Uber, Wayve and Waymo are headed towards a robotaxi showdown in London: Uber customers in the UK can now join an interest list to increase their chances of being matched with a Wayve robotaxi. Read More

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Morning Must-Reads

Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data: The bill is expected to blanket ban companies and startups from selling people's precise location data across the state. Read More

OpenAI is still working on that ‘super app’: "Chat is dead" — at least, according to a senior OpenAI employee. Read More

Eventbrite and Vimeo owner Bending Spoons files to go public: Bending Spoons say its app caters to a user base of over 500 million monthly active users. Read More

OpenAI unveils Lockdown Mode to protect sensitive data from prompt injection attacks: Even with Lockdown Mode, ChatGPT could be still vulnerable to prompt injections, but the goal is to reduce the likelihood that sensitive data gets shared in the process. Read More

TechCrunch Mobility: Inside GM's $900M EV battery gamble: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Read More

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