A 600-mile road trip (and data) proves EV charging doesn't suck anymore

Plus more of TechCrunch's top stories this weekend

View this email online in your browser  July 19, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 A 600-mile road trip (and data) proves EV charging doesn't suck anymore: A recent road trip in an EV revealed just how much faster and more reliable DC Fast charging has become in the U.S. Read More Apple and Google ordered to purge 'nudify' apps from App Stores: In letters sent to Apple and Google, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said that both companies have long been aware that they are hosting apps in violation of state law. Read More ‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’: "Everybody knows the Greeks are inside." Read More A message from TechCrunch Events Your PC refresh strategy is already behind - free webinar, July 29 Thinking about stretching your PC fleet to wait out the price spike? The research says that's backward. Organizations that handle AI PC transitions best refresh consistently — not with a one-time buy. Join us for a free online webinar on July 29th at 10am PT/1pm ET to learn how to spec smarter for what's coming. Register Now Sunday Must-Reads Kimi: Threat or menace?: Chinese company Moonshot AI released a new version of its Kimi model this week, prompting concern about "full AI communism." Read More All the EVs that were discontinued or killed off in the U.S. this year: Th Honda Prologue will no longer be sold in the U.S., joining a growing list of EV models to exit the market this year. Read More Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all: Current AI, a non-profit building AI that leaves no one culture behind, has made remarkable progress across devices, AI chat and more. Read More The Zoom hack that says, 'Don't record me': If every meeting, watercooler conversation, and date gets transcribed and summarized, who's actually reading any of it? Read More Waymo says San Francisco service has resumed after one-hour pause: This isn’t the first time power outages have caused issues for Waymo. Read More Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum. Register Now! Last but Not Least Neil Rimer thinks the AI money is coming back out: Neil Rimer, the venture capitalist who co-founded Index Ventures, predicts the historic wealth AI is generating in Silicon Valley will have to be redistributed, voluntarily or involuntarily. 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

Apple and Google ordered to purge 'nudify' apps from App Stores

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View this email online in your browser  July 17, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Apple and Google ordered to purge 'nudify' apps from App Stores: In letters sent to Apple and Google, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said that both companies have long been aware that they are hosting apps in violation of state law. Read More I replaced my space heater and ceiling fan with one Dyson appliance: Designed for year-round comfort, the Dyson Hot+Cool HF1 combines quiet operation and simple controls with Dyson's signature bladeless design. Read More Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation: The potential deal highlights a growing trend of complex, multi-stage funding rounds that mask true entry prices. Read More A message from CAST New: Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for tech debt AI agents are not only accelerating software delivery, but the creation of architectural technical debt. Learn how leading organizations are tackling it. Download your full complimentary copy.  Download here Afternoon Must-Reads reMarkable's new Paper Pure is good. That's why I wrote this review on it.: Remarkable's Paper Pure replaces Remarkable 2, and it is quite good. Read More Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars: Some Amazon customers logged on Friday to a surprise bill estimate claiming that they owed the tech and cloud giant billions in fees. Read More FBI arrests man accused of using Steam games to drain victims' crypto wallets: Prosecutors accused 21-year-old student Zyaire Wilkins of publishing on Steam several fake video games that contained malware, infecting thousands of victims, and stealing crypto from some of them. Read More Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them: Patreon is strengthening its defenses against AI scraping by working with Cloudflare to block bots that train AI models on creators’ content without permission. The move marks a shift away from relying on websites using robots.txt alone to actively block unauthorized AI training. Read More SpaceX suddenly aborts second Starship V3 launch after ignition: The company didn't immediately say what went wrong. SpaceX's stock plunged more than 4% in after-hours trading before paring losses. Read More Last but Not Least Why the first GPU financiers are turning to inference chips in a $400 million deal: A $400 million chip-backed loan points to the next wave of AI infrastructure deals. 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