Microsoft rolls back some of its Copilot AI bloat on Windows

Plus more of TechCrunch's top stories this weekend

View this email online in your browser  March 22, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Microsoft rolls back some of its Copilot AI bloat on Windows: The company is reducing Copilot entry points on Windows, starting with Photos, Widgets, Notepad, and other apps. Read More Delve accused of misleading customers with 'fake compliance': An anonymous Substack post accuses compliance startup Delve of "falsely" convincing "hundreds of customers they were compliant" with privacy and security regulations. Read More An exclusive tour of Amazon's Trainium lab, the chip that's won over Anthropic, OpenAI, even Apple : Shortly after Amazon announced its $50 billion investment in OpenAI, AWS invited me on a private tour of the chip lab at the heart of the deal. Read More Sunday Must-Reads It's been 20 years since the first tweet: On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey posted a simple message: "just setting up my twittr". Read More Why Wall Street wasn't won over by Nvidia's big conference: Despite investor fears of an AI bubble, Nvidia's latest conference shows that most in the industry aren't concerned by that possibility. Read More A French Navy officer accidentally leaked the location of an aircraft carrier by logging his run on Strava: A French naval officer went on a run around the deck of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, inadvertently leaking the warship's location when he uploaded the workout to Strava. Read More Are AI tokens the new signing bonus or just a cost of doing business?: Maybe tokens really will become the fourth pillar of engineering compensation. But engineers might want to hold the line before embracing this as a straightforward win. Read More How fusion power works and the startups pursuing it: Fusion power promises to generate large amounts of clean electricity from nearly limitless fuel. This article explains the main approaches and the companies that use them. Read More A message from TechCrunch Partnerships Give Winning Startups a Fast Track to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Turn your pitch competition into a direct pipeline to Startup Battlefield with TechCrunch's Fast Track program. With TechCrunch's editorial voice, judging support, and global amplification, your program gains instant credibility, reach, and founder demand. Elevate your event, attract stronger startups, and give winners a fast-track to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt — all while positioning your organization at the center of startup innovation. Learn 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. Sign up! Last but Not Least Amid legal turmoil, Kalshi is temporarily banned in Nevada: It's the latest escalation in a regulatory battle over the future of prediction markets. 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

A French Navy officer accidentally leaked the location of an aircraft carrier by logging his run on Strava

Plus more of TechCrunch's top stories this afternoon

View this email online in your browser  March 20, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 A French Navy officer accidentally leaked the location of an aircraft carrier by logging his run on Strava: A French naval officer went on a run around the deck of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, inadvertently leaking the warship's location when he uploaded the workout to Strava. Read More WordPress.com now lets AI agents write and publish posts, and more: New AI agents on WordPress.com could lower barriers to publishing while increasing machine-generated content across the web. Read More Amidst legal turmoil, Kalshi is temporarily banned in Nevada: It's the latest escalation in a regulatory battle over the future of prediction markets. 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. Sign up! A message from UK Office for Investment UK Quantum – Enhancing trading data Quantum computing has the potential to reshape financial services, from risk management to data analysis. HSBC and IBM have demonstrated this through a hybrid-quantum approach to European corporate bond trading. This revealed complex patterns in noisy financial data, and a 34% improvement in predicting winning customer trade inquiries. Learn More Afternoon Must-Reads Microsoft rolls back some of its Copilot AI bloat on Windows: The company is reducing Copilot entry points on Windows, starting with Photos, Widgets, Notepad, and other apps. Read More Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded across the US: A cyberattack on a U.S. car breathalyzer company has left drivers across the United States reportedly stranded and unable to start their vehicles. Read More The best AI investment might be in energy tech: Power has become one of the biggest bottlenecks in rolling out new AI data centers. That's creating an opening for investors. Read More These AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings: These physical notetakers transcribe audio and give users summaries and action items of meetings using AI. Some even offer live translation. Read More Trump's AI framework targets state laws, shifts child safety burden to parents: Trump's AI framework pushes federal preemption of state laws, emphasizes innovation, and shifts responsibility for child safety toward parents while laying out lighter-touch rules for tech companies. Read More A message from Fidelity Your Pitch Isn't the Only Thing Investors Are Evaluating.   Investors don't just listen to what you say - they look at how your company operates. Is ownership clear? Do your numbers match your story? Can you answer follow-up questions without digging through spreadsheets? The Fundraise-Ready Startup Kit equips founders with the materials investors expect to see, before pressure is on. Because confidence in the room doesn't come from slides. It comes from preparation.  Download the Kit  You missed these chats from Disrupt: Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens. Watch on Cheddar.com Watch on Streaming Last but Not Least Pinterest CEO calls on governments to ban social media for users under 16: Pinterest's chief compares social media to tobacco and alcohol, saying children need similar protections. 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