John Ternus hypes 'huge launch next week' in first memo as Apple CEO

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View this email online in your browser  September 01, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 John Ternus hypes 'huge launch next week' in first memo as Apple CEO: Apple is hosting its iPhone release event next week, which is rumored to feature the first-ever foldable iPhone. Read More Google's Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more: The new features coming to Android are aimed at reducing motion sickness, helping blind users navigate their surroundings, and more. Read More Anthropic's new Fable release is cheaper, less restrictive: Fable 5.1 includes changes meant to reduce token cost and false-positive restrictions from the model's safeguards. Read More Afternoon Must-Reads GoPro to be acquired for $285M, will remain a public company: GoPro is merging with a company that builds AI infrastructure, and will continue supporting existing consumer products. Read More Microsoft 365 outage drags on, but things are improving: Microsoft 365 and Outlook are still seeing service degradations on Tuesday, the company's status page indicates. Read More Fambot introduces an 'AI chief of staff' for families: Fambot is building an AI “chief of staff” to help families manage the emails, calendars, school updates, sports schedules, and other logistics of raising kids. Read More X says attackers are targeting user accounts after the launch of X Money: X is investigating a wave of unsolicited password reset emails that it believes may be tied to the rollout of its new payments service. Read More Florida and Texas move to block Flock cameras over privacy concerns: Flock's searchable network of 130,000 license plate cameras around the U.S. have sparked bipartisan privacy and civil liberties concerns. Read More A message from ThoughtSpot [On Demand] Why Traditional Analytics Are Failing Modern Teams Find out what product leaders are getting wrong about AI-native analytics. See how top teams ship embedded intelligence: in-product actionable answers, not an outdated chart. Watch Now Last but Not Least Google's answer to Canva is an AI tool where you prompt instead of design: With Google Pics, Google is pushing deeper into the creative software market dominated by Canva and Adobe, but with a distinctly AI-first approach. 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 shares 'shocking evidence' against former employee accused of stealing company data for OpenAI

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View this email online in your browser  September 01, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Apple shares 'shocking evidence' against former employee accused of stealing company data for OpenAI: Apple says it has evidence that a former employee destroyed evidence of data theft after learning he was under investigation. Read More The Pentagon now has its own version of ChatGPT and Grok: Versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT and SpaceXAI's Grok will join Google's Gemini on the Pentagon's central portal for AI tools. Read More This startup is fuel-injecting hydrogen to make cargo ships more efficient: Newlight has raised a $9 million seed round and completed an 8,500-nautical-mile test run from Singapore to Ghana. Read More Join OpenAI, Anthropic and More at Disrupt AI has made it faster than ever to bring an idea from concept to launch.   But it hasn't made it easier to build something durable.     Disrupt 2026's programming is built around that challenge, delivering practical sessions on what actually holds up and how to build it with leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Replit, Amazon, and more. Register Now Morning Must-Reads Waymo accelerates robotaxi expansion with launches in Denver, San Diego and Tampa: Waymo will begin inviting riders on a rolling basis and slowly ramp up access in the three cities, following its usual commercial playbook. Read More Polymarket reportedly raises $300 million from Donald Trump Jr.'s investment fund: The firm, 1789 Capital, led the funding round that reportedly will total around $1 billion. Read More India's Unacademy sells to rival upGrad for $206M, about 94% less than its peak valuation: "We raised at a peak, but sold at a fraction of that," Unacademy co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal wrote. "I'm not going to dress these facts up." Read More Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year: Founded by a 20-year-old, Alteon is developing autonomous aircraft that hopes to harvest wind energy to stay aloft for several months. Read More If space data centers feel far-fetched, why not interstellar travel?: The team behind Starcloud's orbital data centers has a new high-risk space project: Sending a probe to Alpha Centauri. Read More Get Your Startup in Front of the Disrupt Crowds Not everyone needs a keynote slot to make noise at Disrupt 2026. Sometimes the best way to meet investors, customers, and partners is by exhibiting directly in the Expo Hall. And by exhibiting, you get 10 passes to Disrupt to share with your team! Learn More Last but Not Least Instagram puts new limits on undisclosed AI profiles: As frustration over AI influencers has been growing, Instagram is limiting the reach of undisclosed AI profiles. 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