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Smashing, the reading curation app by Goodreads' founder, shuts down | TechCrunch

Chapter, a Medicare startup with links to Vance, Thiel, and Ramaswamy, just raised a round at $1.5B valuation | TechCrunch

Former CISA director Chris Krebs vows to fight back against Trump-ordered federal investigation | TechCrunch

US government imposes license requirement on Nvidia H20 exports | TechCrunch

For security, Android phones will now auto-reboot after three days | TechCrunch

Telli, a YC alum, raises pre-seed funding for its AI voice agents | TechCrunch

TikTok takes on Google Maps by surfacing reviews in the comments tab | TechCrunch

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once considered deleting everyone’s Facebook friends in an effort to boost the social network’s cultural relevance

Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani spills business tea with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex | TechCrunch

Hertz says customers' personal data and driver's licenses stolen in data breach | TechCrunch

Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges | TechCrunch

UK founders grow frustrated over dearth of funding: 'the problem is getting worse' | TechCrunch

Cofertility's radical model for women: Freeze your eggs for free by donating half of them | TechCrunch

Blue Water Autonomy comes out of stealth promising autonomous naval ships | TechCrunch

Nikola founder Trevor Milton accused of trying to derail bankruptcy case | TechCrunch

The xAI–X merger is a good deal — if you’re betting on Musk’s empire | TechCrunch

38 consumer startup founders lobby over Trump tariffs: One faces a surprise $200K bill | TechCrunch

Law professors side with authors battling Meta in AI copyright case | TechCrunch

Could an Amazon driver could be the one who saves your life? | TechCrunch