October 10, 2026

Emily Rampling

Tech & AI

Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say

Palo Alto Networks paid $500 million in cash and stock to acquire Console, a two-year-old startup that uses AI agents to automate routine

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MobiPDF Lifetime License Offers Full PDF Editing for $49.99

TL;DR: Get a lifetime subscription to MobiPDF Ultimate Plan for $49.99 (reg. $280.84). In a software landscape crowded with half-measures, MobiPDF’s lifetime license positions itself as a

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Today’s Hurdle hints and answers for September 3, 2026

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five

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Meta Pushes Its New AI Agent on Employees—but Eases Off on Tokenmaxxing

Meta is formally ending what amounted to a tokenmaxxing incentive program for employees. In an internal announcement this week, the social media giant

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Builders Stage agenda revealed for Disrupt 2026

The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, bringing together founders, startup operators, and investors for practical conversations on what it takes to build

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Instagram Cracks Down on AI Influencers That Pretend to Be Real

Instagram is making it harder for AI-generated influencers to pass themselves off as real people — and accounts that don’t disclose their synthetic

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Alex Cooper turned clearing baby registries into a viral pay-it-forward movement

The internet isn’t exactly known for bringing out the best in people. Every so often, though, it channels all that collective energy into

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Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit

The Trump Administration just took OpenAI’s side in the artificial intelligence company’s legal battle with the New York Times. The media juggernaut sued

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Wonderful more than doubles its valuation to $5B in under 6 months

Israeli-Dutch AI startup Wonderful has raised $550 million in a Series C funding round that gives it a price tag of $5 billion,

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HONOR Watch 6: Everything You Need to Know

HONOR Watch 6 is built around one unusually large promise for a smartwatch: up to 35 days of battery life. HONOR also gives

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