As search traffic dries up, Reddit announces it's shifting to a logged-in experience

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View this email online in your browser  October 29, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 As search traffic dries up, Reddit announces it's shifting to a logged-in experience: As AI transforms how people find information online, Reddit is rethinking its open-web roots to protect its audience and business. Read More Meta quietly launches an AI fashion app called Style Sketch: The app connects to Instagram to build a virtual closet from photos you’ve already shared, or lets you add items manually by snapping a photo, recording a quick video, or uploading images from your camera roll. Read More Where was my invite to the — wait, what? Airbnb had a gala?: Airbnb’s nonprofit held its inaugural gala on Wednesday in Los Angeles, and the internet had one reaction — the *what* gala?  Read More A message from Fidelity Your equity data deserves a system you don’t have to second-guess. Does your equity management platform keep raising renewal costs and waving red flags around data practices? Switching to a new solution might seem overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. With Fidelity Private Shares, transitioning is simple and fast. Our expert team guides you through every step, helping to ensure your equity data is migrated seamlessly and securely. Learn More Go Beyond the Bay Area, Join Us at Founder Summit At TechCrunch Founder Summit on November 4 in Boston, you can deepen your expertise on hiring, product market fit, pitching, founder leadership, and much more in a dynamic, intimate environment. Get ahead of the competition and show the world what the East Coast can build with a 25% discount using the code Daily25. Register Now Afternoon Must-Reads Rivian expands joint venture with VW to include AI assistant: Rivian doesn't disclose if the value of its $5.8 billion joint venture will expand as a result. Read More Ex-Palantir execs launch Dream with $17M from a16z to build AI world models for construction: Dream is grounded in real physics and construction standards. Just as LLMs learn from text, Dream's world model is trained on more than 100 million square feet of building data gathered from permit archives across the United States. Read More Bluesky blocks links to leaked DHS employee data as government seeks takedowns: The social networking site is facing criticism for blocking access to the site, which identifies thousands of ICE agents and other employees working for Homeland Security. Read More Wabi, the AI agent that builds mini apps, now valued at $1.25B after latest round: On Thursday, AI app Wabi, now describing itself as a "personal agent," said it has raised $55 million at a $1.25 billion valuation. Read More The R2 SUV is already Rivian's best-selling vehicle: Rivian is seeing strong enough sales of the new EV that it improved its guidance to Wall Street for the second time this year. Read More Last but Not Least Agent identity startup Mintive lands Cowboy Ventures, Coatue, angels Jeff Dean, Andrej Karpathy: Mintive was founded by two engineers who have been working on AI for decades through Google Brain and Coursera. It's platform promises to help IT easily control enterprise agents. 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

Bluesky blocks links to leaked DHS employee data as government seeks takedowns

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View this email online in your browser  October 29, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Bluesky blocks links to leaked DHS employee data as government seeks takedowns: The social networking site is facing criticism for blocking access to the site, which identifies thousands of ICE agents and other employees working for Homeland Security. Read More Hacker stole personnel data about thousands of Homeland Security employees, including CBP and ICE agents: A hacker obtained personally identifiable information about more than 40,000 Homeland Security staffers, which has since been published online. Read More Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro pushes laptop pricing to a new extreme: Prepare to cough up around $14,549 if you want the new touchscreen MacBook Pro to have every upgrade. Read More Go Beyond the Bay Area, Join Us at Founder Summit At TechCrunch Founder Summit on November 4 in Boston, you can deepen your expertise on hiring, product market fit, pitching, founder leadership, and much more in a dynamic, intimate environment. Get ahead of the competition and show the world what the East Coast can build with a 25% discount using the code Daily25. Register Now Morning Must-Reads Wabi, the AI agent that builds mini apps, now valued at $1.25B after latest round: On Thursday, AI app, Wabi, now describing itself as a "personal agent," said it has raised $55 million at a $1.25 billion valuation. Read More DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17B: The acquisition would bring two major players in on-demand delivery under one roof, combining DoorDash’s dominance in restaurant takeout with Instacart’s reach in grocery delivery. Read More Who will you learn from in 6 days at TechCrunch Founder Summit? Meet the founders and investors taking the stages: Six days from now, TechCrunch Founder Summit brings experienced founders, investors, and operators to Boston on Nov. 4 to share the decisions, mistakes, pivots, and lessons that shaped their companies. Register before it starts for ticket savings and deals. Read More Anthropic just launched tools to show companies what their AI spending is buying: The frontier lab is lifting the curtain on how users spend money on its models ahead of a planned IPO. Read More Apple launches its new touchscreen MacBook Pro: Apple's new touchscreen MacBook Pro starts at $2,899. Read More Last but Not Least Amazon updates Alexa to help you manage shopping lists, subscriptions, and update delivery instructions: The update allows you to use Alexa to create lists, register them, see what's on them, and add or edit items. You can also manage subscriptions with the AI bot. 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