WhatsApp adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto upgrades, iPad sign-ups, and more

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View this email online in your browser  July 22, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 WhatsApp adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto upgrades, iPad sign-ups, and more: WhatsApp on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will let users hear and reply to messages, make calls, view their call history, and access favorite contacts hands-free and right from their car's screen. Read More Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI era: Glow is targeting a new class of endpoint risks created by the rapid adoption of AI agents and developer tools inside enterprises. Read More The Anthropic-Physical Intelligence rumor roiling AI Twitter: Anthropic and OpenAI's aggressive 2026 acquisition sprees set the stage for a weekend rumor. Read More A message from Schneider Electric When energy meets intelligence AI is rewriting the rules of energy. As demand outpaces infrastructure, the answer isn’t just more power: it’s smarter systems. Schneider Electric's CEO shares how energy and industrial intelligence unlock efficiency, resilience, and scalable growth. Read insights Morning Must-Reads OpenAI says Hugging Face was breached by its pre-release models: OpenAI has come forward to claim responsibility for the Hugging Face breach, saying it was the result of internal testing gone awry. Read More Passionfroot raises $15M to expand its B2B creator marketplace to the US: Passionfroot, a German startup building a marketplace connecting B2B creators with brands, has raised $15M in a Series A round led by Insight Partners. Read More Jack Dorsey is taking on Slack with Buzz, a group chat platform for teams and their AI agents: Buzz is a group chat platform for the workplace that puts humans and their AI agents in the same conversation. Read More The browser wars aren't about search anymore — here are the best alternatives to Chrome and Safari: We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari. Read More Cascade raises $3.5M to help construction firms find and win projects: a16z Speedrun, Ada Ventures, and Snowball VC have invested in Cascade's $3.5 million seed round. Read More A message from Onward FX Pre-matched investor meetings for deep tech founders Onward FX is your warm intro to sector-focused VCs and corporate ventures like Chevron, Exxon, ARPA E, Eclipse, Halliburton, and 20 more. Meetings are pre-matched and vetted against investor mandates. 1 in 4 founders leave with a term sheet. October 27 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Accepting applications now. Apply Now Last but Not Least Meta is testing an AI bedtime story app for people with no imagination: At last, a tech company has found a way to outsource humanity's oldest pastime: using our imaginations. 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

AI music generator Suno breach affects 55M users, per Have I Been Pwned

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View this email online in your browser  July 21, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 AI music generator Suno breach affects 55M users, per Have I Been Pwned: A hacker took names, phone numbers, and physical addresses of millions of customers who used AI music generator Suno. Read More Light made a flip phone — it's colorful and it's cheap: Light co-founder Kaiwei Tang helped create the Motorola Razr, and he's as surprised as anyone that over 20 years later, the flip phone is relevant again. Read More OpenAI says Hugging Face was breached by its own pre-release models: OpenAI has come forward to claim responsibility for the Hugging Face breach, saying it was the result of internal testing gone awry. Read More A message from CAST New: Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for tech debt AI agents are not only accelerating software delivery, but the creation of architectural technical debt. Learn how leading organizations are tackling it. Download your full complimentary copy.  Download here Afternoon Must-Reads Apple teams up with Klarna to launch a lease-to-own program for iPhones, iPads, and Macs: The new leasing program is a big change for the hardware company, and comes as it looks to raise prices on many of its products. Read More Google releases three new Gemini models — but no 3.5 Pro: Google released Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and Flash Cyber, but the continued absence of Gemini 3.5 Pro raises fresh questions about its AI strategy. Read More Jack Dorsey is taking on Slack with Buzz, a group chat platform for teams and their AI agents: Buzz is a group chat platform for the workplace that puts humans and their AI agents in the same conversation. Read More US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could sanction Chinese open AI models over alleged IP theft, expanding the Trump administration's campaign to slow China's AI advances. Read More These are the countries moving to ban social media for children: Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators. Read More A message from ThoughtSpot Who’s leading analytics and BI in 2026? Gartner evaluated every analytics platform so you don't have to. See why ThoughtSpot was named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Analytics and BI. Read full report Last but Not Least Gritt exits stealth with $32 million for robots to build solar plants — then, everything else: Gritt is coming out of stealth with $34 million and plans to automate the hardest tasks on construction sites. 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