March 10, 2026

TechCrunch Top 3

DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says: A whistleblower is accusing a former DOGE member of stealing a large number of Americans' personal data while he was working at the Social Security Administration, with the plan of using it at his new job. Read More

'Pokémon Pokopia' is a game about rehabilitating a broken world — and I love it: The latest Pokémon game is a cozy life simulator like "Animal Crossing" or "Minecraft," but in a way that feels more grounded to our actual world. Read More

YouTube surpasses Disney, Paramount, WBD in 2025 ad revenue: YouTube pulled in $40.4 billion in ad revenue last year, which is more than Disney, NBC, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery combined. Read More

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Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.

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Afternoon Must-Reads

Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts: Meta says that Moltbook's approach to "connecting agents through an always-on-directory" is novel. Read More

Google rolls out new Gemini capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive: The idea behind the new features is to make the apps more personal and capable to help users get things done faster, right within the platforms themselves. Read More

Google gives in to users' complaints over AI-powered 'Ask Photos' search feature: The option appears on the Google Photos Search screen and lets users pick which experience they want. Read More

US military contractor likely built iPhone hacking tools used by Russian spies in Ukraine: Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking tools were theirs. Read More

ChatGPT can now create interactive visuals to help you understand math and science concepts: Instead of just reading an explanation or looking at a static diagram, users can now engage directly with interactive visuals. Read More

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Attend Microsoft sessions on AI agents at NVIDIA GTC 2026

Microsoft's session agenda for GTC 2026 is packed with insights for a next-gen approach to AI. Topics include building and powering AI factories, enabling agentic AI at scale, optimizing AI infrastructure and costs, and leveraging AI agents for design automation and production. View the full schedule to plan your time at GTC now.

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Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens.

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