Apple and Google ordered to purge 'nudify' apps from App Stores

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View this email online in your browser  July 17, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Apple and Google ordered to purge 'nudify' apps from App Stores: In letters sent to Apple and Google, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said that both companies have long been aware that they are hosting apps in violation of state law. Read More I replaced my space heater and ceiling fan with one Dyson appliance: Designed for year-round comfort, the Dyson Hot+Cool HF1 combines quiet operation and simple controls with Dyson's signature bladeless design. Read More Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation: The potential deal highlights a growing trend of complex, multi-stage funding rounds that mask true entry prices. 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 Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars: Some Amazon customers logged on Friday to a surprise bill estimate claiming that they owed the tech and cloud giant billions in fees. Read More FBI arrests man accused of using Steam games to drain victims' crypto wallets: Prosecutors accused 21-year-old student Zyaire Wilkins of publishing on Steam several fake video games that contained malware, infecting thousands of victims, and stealing crypto from some of them. Read More Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them: Patreon is strengthening its defenses against AI scraping by working with Cloudflare to block bots that train AI models on creators’ content without permission. The move marks a shift away from relying on websites using robots.txt alone to actively block unauthorized AI training. Read More reMarkable's new Paper Pure is good. That's why I wrote this review on it.: Remarkable's Paper Pure replaces Remarkable 2, and it is quite good. Read More SpaceX suddenly aborts second Starship V3 launch after ignition: The company didn't immediately say what went wrong. SpaceX's stock plunged more than 4% in after-hours trading before paring losses. Read More Last but Not Least Agility Robotics plants its flag in Tesla's backyard: Agility is opening a new training center for its Digit robots in Fremont, California. 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