June 01, 2026

TechCrunch Top 3

Strava declares war on scrapers ahead of IPO: Strava will charge a flat monthly fee from developers to access its API Read More

TechCrunch Mobility: It doesn't matter that people hate the Ferrari Luce: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part. Read More

Unastella, a South Korean rocket startup that launched from home, raises $24M: The Seoul-based rocket startup is developing its own launch vehicles and engines. Read More

Morning Must-Reads

DuckDuckGo makes its 'no-AI' search engine easier to access as its traffic booms: Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo launches 'no AI' web extensions for Chrome and Firefox users. Read More

Erin Brockovich takes aim at data center secrecy: Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission. Read More

This weekend’s two biggest movies were both directed by YouTubers: The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong. Read More

What happens in Vega$: steroids, swimmers, and a billion-dollar hustle: The Enhanced Games — a singular sporting competition where a majority of the athletes were on performance enhancing drugs — may herald a new business model that the tech industry is ready to embrace. Read More

Making sense of the debate over AI psychosis: On the latest episode of Equity, we debate whether tech CEOs are "uniquely prone to AI psychosis." Read More

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Last but Not Least

‘This is fine’ artist KC Green reaches agreement with AI startup Artisan: The startup has apparently taken down the ads using KC Green's "This is fine" meme. Read More