Apple acquires video editing software company MotionVFX

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View this email online in your browser  March 16, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Apple acquires video editing software company MotionVFX: The move could help Apple better compete with Adobe Premiere Pro and the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. Read More Memories.ai is building the visual memory layer for wearables and robotics: Memories.ai is building a large visual memory model that can index and retrieve video-recorded memories for physical AI. Read More Samsung bets this island startup can tame the grid with software and batteries: GridBeyond's hardware and software coordinates several gigawatts of supply and demand to help balance the flow of electricity on the grid. The idea has attracted investors like Samsung Ventures. Read More Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite 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. Sign up! A message from UK Office for Investment UK Quantum – Enhancing trading data Quantum computing has the potential to reshape financial services, from risk management to data analysis. HSBC and IBM have demonstrated this through a hybrid-quantum approach to European corporate bond trading. This revealed complex patterns in noisy financial data, and a 34% improvement in predicting winning customer trade inquiries. Learn More Afternoon Must-Reads How to watch Jensen Huang's Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote — and what to expect: GTC is Nvidia's flagship annual event, where the chipmaker typically announces new products, partnerships, and its vision for the future of computing. Huang's keynote will focus on Nvidia's role in the future of computing and AI. Read More Nvidia's DLSS 5 uses generative AI to boost photorealism in video games, with ambitions beyond gaming: Nvidia's new DLSS 5 uses generative AI and structured graphics data to make video games more realistic. CEO Jensen Huang says the approach could eventually spread to other industries. Read More Elon Musk's xAI faces child porn lawsuit from minors Grok allegedly undressed: The three plaintiffs are seeking to represent anyone who had real images of them as a minor altered into sexual content by Grok. Read More Apple quietly launches AirPods Max 2: The successor to its premium headphones cost $549 and are launching with enhanced active noise cancellation, the H2 chip, live translation, better sound quality, and more. Read More The MacBook Neo is 'the most repairable MacBook' in years, according to iFixit: Apple's new MacBook Neo isn't just the most affordable MacBook — it's also the company's most repairable laptop in "about fourteen years." Read More A message from Fidelity Your Pitch Isn't the Only Thing Investors Are Evaluating.   Investors don't just listen to what you say - they look at how your company operates. Is ownership clear? Do your numbers match your story? Can you answer follow-up questions without digging through spreadsheets? The Fundraise-Ready Startup Kit equips founders with the materials investors expect to see, before pressure is on. Because confidence in the room doesn't come from slides. It comes from preparation.  Download the Kit  You missed these chats from Disrupt: Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens. Watch on Cheddar.com Watch on Streaming Last but Not Least The dictionary sues OpenAI: Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster say that OpenAI violated the copyright of almost 100,000 articles by using them for LLM training. 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

The billionaires made a promise — now some want out

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View this email online in your browser  March 16, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 The billionaires made a promise — now some want out: An increasing number of billionaires are turning away from Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's Giving Pledge as wealth once again concentrates at the top. Read More How to watch Jensen Huang's Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote — and what to expect: GTC is Nvidia's flagship annual event, where the chipmaker typically announces new products, partnerships, and its vision for the future of computing. Huang's keynote will focus on Nvidia's role in the future of computing and AI. Read More Honda is killing its EVs — and any chance of competing in the future: Honda's decision to kill its three EVs for the U.S. market will reverberate far beyond North America. Read More Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite 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. Sign up! A message from Fidelity Your Pitch Isn't the Only Thing Investors Are Evaluating.   Investors don't just listen to what you say - they look at how your company operates. Is ownership clear? Do your numbers match your story? Can you answer follow-up questions without digging through spreadsheets? The Fundraise-Ready Startup Kit equips founders with the materials investors expect to see, before pressure is on. Because confidence in the room doesn't come from slides. It comes from preparation. Download the Kit Morning Must-Reads US Army announces contract with Anduril worth up to $20B: The Army described this as a single enterprise contract consolidating more than 120 separate "procurement actions." Read More The MacBook Neo is 'the most repairable MacBook' in years, according to iFixit: Apple's new MacBook Neo isn't just the most affordable MacBook — it's also the company's most repairable laptop in "about fourteen years." Read More Apple quietly launches AirPods Max 2: The successor to its premium headphones cost $549 and are launching with enhanced active noise cancellation, the H2 chip, live translation, better sound quality, and more. Read More Wiz investor unpacks Google's $32B acquisition: Shardul Shah of Index Ventures walks us through Google's biggest acquisition ever. Read More ByteDance reportedly pauses global launch of its Seedance 2.0 video generator: The company is reportedly delaying the launch as its engineers and lawyers work to avert further legal issues. Read More A message from Stripe Complimentary pass to Sessions with code s26techcrunch100 Join Stripe at Sessions 2026—the internet economy conference—happening April 29–30 in San Francisco. Join fellow business leaders, founders, and developers to explore the latest in financial technology, global commerce, and strategies for growth. Register with code s26techcrunch100 for a complimentary pass. Register Now Last but Not Least Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks: AI chatbots have been linked to suicides for years. Now one lawyer says they are showing up in mass casualty cases too, and the technology is moving faster than the safeguards. 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