With iOS 27, I'm actually using Siri again

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View this email online in your browser  September 14, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 With iOS 27, I'm actually using Siri again: Apple’s long-delayed Siri overhaul is finally here with iOS 27, and it changes how useful the assistant feels day to day. Read More Volkswagen's crazy-efficient EV borrows an idea from Slate: Volkswagen's new efficiency-minded halo car is almost twice as efficient as the most efficient production car, the Lucid Air. Read More macOS 27: new Siri takes on AI productivity apps: The two most noticeable things about macOS 27 Golden Gate are the newly updated Siri AI and the design changes that make windows and icons more consistent. Read More A message from R1 The AI layer healthcare has been missing The value of AI in healthcare isn’t the model alone. R1 combines enterprise-grade AI with revenue cycle expertise through Phare OS, a new architecture that helps prevent issues upstream and accelerate financial outcomes. Discover Phare OS Afternoon Must-Reads Sources say Automattic's board is out after failed attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg: Automattic’s board is out, days after its members voted to put chief executive Matt Mullenweg on leave, sources tell TechCrunch. Read More Superhuman acquires YC-backed notetaker Fathom as productivity platforms push for agentic work: Fathom said that it has over 400,000 monthly active users. Read More OpenAI buys smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging for $300 million, report says: Glass Imaging was founded by a pair of former Apple engineers who previously led the team that developed Apple's Portrait Mode. Read More ClickFix attacks are tricking Mac and Windows users into hacking themselves: If you clicked on a fake HBO Max ad on Reddit in the past week, you might have fallen victim to a rising "ClickFix" security threat. Read More AI infrastructure company Cornelis raises $205M to chip away at Nvidia's dominance: The company also announced a product called Active Compute Fabric, a network technology that targets the fact that much GPU time is wasted waiting for data to arrive. Read More A message from ThoughtSpot Embedded Analytics Cost Calculator Uncover the true price of building and maintaining embedded analytics in-house. See the tradeoff in dollars and engineering years. Run my numbers Last but Not Least A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is a startup from former Spotify employee offering fun music apps: Former Spotify exec's company releases experimental "singles" that involves users in music making. 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

Automattic confirms Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted ouster by board

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View this email online in your browser  September 14, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Automattic confirms Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted ouster by board: Automattic says Mullenweg is back as "chairman and CEO of Automattic, with full support of the board." Read More A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is a startup offering fun music apps without any AI prompting: Former Spotify exec's company releases experimental "singles" that involves users in music making. Read More Superhuman acquires YC-backed notetaker Fathom as productivity platforms push for agentic work: Fathom said that it has over 400,000 monthly active users Read More A message from Virginia Tech Build the Systems Everything Else Depends On The Virginia Tech Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering is delivered in Alexandria, minutes from the Capitol, with an Immersive Visualization Lab and a two-story drone testing cage on site. Specialize in wireless, networking, cybersecurity, machine learning, or autonomous systems, and see recent faculty research in AI-native wireless. Explore the MEng Morning Must-Reads Larry Ellison cancels $7.5 billion sale of Oracle stock: Oracle had previously disclosed that Ellison planned to sell 50 million shares worth around $7.5 billion. Read More What's behind the AI industry’s latest warnings of doom?: On Equity, we discussed the AI industry's latest debate about whether it poses an existential threat to humanity. Read More The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCs: From floating reactors to brain chips: VCs picked their favorite YC startups from the summer batch. Read More Fusion power startups find new partners in the defense world: Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone dormant, but never completely disappeared. Read More Anthropic CEO outlines plan to slow AI development: Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman seem to agree that it's time to "pace the frontier." What would that actually look like? Read More A message from Last but Not Least Insight Partners' Deven Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic: Insight Partners' Devin Parekh opens up about losing Legora to General Catalyst, why he's fine holding stakes in rival AI labs, and why — even as everyone else piles into OpenAI and Anthropic — his $90 billion firm is deliberately staying diversified. 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