Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI

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View this email online in your browser  May 18, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI: Elon Musk's claim that he was mistreated by his OpenAI co-founders failed after nine California jurors decided in a unanimous verdict that his lawsuits had been filed too late. Read More Open source tool maker Grafana Labs says hackers stole its code, refuses to pay ransom: The open source project said hackers stole its codebase and threatened to publish its source code if the company did not pay. Read More Kin Health raises $9M to build an AI notetaker for patients: The app is similar to a meeting notetaker — you can record doctor visits, and it will return an AI summary of the meeting, with the next steps, all of which you share with family and friends if you want to. Read More A message from Alumni Ventures StrictlyVC Exclusive: You Could Be an Investor in High-Potential Startups Like These Don’t miss out! This week only, Alumni Ventures is offering readers early access to high-potential startup opportunities, including some of today’s most exciting AI, Deep Tech, Quantum Computing, Cybersecurity, and Space companies co-invested alongside top VC firms like Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Sequoia, & Y Combinator. You get: Curated deal flow of high-potential startups AV is already investing alongside elite lead venture firms in these deals No cost to see deals No obligation to invest Don’t miss your chance before access closes. Join Alumni Ventures Syndicate Today → Afternoon Must-Reads Anthropic has acquired the dev tools startup used by OpenAI, Google, and Cloudflare: Stainless, a New York-based startup, founded in 2022, rose to prominence in the emerging AI industry for automating the creation and maintenance of software development kits, or SDKs — the libraries developers use to interact with APIs. Read More For Eclipse, the $2.5B Cerebras win is just the start of realizing its physical-world thesis: Investing in the real world was lonely for Lior Susan 10 years ago. Now his firm finds itself at the center of the tech world's action. Read More NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers stole medical data and fingerprints during breach affecting at least 1.8 million people: The New York public healthcare system said hackers stole personal and medical data, and scans of biometrics — including fingerprints — in one of the largest recorded breaches of 2026. Read More Amazon's new Alexa+ powered feature can generate podcast episodes: Amazon’s Alexa+ can now generate custom AI podcasts on demand, as the company expands its assistant into a personalized AI content platform. Read More TechCrunch Mobility: The AI skills arms race is coming for automotive: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Read More A message from Microsoft and NVIDIA Design, train & ship scalable AI: NVIDIA at Microsoft Build Get hands-on with real code, real systems, and real results. Join NVIDIA June 2–3 at Microsoft Build, happening in San Francisco and online. Developer-first activities, sessions, and solution demos available to both on-site and virtual attendees. Virtual passes are still available—sign up now. Learn more Last but Not Least Apple’s Siri revamp could include auto-deleting chats: Privacy will be a major theme when Apple unveils a new version of Siri. 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

Marketing operating system Nectar Social raises $30M Series A led by Menlo

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View this email online in your browser  May 18, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Marketing operating system Nectar Social raises $30M Series A led by Menlo: AI-powered marketing platform Nectar Social announced Thursday that it raised a $30 million Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, which was created alongside Anthropic. Read More Open source tool maker Grafana Labs says hackers stole its code, refuses to pay ransom: The open source project said hackers stole its codebase and threatened to publish its source code if the company did not pay. Read More For Eclipse, the $2.5B Cerebras win is just the start of realizing its physical-world thesis: Investing in the real world was lonely for Lior Susan 10 years ago. Now his firm finds itself at the center of the tech world's action. 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. Register Now! A message from Schneider Electric The future of energy starts now From microgrids to smart homes, advanced energy technology is redefining reliability, sustainability, and performance at scale. At Schneider Electric, we believe the future of energy is unified, digital, and decarbonized – and we’re building it today, for everyone. Read insights Morning Must-Reads TechCrunch Mobility: The AI skills arms race is coming for automotive: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Read More Apple’s Siri revamp could include auto-deleting chats: Privacy will be a major theme when Apple unveils a new version of Siri. Read More If you’re giving a commencement speech in 2026, maybe don’t mention AI: It's tough to get graduating students excited about a future shaped by artificial intelligence. Read More South Korea's LetinAR is building optics behind AI glasses: A lens the size of a thumbnail — and the South Korean startup that makes it could become the optical backbone of the AI glasses era. Read More The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush: The vibes around the current AI boom aren't great, even in the tech industry. Read More A message from Microsoft and NVIDIA Design, train & ship scalable AI: NVIDIA at Microsoft Build Get hands-on with real code, real systems, and real results. Join NVIDIA June 2–3 at Microsoft Build, happening in San Francisco and online. Developer-first activities, sessions, and solution demos available to both on-site and virtual attendees. Virtual passes are still available—sign up now. Learn more Last but Not Least Why trust is a big question at the Elon Musk-OpenAI trial: A big theme in the trial’s final days was whether OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is trustworthy. 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