US government grounds all flights across the United States 'due to extraordinary circumstances'

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View this email online in your browser  November 13, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 US government grounds all flights across the United States 'due to extraordinary circumstances': A spokesperson for the FAA told TechCrunch that it issued the ground stop "following communication issues impacting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers." Read More Export-banned Nvidia chips are behind China's most powerful AI models — uh oh, Jensen!: New research shows the most advanced AI models from China were trained on banned Nvidia chips. Read More Microsoft's latest email outage turned into a full-blown global cloud crisis: Microsoft's day-long outage began with Outlook and Teams, and ended up taking much of the company's cloud services offline. Microsoft says it's gradually restoring service. Read More A message from Microsoft and NVIDIA Discover the full-stack AI platforms advancing today’s AI Get a closer look at the technologies moving AI forward with NVIDIA at Microsoft Ignite 2026. Explore sessions on agentic AI built for production, accelerated infrastructure, cloud and AI platforms, physical AI and autonomous systems, and high-fidelity simulations. View the sessions and build your Microsoft Ignite agenda today. Browse sessions Afternoon Must-Reads This young startup wants to power floating data centers with the ocean’s heat, and investors are already on board: Drogue is harvesting heat from the ocean to power data centers on floating vessels. The first prototype should be bobbing around the ocean, crunching bits, in less than two years. Read More Jensen Huang didn't show confidence in his successor, report says: Huang described Kress as a "deer in the headlights" during a meeting in summer. Read More The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline: Jensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia following an affair, which could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure. Read More ChatGPT's new Wallet lets AI agents shop and check out for you: ChatGPT Wallet lets AI agents shop and check out on users' behalf, starting with a limited rollout to U.S. Pro subscribers. Read More AI agent startup LangChain hits $3B valuation: LangChain now claims 7,000 customers of its model and platform agnostic agent management tool LangSmith. Read More Last but Not Least Democrats launch Nvidia investigation, write scathing letter on Huang's 'scheme' with Trump: This Congressional investigation into Nvidia's China sales and its dealings with Trump is the second one, so far, since news of the alleged spy affair broke. 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

Microsoft's Outlook email hit by new outage

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View this email online in your browser  November 13, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Microsoft's Outlook email hit by new outage: Microsoft hasn't yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users. Read More Jensen Huang was having a third affair, Reuters reports: Reuters is withholding the name of the new employee linked to Huang, but says she is an employee of Nvidia. Read More Microsoft's latest email outage turned into a full blown global cloud crisis: Microsoft's day-long outage began with Outlook and Teams, and ended up taking much of the company's cloud services offline. Microsoft says it's gradually restoring service. Read More A message from Intel A blueprint for making robotics a reality Our recent robotics readiness report highlighted a critical gap between organizations’ robotics ambitions and what they’re structured to deliver. This blueprint will help you close that gap and lay a foundation for a successful human-robot workforce. Get Blueprint Morning Must-Reads Jensen Huang didn't show confidence in his successor, report says: Huang described Kress as a "deer in the headlights" during a meeting in summer. Read More The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline: Jensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia following an affair, which could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure. Read More Uber confirms hackers stole thousands of drivers' license information in data breach: The ride-sharing giant said driver's license information stored by AI cloud company Fireworks AI was stolen during a security incident. Read More Democrats launch Nvidia investigation, write scathing letter on Huang's 'scheme' with Trump: This Congressional investigation into Nvidia's China sales and its dealings with Trump is the second one, so far, since news of the alleged spy affair broke. Read More Nectar launches an AI agent to automate creator discovery and outreach for brands: Nectar's new AI agent automates influencer marketing, helping brands discover creators, manage outreach and partnerships, and track campaign results. Read More Last but Not Least ElevenLabs' new app combines meeting note-taking and dictation for teams: ElevenAI is a new meeting notetaker and dictation app aimed at teams and enterprises. 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