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Apple shares 'shocking evidence' against former employee accused of stealing company data for OpenAI | TechCrunch
Apple says it has evidence that a former employee destroyed evidence of data theft after learning he was under investigation.
Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year | TechCrunch
Founded by a 20-year-old, Alteon is developing autonomous aircraft that hopes to harvest wind energy to stay aloft for several months.
Magna increases bet on battery swapping in India with $35M for Yuma | TechCrunch
Magna's investment in Yuma Energy has reached $87 million as the Canadian auto supplier increases its majority stake in the Indian battery-swapping firm.
If space data centers feel far-fetched, why not interstellar travel? | TechCrunch
The team behind Starcloud's orbital data centers has a new high-risk space project: Sending a probe to Alpha Centauri.
India's Unacademy sells to rival upGrad for $206M, about 94% less than its peak valuation | TechCrunch
"We raised at a peak, but sold at a fraction of that," Unacademy co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal wrote. "I'm not going to dress these facts up."
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