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Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion After Court Finds 43 Million Privacy Violations

Social media giant Meta was ordered to pay 25 billion in penalties by a New Mexico court on Wednesday as part of a data privacy lawsuit that sprang from the company’s Cambridge Analytica data scandal, which came to light in 2018.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Startup Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements

Among the Startup Battlefield 200 were many industry-defining companies exhibiting and pitching on the Showcase Stage. Here are the standouts.

Zurich startup Enact raises $30M to give robots a sense of touch

Zurich-based Enact Intelligence has emerged from stealth with a $30M pre-seed round from redalpine, Notion Capital and firstminute capital. It builds robots that sense force and touch through their motors, not only cameras. Founder Manuel Yves Galliker previously led software for 1X’s NEO humanoid.

Spotify confirms Family Plan crackdown, but calls it a ‘routine improvement’

Spotify told investors its roll out of QR code verification to ensure Family Plan members live in the same household is not a “crackdown,” just a routine improvement.

Investors break down how founders can raise a Series A today

Raising a Series A these days isn’t so simple — top investors break down what founders need to know now.

When the attacker becomes the user: Rethinking account takeover

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Yann LeCun and Arthur Mensch back Zurich robotics startup in $30m pre-seed

Italian startups are growing up: bigger early-stage rounds and more late-stage money, data shows

More startup ‘mafias’ are coming in Norway, predicts VC

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