Anthropic took down thousands of GitHub repos trying to yank its leaked source code — a move the company says was an accident

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View this email online in your browser  April 02, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Anthropic took down thousands of GitHub repos trying to yank its leaked source code — a move the company says was an accident: Anthropic executives said it was an accident and retracted the bulk of the takedown notices. Read More Exclusive: Beehiiv expands into podcasting, taking aim at Patreon: One way Beehiiv is convincing creators to switch from rivals like Substack and Patreon is by not taking a cut of revenue. Read More Diverse teams start with diverse VCs: It is the path of least resistance for a growth-stage company to hire from the familiar Silicon Valley pipelines but if a founder wants a diverse team, that value has to be put into practice from the very first hire.  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. Sign up! A message from Stripe Complimentary pass to Sessions with code s26techcrunch100 Join Stripe at Sessions 2026—the internet economy conference—happening April 29–30 in San Francisco. Join fellow business leaders, founders, and developers to explore the latest in financial technology, global commerce, and strategies for growth. Register with code s26techcrunch100 for a complimentary pass. Register Now Morning Must-Reads Tesla's cheaper vehicles aren't helping its declining sales: The company's deliveries in the first quarter were just 6% higher than last year, and Tesla now faces a third straight year of falling sales. Read More The reputation of troubled YC startup Delve has gotten even worse: Delve faces new allegations that it violated the open source license of its customer, Sim.ai, by taking the customers's tool and passing it off as its own. Read More A new connections app, Sonder, has a deliberately tedious sign-up process (and it's working): Sonder profiles are completely unstructured, encouraging users to build something that looks like a mood board or a digital collage. Think MySpace rather than LinkedIn. Read More Apple releases security fix for older iPhones and iPads to protect against DarkSword attacks: The security update protects a raft of older iPhones and iPads from attacks linked to leaked hacking tools called DarkSword. Read More Commonwealth Fusion Systems leans on magnets for near-term revenue: Realta Fusion is buying magnets from Commonwealth Fusion Systems, providing a revenue stop gap. Read More A message from Stripe Complimentary pass to Sessions with code s26techcrunch100 Join Stripe at Sessions 2026—the internet economy conference—happening April 29–30 in San Francisco. Join fellow business leaders, founders, and developers to explore the latest in financial technology, global commerce, and strategies for growth. Register with code s26techcrunch100 for a complimentary pass. Register Now Last but Not Least Startup funding shatters all records in Q1: The record quarterly fundraise largely fueled four mega-deals into OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, and Waymo. But it also indicates a generally hot market. 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