Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers' data

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View this email online in your browser  April 13, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers' data: The travel giant notified customers that their personal data, including names, email addresses, and phone numbers, may have been accessed in a security incident. Read More Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else: Stanford’s latest AI Index shows a widening gap between experts and the public, with rising anxiety over jobs, healthcare, and the economy. Read More Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent: The new features would be geared toward enterprise customers, with better security controls than the famously risky open source OpenClaw agent. 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 Eight Sleep 34% more deep sleep. No effort required Deep sleep is when your body physically repairs itself including muscle recovery, immune function, and hormone regulation. The Pod by Eight Sleep adjusts temperature in real time based on your biometrics, delivering 34% more deep sleep automatically. Use code TECHCRUNCH for up to $350 off. Shop the Pod Afternoon Must-Reads FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims: Cybercriminals allegedly used the W3LL phishing kit to target more than 17,000 victims worldwide, stealing their passwords and multi-factor authentication codes. Read More Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco: Uber employees can now hail a Lucid robotaxi as part of the testing. Read More Microsoft is officially killing its Outlook Lite app next month: Launched in 2022, Outlook Lite is a lightweight version of the regular Outlook app, designed for Android phones with limited storage and regions with slower internet connections. The app had already been scheduled for retirement. Read More Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans: Slate Auto's latest funding round was led by existing investor TWG Global, a firm run by LA Dodgers owner Mark Walter. Read More The largest orbital compute cluster is open for business: Kepler Communications is flying 40 GPUs in Earth orbit. And its latest customer is Sophia Space. Read More A message from TechCrunch Events Limited tickets left: StrictlyVC San Francisco StrictlyVC kicks off the series in SF on April 30. Be in the room for unfiltered fireside chats on fundraising and AI accuracy with industry leaders like Forum AI founder Campbell Brown, Replit co-founder Amjad Masad, and more. Make high-value connections that actually move the needle. Tickets are limited. Register Now Last but Not Least Hack at Anodot leaves over a dozen breached companies facing extortion: The data breach at Anodot, which affects customers like Rockstar Games, is the latest hack aimed at stealing data from a large number of corporate giants. 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