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Grand Games raises $70M Series B to scale hybrid casual mobile games

Grand Games raises $70M Series B to scale hybrid casual mobile games Grand Games, a mobile gaming company focused on hybrid casual titles, has raised $70 million in a Series B funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to $103 million. The round was led by Balderton Capital through its

Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO

Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO Robinhood files confidentially for its second venture fund, this time targeting growth and early-stage startups. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/riding-an-ai-rally-robinhood-preps-second-retail-venture-ipo/

Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted

Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted Google had urged Apple for years to support RCS texting to make communication between each company’s devices more seamless. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/finally-texts-between-android-and-iphone-users-can-be-end-to-end-encrypted/

GM just laid off hundreds of IT workers to hire those with stronger AI skills

GM just laid off hundreds of IT workers to hire those with stronger AI skills Some of the positions focus on AI-native development, data engineering and analytics, cloud-based engineering, and agent and model development as well as prompt engineering and new AI workflows. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/gm-just-laid-off-hundreds-of-it-workers-to-hire-those-with-stronger-ai-skills/

Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation

Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation Five-year old European military drone startup Helsing is close to raising another monster round. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/daniel-ek-backed-defense-tech-helsing-to-raise-1-2b-at-18b-valuation/