Inboxes

Create an inbox to save and track emails. It's free!

+New inbox
Back
Back
Back 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml">
 <head>
  <title>
  </title>
  <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"/>
  <meta content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1" name="viewport"/>
  <!--[if mso]>
<xml><w:WordDocument xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><w:DontUseAdvancedTypographyReadingMail/></w:WordDocument>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch><o:AllowPNG/></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml>
<![endif]-->
  <!--[if !mso]><!-->
  <link href="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/themes/tc-24/assets/css/frontend/base/fonts/yellix.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
  <link href="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/themes/tc-24/assets/css/frontend/base/fonts/nb-international-pro.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
  <!--<![endif]-->
  <style>
   *{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;padding:0}a[x-apple-data-detectors]{color:inherit!important;text-decoration:inherit!important}#MessageViewBody a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}p{line-height:inherit}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{mso-hide:all;display:none;max-height:0;overflow:hidden}.image_block img+div{display:none}sub,sup{font-size:75%;line-height:0} @media (max-width:620px){.social_block.desktop_hide .social-table{display:inline-block!important}.image_block div.fullWidth{max-width:100%!important}.mobile_hide{display:none}.row-content{width:100%!important}.stack .column{width:100%;display:block}.mobile_hide{min-height:0;max-height:0;max-width:0;overflow:hidden;font-size:0}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{display:table!important;max-height:none!important}}
  </style>
  <!--[if mso ]><style>sup, sub { font-size: 100% !important; } sup { mso-text-raise:10% } sub { mso-text-raise:-10% }</style> <![endif]-->
 </head>
 <body class="body" style="background-color:#fff;margin:0;padding:0;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;text-size-adjust:none">
  <div class="sailthru-emco-preheader" style="display: none; max-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">
   Plus more of TechCrunch's top stories this afternoon
  </div>
  <div style="display:none">
   <a>
    <img alt="" border="0" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Flink.techcrunch.com%252Fimg%252F687189c70350c01e67040ac9omclw.16xw%252Fd294f766.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaW5rLnRlY2hjciIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE0Nzg2OH0:1us79I:YSAUx_6yOLkifzQi_EMv2UGEZl5JsgztxEJfKxsRVmE"/>
   </a>
  </div>
  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="nl-container" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff" width="100%">
   <tbody>
    <tr>
     <td>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <td>
          <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600">
           <tbody>
            <tr>
             <td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top" width="100%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="image_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0">
                 <div align="center" class="alignment">
                  <div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:600px">
                   <img alt="" height="auto" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fmedia.sailthru.com%252Fcomposer%252Fimages%252Fbazh%252Fm4n91qj8%252Flye%252Fj9w%252Fjfy%252FTechCrunch%2520PM%2520Banner.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZtZWRpYS5zYWlsdCIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE1Njk1OX0:1us79I:l3wwckM-dwybIeXyiFbxPgkZxvUmC-V_6vg-tNylRxc" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" title="" width="600"/>
                  </div>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-2" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px">
                 <div style="font-family:sans-serif">
                  <div class="" style="font-size:14px;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2">
                   <p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">
                    <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 12px;">
                     <a rel="noopener" style="color: #0aa43e;" target="_blank">
                      View this email online in your browser
                     </a>
                    </span>
                   </p>
                  </div>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="paragraph_block block-3" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad">
                 <div style="color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:17px">
                  <p style="margin:0">
                   <strong>
                    August 29, 2025
                   </strong>
                  </p>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="divider_block block-4" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad">
                 <div align="center" class="alignment">
                  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
                   <tr>
                    <td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb">
                     <span style="word-break: break-word;">
                     </span>
                    </td>
                   </tr>
                  </table>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-5" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad">
                 <div style="font-family:sans-serif">
                  <div class="" style="font-size:14px;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#212623;line-height:1.2">
                   <p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">
                    <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;">
                     Hey, everyone! TechCrunch will be observing the Labor Day holiday on Monday. We will see you back here on Tuesday. Have fun, and be safe out there!
                    </span>
                   </p>
                  </div>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
            </tr>
           </tbody>
          </table>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-2" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <td>
          <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fafafa;border-bottom:1px solid #0aa43e;border-left:1px solid #0aa43e;border-radius:0;border-right:1px solid #0aa43e;border-top:1px solid #0aa43e;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600">
           <tbody>
            <tr>
             <td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top" width="100%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;width:100%">
                 <h1 style="margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Yellix,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:28px">
                  <span class="tinyMce-placeholder" style="word-break: break-word;">
                   TechCrunch Top 3
                  </span>
                 </h1>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="image_block block-2" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0">
                 <div align="center" class="alignment">
                  <div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:598px">
                   <a target="_blank">
                    <img alt="Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen users" height="auto" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Ftechcrunch.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2024%252F10%252FGettyImages-1968119319.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0ZWNoY3J1bmNoLiIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE1ODcxOH0:1us79I:_EJbGhydxja9tDThoJHZikmEpKaxmOwWRXPDyhuJQpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" title="Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen users" width="598"/>
                   </a>
                  </div>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="paragraph_block block-3" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:10px">
                 <div style="color:#212623;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:19px">
                  <p style="margin:0">
                   <strong>
                    Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen users
                   </strong>
                   : After a bombshell report on Meta allowing its AI chatbots to have sensual chats with minors, the company is updating its policies.
                   <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0aa43e;" target="_blank">
                    Read More
                   </a>
                  </p>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="paragraph_block block-4" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:10px">
                 <div style="color:#212623;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:19px">
                  <p style="margin:0">
                   <strong>
                    Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws
                   </strong>
                   : Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it's up to individual server owners to decide.
                   <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0aa43e;" target="_blank">
                    Read More
                   </a>
                  </p>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="paragraph_block block-5" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:10px">
                 <div style="color:#212623;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:19px">
                  <p style="margin:0">
                   <strong>
                    Microsoft and Uber alum raises $3M for YC-backed Munify, a neobank for the Egyptian diaspora
                   </strong>
                   : Khalid Ashmawy found it hard to send money home while studying in Europe. Now, he’s launched a startup to help other Egyptians with the same problem.
                   <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0aa43e;" target="_blank">
                    Read More
                   </a>
                  </p>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
            </tr>
           </tbody>
          </table>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-3" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <td>
          <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600">
           <tbody>
            <tr>
             <td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:20px;vertical-align:top" width="100%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px">
                 <div style="font-family:sans-serif">
                  <div class="" style="font-size:14px;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2">
                   <p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">
                    <span style="word-break: break-word; color: #089e00;">
                     <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0aa43e;" target="_blank">
                      A message from Deck
                     </a>
                     <a>
                      <img alt="" border="0" class="adflight-banner" height="1" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Flink.techcrunch.com%252Ffl%252F687189c70350c01e67040ac9omclw.16xw%252F68431a4f34336b1fc40efdd3%252F689a53af0e94429ce30b2af3%252Fb1f73299.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaW5rLnRlY2hjciIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE2MDA4N30:1us79I:n9DdazvzS1zMeHrTuM1FjsonumGkF84Y71jkKLSh4b8" width="1"/>
                     </a>
                     <a>
                      <img alt="" border="0" class="mobile1x1" height="1" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Flink.techcrunch.com%252Ffl%252F687189c70350c01e67040ac9omclw.16xw%252F68431a4f34336b1fc40efdd3%252F689a53af0e94429ce30b2af3%252Fb1f73299.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaW5rLnRlY2hjciIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE2MTE3Nn0:1us79I:4zozO35cszrtgXZAAWpvIIAay1sF6OYCcz2YT6RsiBk" width="1"/>
                     </a>
                    </span>
                   </p>
                  </div>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-2" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-left:20px;text-align:center;width:100%">
                 <h1 style="margin:0;color:#6c7571;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:28px">
                  <span class="tinyMce-placeholder" style="word-break: break-word;">
                   <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: none; color: #6c7571;" target="_blank">
                    What if the entire internet was your back end?
                   </a>
                   <a>
                    <img alt="" border="0" class="adflight-banner" height="1" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Flink.techcrunch.com%252Ffl%252F687189c70350c01e67040ac9omclw.16xw%252F68431a61352b08054009b4ab%252F689a53a1747c583a840671c7%252F5cbe4642.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaW5rLnRlY2hjciIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE2MjYxNn0:1us79I:zMvF7IjS-sXJ72IgvRTk7NPwkrxmfEvaswc8_RRnoRA" width="1"/>
                   </a>
                   <a>
                    <img alt="" border="0" class="mobile1x1" height="1" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Flink.techcrunch.com%252Ffl%252F687189c70350c01e67040ac9omclw.16xw%252F68431a61352b08054009b4ab%252F689a53a1747c583a840671c7%252F5cbe4642.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaW5rLnRlY2hjciIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE2MzY4NH0:1us79I:-27BFKL9mCFCVG81mTt7eQVUapo7U0vH9D65NSIWEhU" width="1"/>
                   </a>
                  </span>
                 </h1>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="paragraph_block block-3" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px">
                 <div style="color:#212623;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:19px">
                  <p style="margin:0">
                   Deck makes that real, with one secure API to read and write across 100,000+ browser-based portals. Automate billing, HR, compliance — whatever your customers do online, Deck does too.
                   <a>
                    <img alt="" border="0" class="adflight-banner" height="1" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Flink.techcrunch.com%252Ffl%252F687189c70350c01e67040ac9omclw.16xw%252F68431a61352b08054009b4ab%252F689a53a1747c583a840671c7%252F5cbe4642.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaW5rLnRlY2hjciIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE2NDc1NX0:1us79I:_Qbu4U7ravMG9A5ebm4WYCmHcchgw7nQvjCWvIs_r8I" width="1"/>
                   </a>
                   <a>
                    <img alt="" border="0" class="mobile1x1" height="1" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Flink.techcrunch.com%252Ffl%252F687189c70350c01e67040ac9omclw.16xw%252F68431a61352b08054009b4ab%252F689a53a1747c583a840671c7%252F5cbe4642.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaW5rLnRlY2hjciIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE2NTc3fQ:1us79I:olD_iTteQppdEgKRd5HK6Va8XylhmcCJxQYrpU1rP2w" width="1"/>
                   </a>
                  </p>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="button_block block-4" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;text-align:left">
                 <div align="left" class="alignment">
                  <a style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">
                   <!--[if mso]>
<v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"  href="https://link.techcrunch.com/click/41353556.55652/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGVjay5jby9sYW5kaW5nLXBhZ2VzL2ludGVncmF0ZS1hbnktcG9ydGFsP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj10ZWNoY3J1bmNoJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9ZnJpZGF5/687189c70350c01e67040ac9E8e23ec34"  style="height:42px;width:363px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="0%" fillcolor="#0aa43e">
<v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#0aa43e"/>
<w:anchorlock/>
<v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px">
<center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px">
<![endif]-->
                   <span class="button" style="background-color: #0aa43e; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-radius: 0px; border-right: 0px solid transparent; border-top: 0px solid transparent; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'NB International Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; mso-border-alt: none; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 30px; text-align: center; width: auto; word-break: keep-all; letter-spacing: normal;">
                    <span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 32px;">
                     Learn More
                    </span>
                   </span>
                   <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]-->
                  </a>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
            </tr>
           </tbody>
          </table>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-4" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <td>
          <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fafafa;border-bottom:1px solid #0aa43e;border-left:1px solid #0aa43e;border-radius:0;border-right:1px solid #0aa43e;border-top:1px solid #0aa43e;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600">
           <tbody>
            <tr>
             <td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top" width="100%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;width:100%">
                 <h1 style="margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Yellix,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:28px">
                  <span class="tinyMce-placeholder" style="word-break: break-word;">
                   Afternoon Must-Reads
                  </span>
                 </h1>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="image_block block-2" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0">
                 <div align="center" class="alignment">
                  <div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:598px">
                   <a target="_blank">
                    <img alt="WhatsApp fixes 'zero-click' bug used to hack Apple users with spyware" height="auto" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Ftechcrunch.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2018%252F12%252Fwhatsapp-toxic.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0ZWNoY3J1bmNoLiIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE2NzAwNn0:1us79I:mal_BRHoa-jGXC1q06dtRR3zfaTv_BNmVGDKqG4s78o" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" title="WhatsApp fixes 'zero-click' bug used to hack Apple users with spyware" width="598"/>
                   </a>
                  </div>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="paragraph_block block-3" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:10px">
                 <div style="color:#212623;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:19px">
                  <p style="margin:0">
                   <strong>
                    WhatsApp fixes 'zero-click' bug used to hack Apple users with spyware
                   </strong>
                   : A spyware vendor was behind a recent campaign that abused a vulnerability in WhatsApp to deliver an exploit capable of hacking into iPhones and Macs.
                   <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0aa43e;" target="_blank">
                    Read More
                   </a>
                  </p>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="paragraph_block block-4" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:10px">
                 <div style="color:#212623;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:19px">
                  <p style="margin:0">
                   <strong>
                    Billionaire Ambani taps Google, Meta to build India's AI backbone
                   </strong>
                   : Reliance is launching a new subsidiary to drive India's AI ambitions, including a pending partnership with OpenAI.
                   <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0aa43e;" target="_blank">
                    Read More
                   </a>
                  </p>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="paragraph_block block-5" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:10px">
                 <div style="color:#212623;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:19px">
                  <p style="margin:0">
                   <strong>
                    Tesla challenges $243 million verdict in Autopilot death trial
                   </strong>
                   : The company's lawyers blame the driver (who settled with the victims separately) for the crash, and the plaintiffs' lawyers for "overwhelming" the jury with "irrelevant evidence."
                   <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0aa43e;" target="_blank">
                    Read More
                   </a>
                  </p>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="paragraph_block block-6" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:10px">
                 <div style="color:#212623;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:19px">
                  <p style="margin:0">
                   <strong>
                    A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs
                   </strong>
                   : A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.
                   <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0aa43e;" target="_blank">
                    Read More
                   </a>
                  </p>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="paragraph_block block-7" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:10px">
                 <div style="color:#212623;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:19px">
                  <p style="margin:0">
                   <strong>
                    Henrik Fisker quietly wound down his nonprofit after his EV startup went bankrupt
                   </strong>
                   : The brief existence of the Fiskers' foundation is another example of how the boom of electric vehicle startups in the 2020s helped fuel a rush of wide-eyed optimism.
                   <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0aa43e;" target="_blank">
                    Read More
                   </a>
                  </p>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
            </tr>
           </tbody>
          </table>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-5" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <td>
          <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600">
           <tbody>
            <tr>
             <td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:20px;vertical-align:top" width="100%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px">
                 <div style="font-family:sans-serif">
                  <div class="" style="font-size:14px;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2">
                   <p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">
                    <span style="word-break: break-word; color: #089e00;">
                     <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0aa43e;" target="_blank">
                      A message from HSBC Innovation Banking US
                     </a>
                     <a>
                      <img alt="" border="0" class="adflight-banner" height="1" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Flink.techcrunch.com%252Ffl%252F687189c70350c01e67040ac9omclw.16xw%252F68431a7d2c64a6d7cd0b4cac%252F68a4e274a2f33e67880e9cd0%252F739f4e94.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaW5rLnRlY2hjciIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE2ODIyfQ:1us79I:J8wo_Ll4Js3HssJXCSXzLL8dIQx8CLyjj13gfV5iUf0" width="1"/>
                     </a>
                     <a>
                      <img alt="" border="0" class="mobile1x1" height="1" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Flink.techcrunch.com%252Ffl%252F687189c70350c01e67040ac9omclw.16xw%252F68431a7d2c64a6d7cd0b4cac%252F68a4e274a2f33e67880e9cd0%252F739f4e94.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaW5rLnRlY2hjciIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE2OTd9:1us79I:u2V3JfaXjsHkXcIN-8livftSAyvFlrI8Mh8hx4_AEWE" width="1"/>
                     </a>
                    </span>
                   </p>
                  </div>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-2" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-left:20px;text-align:center;width:100%">
                 <h1 style="margin:0;color:#6c7571;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:28px">
                  <span class="tinyMce-placeholder" style="word-break: break-word;">
                   <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: none; color: #6c7571;" target="_blank">
                    Discover founder-first banking for the future
                   </a>
                   <a>
                    <img alt="" border="0" class="adflight-banner" height="1" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Flink.techcrunch.com%252Ffl%252F687189c70350c01e67040ac9omclw.16xw%252F68431a72cff365713b0b0ef7%252F68a4e2633d5e4686f10a4ea4%252F1da17c77.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaW5rLnRlY2hjciIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE3MDczMn0:1us79I:-z6F6T1hGOvrEDFEBsDboLCVxIIupfR4CRuVJxTUnKE" width="1"/>
                   </a>
                   <a>
                    <img alt="" border="0" class="mobile1x1" height="1" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Flink.techcrunch.com%252Ffl%252F687189c70350c01e67040ac9omclw.16xw%252F68431a72cff365713b0b0ef7%252F68a4e2633d5e4686f10a4ea4%252F1da17c77.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaW5rLnRlY2hjciIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE3MTcxNH0:1us79I:WLMr9PuUEiBKIHiGMps8cTEYNAD_HSCFKju0DHH-Su0" width="1"/>
                   </a>
                  </span>
                 </h1>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="paragraph_block block-3" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px">
                 <div style="color:#212623;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:19px">
                  <p style="margin:0">
                   HSBC Innovation Banking US is committed to helping leaders in the innovation economy get started on the future faster by providing access to an extensive global network, dedicated sector experts, and a robust suite of banking products and services.
                   <a>
                    <img alt="" border="0" class="adflight-banner" height="1" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Flink.techcrunch.com%252Ffl%252F687189c70350c01e67040ac9omclw.16xw%252F68431a72cff365713b0b0ef7%252F68a4e2633d5e4686f10a4ea4%252F1da17c77.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaW5rLnRlY2hjciIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE3MjY5NH0:1us79I:B4Gs8j4YIJ-7QLANVsj-TNsEuCzR2HFOxhJuvoOXe0o" width="1"/>
                   </a>
                   <a>
                    <img alt="" border="0" class="mobile1x1" height="1" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Flink.techcrunch.com%252Ffl%252F687189c70350c01e67040ac9omclw.16xw%252F68431a72cff365713b0b0ef7%252F68a4e2633d5e4686f10a4ea4%252F1da17c77.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaW5rLnRlY2hjciIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE3MzY3NH0:1us79I:cde29_4x1u_n6DQsEeGNboHoX1MPllUnItXJETx-1R0" width="1"/>
                   </a>
                  </p>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="button_block block-4" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;text-align:left">
                 <div align="left" class="alignment">
                  <a style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">
                   <!--[if mso]>
<v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"  href="https://link.techcrunch.com/click/41353556.55652/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaHNiY2lubm92YXRpb25iYW5raW5nLmNvbS91cy9lbj9jaWQ9QjpESVNEOjk3NDczMzAxNTg6OTc0NzI3MDIyOSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249ZGFpbHlfcG0/687189c70350c01e67040ac9Ec937f605"  style="height:42px;width:364px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="0%" fillcolor="#0aa43e">
<v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#0aa43e"/>
<w:anchorlock/>
<v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px">
<center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px">
<![endif]-->
                   <span class="button" style="background-color: #0aa43e; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-radius: 0px; border-right: 0px solid transparent; border-top: 0px solid transparent; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'NB International Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; mso-border-alt: none; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 30px; text-align: center; width: auto; word-break: keep-all; letter-spacing: normal;">
                    <span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 32px;">
                     Learn more
                    </span>
                   </span>
                   <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]-->
                  </a>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
            </tr>
           </tbody>
          </table>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-7" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <td>
          <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600">
           <tbody>
            <tr>
             <td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top" width="100%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%">
                 <h1 style="margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Yellix,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:28px">
                  <span class="tinyMce-placeholder" style="word-break: break-word;">
                   Be the first to know when news breaks
                  </span>
                 </h1>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="paragraph_block block-2" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad">
                 <div style="color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:19px">
                  <p aria-setsize="-1" id="message-list_1754942182.440409" role="listitem" style="margin:0;margin-bottom:16px" tabindex="0">
                  </p>
                  <p style="margin:0">
                   Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox.
                  </p>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="button_block block-3" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center">
                 <div align="center" class="alignment">
                  <a style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">
                   <!--[if mso]>
<v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"  href="https://link.techcrunch.com/join/7vi/signup-news-alerts?"  style="height:42px;width:231px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="0%" fillcolor="#0aa43e">
<v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#0aa43e"/>
<w:anchorlock/>
<v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px">
<center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px">
<![endif]-->
                   <span class="button" style="background-color: #0aa43e; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-radius: 0px; border-right: 0px solid transparent; border-top: 0px solid transparent; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'NB International Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; mso-border-alt: none; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 30px; text-align: center; width: auto; word-break: keep-all; letter-spacing: normal;">
                    <span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 32px;">
                     Sign up for News Alerts!
                    </span>
                   </span>
                   <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]-->
                  </a>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="divider_block block-4" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad">
                 <div align="center" class="alignment">
                  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="60%">
                   <tr>
                    <td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #09a43e">
                     <span style="word-break: break-word;">
                     </span>
                    </td>
                   </tr>
                  </table>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
            </tr>
           </tbody>
          </table>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-8" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <td>
          <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fafafa;border-bottom:1px solid #0aa43e;border-left:1px solid #0aa43e;border-radius:0;border-right:1px solid #0aa43e;border-top:1px solid #0aa43e;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600">
           <tbody>
            <tr>
             <td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top" width="100%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;width:100%">
                 <h1 style="margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Yellix,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:28px">
                  <span class="tinyMce-placeholder" style="word-break: break-word;">
                   Last but Not Least
                  </span>
                 </h1>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="image_block block-2" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0">
                 <div align="center" class="alignment">
                  <div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:598px">
                   <a target="_blank">
                    <img alt="Uber and Lyft drivers in California win a path to unionization " height="auto" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Ftechcrunch.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2020%252F12%252FGettyImages-1185939454.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0ZWNoY3J1bmNoLiIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE3NDYzNX0:1us79I:Fa1wukH8FHXLIw9DGoCLkcPON-JEjJW_khi711sr-Xg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" title="Uber and Lyft drivers in California win a path to unionization " width="598"/>
                   </a>
                  </div>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="paragraph_block block-3" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-top:10px">
                 <div style="color:#212623;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:19px">
                  <p style="margin:0">
                   <strong>
                    Uber and Lyft drivers in California win a path to unionization
                   </strong>
                   : The agreement creates a model for drivers to be able to organize for increased pay, job protections, and other benefits. In exchange, California regulators say they’ll support legislation to reduce expensive insurance coverage mandates that ride-hailing companies have to pay.
                   <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0aa43e;" target="_blank">
                    Read More
                   </a>
                  </p>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
            </tr>
           </tbody>
          </table>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-9" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <td>
          <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600">
           <tbody>
            <tr>
             <td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:20px;vertical-align:top" width="100%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="image_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad" style="width:100%">
                 <div align="center" class="alignment">
                  <div style="max-width:94px">
                   <img alt="" height="auto" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fmedia.sailthru.com%252Fcomposer%252Fimages%252Fbazh%252Fm4n91qj8%252Fut4%252F6x4%252F42y%252Ftc-mini-logo.svg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZtZWRpYS5zYWlsdCIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE3NTY1M30:1us79I:4u_HRM35rPN9GKd1Q06SbY2GeoBvF6DraG-xVSgGS2E" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" title="" width="94"/>
                  </div>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-2" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad">
                 <div style="font-family:sans-serif">
                  <div class="" style="font-size:14px;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#212623;line-height:1.2">
                   <p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">
                    Check out some of our other newsletters:
                   </p>
                   <p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">
                    <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #089e00;" target="_blank">
                     StrictlyVC
                    </a>
                   </p>
                   <p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">
                    <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #089e00;" target="_blank">
                     TechCrunch Events
                    </a>
                   </p>
                   <p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">
                    <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #089e00;" target="_blank">
                     TechCrunch Mobility
                    </a>
                   </p>
                  </div>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
              <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="paragraph_block block-3" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad">
                 <div style="color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:17px">
                  <p style="margin:0">
                   Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule?
                   <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #089e00;" target="_blank">
                    You can do it right here
                   </a>
                  </p>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
            </tr>
           </tbody>
          </table>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-10" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <td>
          <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600">
           <tbody>
            <tr>
             <td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top" width="100%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="social_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad">
                 <div align="center" class="alignment">
                  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="social-table" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;display:inline-block" width="180px">
                   <tr>
                    <td style="padding:0 2px 0 2px">
                     <a target="_blank">
                      <img alt="Facebook" height="auto" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fapp-rsrc.getbee.io%252Fpublic%252Fresources%252Fsocial-networks-icon-sets%252Ft-only-logo-default-black%252Ffacebook%25402x.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZhcHAtcnNyYy5nZSIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE3NjY3OH0:1us79I:zbwUXwfHRUiMpu1_zy-rYOPEl6YZvkKMnhm0ZjYMVyc" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0" title="Facebook" width="32"/>
                     </a>
                    </td>
                    <td style="padding:0 2px 0 2px">
                     <a target="_blank">
                      <img alt="X" height="auto" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fapp-rsrc.getbee.io%252Fpublic%252Fresources%252Fsocial-networks-icon-sets%252Ft-only-logo-default-black%252Ftwitter%25402x.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZhcHAtcnNyYy5nZSIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE3NzY4fQ:1us79I:YdiOZRr1KeArmnx-McKUlnEDDimdrvTCtKb-JnUYD6Y" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0" title="X" width="32"/>
                     </a>
                    </td>
                    <td style="padding:0 2px 0 2px">
                     <a target="_blank">
                      <img alt="Instagram" height="auto" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fapp-rsrc.getbee.io%252Fpublic%252Fresources%252Fsocial-networks-icon-sets%252Ft-only-logo-default-black%252Finstagram%25402x.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZhcHAtcnNyYy5nZSIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE3ODY5OH0:1us79I:8iSkZNS32whHSgdkv73o1FQfBJeFIWZdijBKMSYcXSc" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0" title="Instagram" width="32"/>
                     </a>
                    </td>
                    <td style="padding:0 2px 0 2px">
                     <a target="_blank">
                      <img alt="LinkedIn" height="auto" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fapp-rsrc.getbee.io%252Fpublic%252Fresources%252Fsocial-networks-icon-sets%252Ft-only-logo-default-black%252Flinkedin%25402x.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZhcHAtcnNyYy5nZSIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE4MDA2OH0:1us79I:dDmAzSXrCOrI4g5ePXi6wmHK8RTx0R5myy9j4-OWopE" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0" title="LinkedIn" width="32"/>
                     </a>
                    </td>
                    <td style="padding:0 2px 0 2px">
                     <a target="_blank">
                      <img alt="Bluesky" height="auto" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fapp-rsrc.getbee.io%252Fpublic%252Fresources%252Fsocial-networks-icon-sets%252Ft-only-logo-default-black%252Fbluesky%25402x.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZhcHAtcnNyYy5nZSIsInRpbWUiOjE3NTY1MDQ4NDQuNzE4MTEwM30:1us79I:PcYf-Ul6ZED7AB9CTt8XikfDNtwy7nMv2KrrNqQZH1A" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0" title="Bluesky" width="32"/>
                     </a>
                    </td>
                   </tr>
                  </table>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
            </tr>
           </tbody>
          </table>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-11" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <td>
          <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600">
           <tbody>
            <tr>
             <td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top" width="50%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad">
                 <div style="font-family:sans-serif">
                  <div class="" style="font-size:14px;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#212623;line-height:1.2">
                   <p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">
                    Got a tip?
                    <br/>
                    <a rel="noopener" rev="en_rl_none" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0aa43e;" target="_blank">
                     Get in touch securely.
                    </a>
                   </p>
                  </div>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
             <td class="column column-2" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top" width="50%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad">
                 <div style="font-family:sans-serif">
                  <div class="" style="font-size:14px;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#212623;line-height:1.2">
                   <p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">
                    Want to advertise on TechCrunch?
                    <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0aa43e;" target="_blank" title="advertise@techcrunch.com">
                     advertise@techcrunch.com
                    </a>
                   </p>
                  </div>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
            </tr>
           </tbody>
          </table>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-12" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <td>
          <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600">
           <tbody>
            <tr>
             <td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top" width="100%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad">
                 <div style="font-family:sans-serif">
                  <div class="" style="font-size:14px;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#212623;line-height:1.2">
                   <p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">
                    Has this been forwarded to you? Click
                    <strong>
                     <a rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0aa43e;" target="_blank">
                      here
                     </a>
                    </strong>
                    to subscribe to this newsletter.
                   </p>
                  </div>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
            </tr>
           </tbody>
          </table>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-13" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <td>
          <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600">
           <tbody>
            <tr>
             <td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top" width="33.333333333333336%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="button_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad">
                 <div align="center" class="alignment">
                  <a style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">
                   <!--[if mso]>
<v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"  href="https://link.techcrunch.com/oc/687189c70350c01e67040ac9omclw.16xw/a8fb2e3c"  style="height:42px;width:152px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="0%" fillcolor="#0aa43e">
<v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#0aa43e"/>
<w:anchorlock/>
<v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px">
<center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px">
<![endif]-->
                   <span class="button" style="background-color: #0aa43e; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-radius: 0px; border-right: 0px solid transparent; border-top: 0px solid transparent; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'NB International Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; mso-border-alt: none; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 30px; text-align: center; width: auto; word-break: keep-all; letter-spacing: normal;">
                    <span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 32px;">
                     Unsubscribe
                    </span>
                   </span>
                   <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]-->
                  </a>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
             <td class="column column-2" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top" width="33.333333333333336%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="button_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad">
                 <div align="center" class="alignment">
                  <a style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">
                   <!--[if mso]>
<v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"  href="https://link.techcrunch.com/manage/7vi/member-center?email=ce8a87d4@uifeed.com&hash=23da8733f6fcb823bd5667ad749dcd01"  style="height:42px;width:173px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="0%" fillcolor="#0aa43e">
<v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#0aa43e"/>
<w:anchorlock/>
<v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px">
<center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px">
<![endif]-->
                   <span class="button" style="background-color: #0aa43e; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-radius: 0px; border-right: 0px solid transparent; border-top: 0px solid transparent; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'NB International Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; mso-border-alt: none; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 30px; text-align: center; width: auto; word-break: keep-all; letter-spacing: normal;">
                    <span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 32px;">
                     Member Center
                    </span>
                   </span>
                   <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]-->
                  </a>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
             <td class="column column-3" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top" width="33.333333333333336%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="button_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad">
                 <div align="center" class="alignment">
                  <a style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">
                   <!--[if mso]>
<v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"  href="https://link.techcrunch.com/click/41353556.55652/aHR0cHM6Ly90ZWNoY3J1bmNoLmNvbS9wcml2YWN5LXBvbGljeS8_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWRhaWx5X3Bt/687189c70350c01e67040ac9Ca266c32c"  style="height:42px;width:157px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="0%" fillcolor="#0aa43e">
<v:stroke dashstyle="Solid" weight="0px" color="#0aa43e"/>
<w:anchorlock/>
<v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px">
<center dir="false" style="color:#ffffff;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px">
<![endif]-->
                   <span class="button" style="background-color: #0aa43e; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-radius: 0px; border-right: 0px solid transparent; border-top: 0px solid transparent; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'NB International Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; mso-border-alt: none; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 30px; text-align: center; width: auto; word-break: keep-all; letter-spacing: normal;">
                    <span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 32px;">
                     Privacy Policy
                    </span>
                   </span>
                   <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]-->
                  </a>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
            </tr>
           </tbody>
          </table>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-14" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0" width="100%">
       <tbody>
        <tr>
         <td>
          <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:600px;margin:0 auto" width="600">
           <tbody>
            <tr>
             <td class="column column-1" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top" width="100%">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-1" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word" width="100%">
               <tr>
                <td class="pad">
                 <div style="font-family:sans-serif">
                  <div class="" style="font-size:14px;font-family:'NB International Pro',sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#212623;line-height:1.2">
                   <p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">
                    Copyright © 2025 TechCrunch Media LLC
                   </p>
                   <p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">
                    501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107
                   </p>
                  </div>
                 </div>
                </td>
               </tr>
              </table>
             </td>
            </tr>
           </tbody>
          </table>
         </td>
        </tr>
       </tbody>
      </table>
     </td>
    </tr>
   </tbody>
  </table>
  <!-- End -->
 </body>
</html>