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Privacy & Security

Australia to investigate if OpenAI hack of government health website broke the law | TechCrunch

An OpenAI model hacked into an Australian government website, the country’s prime minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday, in...

Artificial Intelligence

Peak XV ups Surge seed investment ceiling to $5M, unveils 18-startup cohort | TechCrunch

Peak XV Partners, one of the largest venture capital firms investing in markets including India and Southeast Asia...

A closeup of an Aedes aegypti mosquito. This species can spread dengue and other dangerous diseases.
Health

A ‘Wildly Unusual’ Outbreak of Dengue is Hitting Florida Hard As Several Counties Declare State of Emergency

2026 is set to be the worst year yet for locally acquired cases in the state.

Screenshots from a series of TikTok videos from Sept. 16 appearing to show a dead mouse in a jar of Mezzetta peperoncini peppers.
Health

Dead Mouse Found in Jar of Mezzetta Peppers Prompts Recall

TikTok videos with the unfortunate rodent have gone viral.

A close-up shot of a cannabis plant.
Health

Scientists Uncover Worrying Link Between Frequent Cannabis Use and Seizures

Today's high THC products might be raising people's risk of severe epilepsy, the researchers of a new study...

Apps

Meta’s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch | TechCrunch

Meta’s latest AI app, Muse, could be the social giant’s next major hit, new data suggests. According to...

Apple

John Ternus hypes ‘huge launch next week’ in first memo as Apple CEO | TechCrunch

John Ternus has officially taken the reins as Apple CEO, succeeding Tim Cook, who held the role for...

Privacy & Security

Kiteworks urges customers to shut down their servers amid ‘imminent’ threat of cyberattack | TechCrunch

Technology giant Kiteworks is urging customers to shut down their systems after the company received information that hackers...

A lab tech preparing to thaw a frozen blood bag containing immune cells that will be modified into CAR T cells.
Health

Living Drugs Transformed Blood Cancer Treatment—and That’s Just the Beginning

Renier Brentjens, an early pioneer of CAR T cell therapy, is working on the next generation of these...

A flea on a person's finger.
Health

Los Angeles Has a Flea Problem—and It’s Fueling Typhus Outbreaks

People are usually infected by flea poop entering their bite wounds.