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AI

Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos | TechCrunch

OpenAI’s Sora may have shut down, but Google apparently thinks there’s still interest in a tool that lets...

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Hardware

The MacBook Neo is ‘the most repairable MacBook’ in years, according to iFixit | TechCrunch

Apple’s new MacBook Neo isn’t just the most affordable MacBook by far — it’s also the most repairable...

The Claude Fable logo is displayed on the screen of a smartphone placed on a reflective surface onto which the company's icon is projected.
Security

Cybersecurity researchers aren’t happy about the guardrails on Anthropic’s Fable | TechCrunch

Anthropic released its latest model Fable on Tuesday, billing it as a public and limited version of its...

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AI

Hackers are stealing Claude tokens from subscribers | TechCrunch

On August 4, Grant De Swardt, an independent AI consultant in East Sussex, U.K., noticed something strange going...

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AI

Microsoft appears to be working on 3D gaming experiences for Copilot | TechCrunch

Microsoft appears to be working on 3D gaming experiences for Copilot, its AI-powered chatbot platform, according to a...

Venture

Corgi announces $106M raise at $2.6B valuation — double what it was worth 3 weeks ago | TechCrunch

Insurance tech Corgi on Thursday announced a $106 million Series B1 raise, valuing the company at $2.6 billion,...

Startups

Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice | TechCrunch

Loading the player…AI notetaking hardware has taken off over the past couple of years, with credit-card-sized devices, pendants,...

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Apps

Newsletter platform Beehiiv now lets subscribers chat with each other, adds AI | TechCrunch

Newsletter platform Beehiiv is expanding into new avenues of engagement by launching a feature called Community, which lets...

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Hardware

Apple quietly launches AirPods Max 2 | TechCrunch

In a surprise launch on Monday, Apple unveiled the AirPods Max 2, the long-awaited successor to its premium...

ServiceNow logo at Singapore FinTech Festival in November 2023.
Security

ServiceNow tells customers a bug left some of their data exposed to the internet | TechCrunch

Cloud technology giant ServiceNow has notified some of its enterprise customers that a software bug on its platform...