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In Brief

Alibaba reportedly bans employees from using Claude Code | TechCrunch

China’s Alibaba will ban employees from using Anthropic’s programming tool Claude Code, starting on July 10, according to...

AI

Microsoft’s new AI ‘code of conduct’ tells models not to hack systems or trick humans | TechCrunch

As the AI world shifts its focus to safety and alignment, Microsoft has released a new AI code...

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In Brief

At the Microsoft Excel World Championship, selfies and a ‘hype’ tunnel | TechCrunch

An arena. A hype tunnel, the kind through which NBA players typically streak. A competitor dressed in a...

Venture

Chi-Hua Chien saw Facebook coming — now he says the real AI winners won’t be selling AI | TechCrunch

Chi-Hua Chien has spent more than two decades as a venture capitalist, but he thinks like a cultural...

Parker Conrad, CEO at Rippling talks with Mary Ann Azevedo talk about "Going Global" at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco on October 20, 2022. Image Credit: Haje Kamps / TechCrunch
Startups

Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits — but the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders | TechCrunch

On Wednesday night, Runlayer and Rippling dropped their respective lawsuits against each other. No settlement was made. No...

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Apps

Granola launches an Apple Watch app | TechCrunch

AI note-taking app Granola is launching an app for the Apple Watch in hopes that its users will...

Apple CEO Tim Cook attends a product launch event.
Hardware

Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple: Here’s a look at his 15-year legacy, from new products and services to China expansion | TechCrunch

After 15 years at the helm, Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple and handing over...

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 8: Greek Member of the European Parliament (The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL Coalition of the Radical Left) Stelios Kouloglou is listening during a session of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware of the European Parliament on September 8, 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. Stélios Koúloglou is a journalist, writer and politician member of SYRIZA. According to experts, developed initially in North Macedonia, by the Cytrox company, then in Israel, the Predator spyware hacks the targeted phone, and can access the messages and conversations of its user. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
Security

Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware | TechCrunch

Security researchers have confirmed that a European politician had his phone hacked with the Pegasus spyware while serving...

Marc Benioff
Enterprise

Salesforce and Nvidia’s new reasoning model is everything the AI labs should fear | TechCrunch

A new AI model called Koa is one of the biggest announcements from Salesforce this week at its...

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Gaming

Chess.com reaches 200 million members | TechCrunch

Chess.com reaches a new membership milestone as it nears its 20th birthday.Chess.com, the online chess platform that was...