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Security

Microsoft’s open source tools were hacked to steal passwords of AI developers | TechCrunch

Microsoft has cut off access to dozens of its open source projects hosted on GitHub as it investigates...

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc.
In Brief

OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026 | TechCrunch

While OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO, the company will not be going public this year, according...

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Gaming

Anthropic’s Claude AI is playing Pokémon on Twitch — slowly | TechCrunch

On Tuesday afternoon, Anthropic launched Claude Plays Pokémon on Twitch, a livestream of Anthropic’s newest AI model, Claude...

Salva Health Co-Founder & CEO Valentina Agudelo Vargas, winner of the Startup Battlefield 2024, poses onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 Day 3 at Moscone Center on October 30, 2024 in San Francisco.
Fundraising

Startup Battlefield 200 applications close today | TechCrunch

Today is the final day to apply or nominate a startup for Startup Battlefield 200. Once the clock...

Startups

Silkroad Innovation Hub’s Road to Battlefield competition continues | TechCrunch

The Road to Battlefield competition, organized by Silkroad Innovation Hub in partnership with TechCrunch, Freedom Holding, Astana Hub,...

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Fundraising

Former Apple engineer raises $5M for a note-taking pendant that only records your voice | TechCrunch

Transcription and note-taking has emerged as one of the prime use cases for wearable gadgets as AI models...

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Security

WhatsApp says it caught new spyware attacks linked to NSO Group in violation of court order | TechCrunch

WhatsApp said that it disrupted a new hacking campaign linked to NSO Group, a spyware maker that has...

Dario Amodei
AI

Anthropic CEO outlines plan to slow AI development | TechCrunch

We’ve been seeing increasingly dire warnings from AI researchers about the dangers of artificial intelligence, and even comments...

Gaming

Anthropic used Pokémon to benchmark its newest AI model | TechCrunch

Anthropic used Pokémon to benchmark its newest AI model. Yes, really.In a blog post published Monday, Anthropic said...

General atmosphere at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin 2017 at Arena Berlin.
Startups

Disrupt 2026 Early Bird ticket savings end in 3 days | TechCrunch

There are only 3 days left to save up to $410 on your ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026....