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John Ternus
Hardware

Apple’s John Ternus will run one of the world’s most powerful companies; the job is a minefield | TechCrunch

Over his 15-year reign as Apple’s top banana, Tim Cook has become instantly recognizable, powerful beyond imagination, and...

The Department of Homeland Security logo.
Security

US government says it got hacked — again | TechCrunch

The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a breach of its platform, which federal, state, and local governments...

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang
In Brief

Jensen Huang took a call from Trump, and showed off something else, too | TechCrunch

Correction: An earlier version of this piece identified the phone Jensen Huang used to take President Trump’s call...

Discord logo displayed on a phone screen and a keyboard.
Gaming

Discord appoints former Activision Blizzard exec Humam Sakhnini as CEO | TechCrunch

Amid rumors that the company is eyeing an IPO, Discord appointed former Activision Blizzard Vice Chairman Humam Sakhnini...

Venture

NEA’s Tiffany Luck says enterprises are still figuring out their AI ROI | TechCrunch

Loading the player…Tokenmaxxing was the hottest trend in Silicon Valley earlier this year, with CEOs encouraging employees to...

Hohlraum contains the fuel pellet for inertial confinement fusion
AI

Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast | TechCrunch

Fusion startup Inertia Enterprises said it has found a way to cut the time it takes to make...

The Spotify logo displays on a screen with a person holding a phone.
Apps

Spotify adds a running mode to its app | TechCrunch

Spotify is adding a new mode to its phone app for people who like to listen to music...

Apps

Apple’s Cal AI crackdown signals it’s still policing the App Store | TechCrunch

Apple’s recent crackdown on the MyFitnessPal-owned Cal AI food-logging app demonstrates that the tech giant is still enforcing...

a 3D aerial photo of lower Manhattan, darkened, showing a ring over a radius across the city, showing a geofence warrant.
Security

In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights | TechCrunch

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday limited the law enforcement use of “geofence” search warrants, in a major...

neon rendering of a brain
AI

Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate | TechCrunch

Google and Google DeepMind researchers launched the DeepMind Institute on Wednesday to advance the conversation around artificial general...