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A South Korean man walks past a Samsung smart TV advertisement at a showroom in Seoul on January 28, 2011. Samsung Electronics said fourth-quarter net profit 3.42 trillion won ($3.07 billion), but forecast a challenging few months ahead after a record-setting year. AFP PHOTO / PARK JI-HWAN (Photo credit should read PARK JI-HWAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Security

Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users’ internet connections with strangers | TechCrunch

Several popular Samsung smart TV apps contain code that share the owner’s internet connection with strangers, potentially putting...

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In Brief

Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+ | TechCrunch

Stripe has finalized a deal to acquire OpenRouter, according to a new report in Bloomberg.OpenRouter helps customers select...

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Apps

FlightAware sues Kalshi over flight cancellation prediction markets | TechCrunch

The real-time flight tracker FlightAware is suing the prediction market Kalshi for allegedly using its data to host...

Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic
AI

Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed safety evaluators. Will they really be independent? | TechCrunch

In a lengthy essay published over the weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei made a proposal that the AI...

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney at YC Little Tech competition summit
Apps

Epic Games CEO calls Apple and Google ‘gangster-style’ businesses in need of competition | TechCrunch

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, whose company makes Fortnite and tools for other developers, including Unreal Engine, called...

Startups

How to make the Startup Battlefield Top 20 — and what every company gets regardless | TechCrunch

Every founder who applies to Startup Battlefield wants the same thing: the Disrupt Main Stage. Six minutes to...

In Brief

Apple’s foldable iPhone could be just around the corner | TechCrunch

Apple’s long-awaited foldable iPhone may be on track for a fall release, according to hidden files that researcher...

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Security

CareCloud begins to notify hundreds of thousands after hackers stole medical records | TechCrunch

Hundreds of thousands of people are receiving letters notifying them that their medical records were stolen in a...

Cursor
In Brief

SpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition | TechCrunch

AI coding startup Cursor is now officially a part of SpaceX, according to an announcement on the Cursor...

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Apps

Bumble ditches its rule that kept men from making the first move | TechCrunch

Bumble is officially giving up on the rule that made it, well, Bumble.The dating app announced Tuesday that...