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Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., wears Orion augmented reality (AR) glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Meta Platforms Inc. debuted its first pair of augmented reality glasses, devices that show a combined view of the digital and physical worlds, a key step in Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's goal of one day offering a hands-free alternative to the smartphone. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
In Brief

After accusations of selling ‘perv glasses,’ Meta prepares to sell a pair without a camera | TechCrunch

Meta’s camera-equipped smart glasses have proven more successful than other entrants into the market, but they have also...

Epic Games/Loci
Gaming

Epic Games acquires Loci to introduce automated 3D tagging | TechCrunch

Epic Games announced on Wednesday the acquisition of Loci, an AI platform for automated tagging 3D assets. The...

Venture

How to invest when everything is moving too fast | TechCrunch

TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC evening in Los Angeles late last week brought together two of the more straight-talking investors working...

Apple app store logo
Apps

Apple says it may remove some apps from the App Store if they don’t attract users | TechCrunch

Apple is warning developers that some of their apps may not be able to call the App Store...

The Chrome logo displays on a screen with a person holding a phone.
Security

Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI | TechCrunch

With help from its internal AI tools, Google says it has patched more security flaws in its Chrome...

Plasma flows through an illustration of a tokamak fusion reactor.
Climate

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M | TechCrunch

Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade...

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In Brief

Aptoide becomes the first rival app store to return to Google Play in the US | TechCrunch

Competing Android app stores are now back on Google Play in the U.S., and Aptoide is the first...

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AI

AI labs want in-house auditors — but maybe they should shut the front door first | TechCrunch

Last weekend, after one of his researchers resigned over fears that AI could lead to human extinction, Anthropic...

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Gaming

Roblox enables parents to block experiences and friends | TechCrunch

Roblox, the popular gaming platform geared toward preteens, has made substantial updates to its safety policy in the...

Reid Hoffman
In Brief

Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft’s board to go ‘founder mode’ with startup Manas | TechCrunch

After a very profitable decade on Microsoft’s board, Reid Hoffman is stepping down, the company announced Thursday. Hoffman...