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Month: September 2026

AI

Sneak peek at new Siri app reveals Apple’s plans to take on ChatGPT and more | TechCrunch

Just ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, Bloomberg has published leaked renders of what Apple’s...

Security

These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware | TechCrunch

Spyware attacks on journalists, human rights defenders, and political dissidents are no longer rare or exotic. In early...

Garrett Langley, CEO and co-founder of Flock Safety, speaks during a ribbon cutting for the Seaport District headquarters on July 22, 2025.
Startups

Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

The debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety has only intensified in...

Startups

A startup that builds other startups raised $100M and is all-in on physical AI | TechCrunch

Four years ago, a startup lab launched that wasn’t quite an incubator, accelerator program, or venture firm. UP.Labs,...

STAN
Gaming

Google bets on STAN, an Indian social gaming platform | TechCrunch

Google has backed STAN, an Indian social gaming platform that connects gamers with creators, communities, and publishers.Google’s investment...

Startups

Startup ARR is less secure than ever, new research shows | TechCrunch

AI has ushered in a lot of never-happened-before moments, but one of the most transformative is its impact...

A digitally generated image showing several AI chatbot assistants standing on a segmented or sliced floor surface, symbolizing the distributed and modular nature of artificial intelligence systems. This futuristic and conceptual design reflects the scalability, communication, and parallel functionality of AI-powered virtual assistants.
In Brief

AI law startup Norm raises $120M, hits unicorn valuation | TechCrunch

AI law startup Norm on Tuesday said it has raised $120 million in a Series C funding round...

Social

Andy Dunn’s startup Pie becomes less of an events app and more of a social network | TechCrunch

Pie, the social app from Bonobos’ founder Andy Dunn, is taking its mission to connect people in real...

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Apps

Apple says Epic lawsuit shouldn’t reshape App Store rules for all developers | TechCrunch

In Apple’s seemingly never-ending lawsuit with Fortnite maker Epic Games over App Store commissions, the iPhone maker is...

In this photo illustration, Hugging Face logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen in Ankara, Turkiye.
Security

Hugging Face confirms breach affected internal datasets and credentials, urges users to take action | TechCrunch

Hugging Face, a platform that hosts AI models and datasets, said its internal datasets and service credentials were...