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AI

The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in | TechCrunch

Personal AI agents, like Meta’s Muse, Instinct, ChatGPT’s Dots, and others, are kicking off a new wave of...

Space & Spaceflight

China Space Attack: Unstoppable

Though it sounds like something out of a sci-fi flick, Defense Tech is reporting that China has successfully...

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AI

Hark releases an AI personal assistant with a focus on privacy | TechCrunch

From Muse to Instinct to Dots, tech firms are hunting for the user experience that will make an...

Space & Spaceflight

Japan’s Asteroid Probe Lost Its Last Working Engine. Engineers Have a Clever Fix

Hayabusa2 is on an extended mission to collect another batch of samples from a tiny asteroid.

JioHotstar
Media & Entertainment

India’s JioHotstar takes partnership route for Middle East expansion | TechCrunch

JioHotstar, the streaming platform with more than 500 million monthly active users backed by Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries,...

launch of Furientis missile interceptor
Space

Furientis lands $25M from Benchmark to mass-produce low-cost missile interceptors | TechCrunch

Until recently, venture capitalists largely steered clear of defense startups. Investments in the sector were viewed as morally...

AI

Mirror Particle is building a ‘world model’ of human behavior | TechCrunch

Startups that promise to predict how humans will behave are having a moment. Over the past year, Simile...

TechCrunch Founder Summit breakout audience
Startups

Learn all about scaling, fundraising, founder how-tos, and more at TechCrunch Founder Summit, November 4 | TechCrunch

There isn’t a single manual to read or prompt to give an LLM that can equip you with...

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In Brief

Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits | TechCrunch

On Tuesday, Anthropic announced an expansion of its Claude for Startups program, offering subsidized access to its AI...

Health

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One time in High School, we sat on a toilet seat without using one of those seat covers...