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AI

Google brings agentic AI to Gemini, starting with businesses | TechCrunch

At a Google Cloud event on Thursday, the company announced it’s bringing its Gemini AI into the agentic...

In Brief

Anthropic changes usage policy to ban model abuse and election interference | TechCrunch

Anthropic updated its usage policy on Thursday, codifying new prohibitions on election interference, weapons software, and surveillance. But...

AI

OpenAI’s math solutions aren’t meeting the field’s standards yet | TechCrunch

When OpenAI released hundreds of claimed solutions to some of the world’s hardest math problems this week, the...

Startups

The complete Side Events lineup at Founder Summit 2026 | TechCrunch

Boston, are you ready?! TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 is about to explode with energy — and the real...

Health

Tanita Scale With Fat Sensor and Bluetooth

There’s a reason why the Japanese aren’t nearly as fat as Americans. Tanita’s BC-502 scale can measure your...

Health

Man Injects Gym-Bought Tanning Peptide, Gets a New Melanoma

Melanotan-II, also known as the "Barbie drug," has been linked to melanoma and other serious complications.

Startups

A startup founder who served time in prison is looking to court an untapped market: ex-cons | TechCrunch

Richard Bronson, an entrepreneur who recently launched a startup called Commissary Club, has an unusual background for a...

AI

Natura’s $99 smart ring puts AI agents on your finger | TechCrunch

Meet Interface, a new $99 smart ring from AI and hardware startup Natura that’s designed for the era...

AI

Goodfire says its new ‘inside-out’ monitors catch rogue AI agents at a fraction of the cost | TechCrunch

The standard way to keep an AI agent in line is to have a second AI read over...

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In Brief

New York alleges TikTok gave teens, children a placebo safety feature instead of a real one | TechCrunch

TikTok gave teens and children access to a placebo safety feature instead of a real one that would...