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AI

Can Safeworld convince people that GenAI robots won’t hurt them? | TechCrunch

The big trend in robots is handing the keys over to a generative AI model, but that brings...

Human History

Divers Discover 10,500-Year-Old Wood That May Rewrite the Story of Hunter-Gatherers

A geologic quirk in a German lake has left Mesolithic remains exquisitely preserved.

Human History

Skulls Reveal Evidence of Human Sacrifice in Egypt 5,000 Years Ago

Royal tombs at Abydos were surrounded by numerous other burials. In the 1920s, an Egyptologist questioned whether all...

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In Brief

Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions | TechCrunch

Blaming a “significant rise” in AI submissions, Google has paused its open source bug bounty program until next...

AI

Can ‘super intelligence’ and a non-binding safety pact solve AI’s image problem? | TechCrunch

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Transportation

TechCrunch Mobility: Reining in robotaxis | TechCrunch

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the...

AI

Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force | TechCrunch

As promised, President Donald Trump has announced the formation of a new Super Intelligence Force, which he said...

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Government & Policy

Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’ | TechCrunch

A federal judge ruled this week that a Tulsa, Oklahoma sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights...

A sign opposed to AI is held during a protest against AI data centers in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, June 27, 2026. Canadians aren't universally sold on building sovereign compute, with early signs of protest against AI server farms in British Columbia and Manitoba. Photographer: Ethan Cairns/Bloomberg via Getty Images
AI

Amazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs | TechCrunch

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said the company has stopped using nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in its dealings...

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AI

OpenAI safety employee resigns, claiming the company’s ‘culture is broken’ | TechCrunch

By his own admission, David Robinson is “something of a cliché”: an employee at a leading AI company...