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Security

Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different | TechCrunch

Flock CEO Garrett Langley said the company’s gunshot-detection microphones detect “just gunshots,” but Flock’s website paints a far...

Biotech & Health

Colossal Biosciences announces new AI platform to help accelerate de-extinction efforts | TechCrunch

Colossal Biosciences announced Wednesday a new AI platform to help accelerate its efforts to bring back extinct species,...

Security

Flock CEO: We haven’t ‘fired’ any police departments as customers | TechCrunch

Flock CEO Garrett Langley said that his company has not ended any contracts with its customers over abuse...

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Biotech & Health

TimeTeller puts our internal clocks at the center of personalized medicine | TechCrunch

At-home health testing has been mired in overblown claims and outright fraud. But German startup TimeTeller, which has...

Startups

Hiyd is a health tracker that attaches to the watch you already wear | TechCrunch

If you’re a watch enthusiast, you probably don’t want to exchange your prized timepiece for a bulky fitness...

Apps

YouTube Music launches new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms | TechCrunch

YouTube Music announced Wednesday the rollout of a new labeling system aimed at improving transparency around songs created...

AI

Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence | TechCrunch

Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or to speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover...

Mosquitter
Startups

Mosqitter is turning its mosquito traps into an AI-powered surveillance network | TechCrunch

Mosquitoes and the diseases they carry are expanding into new territory. Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and global...

Human History

This 4,700-Year-Old Shipwreck Could Be the Oldest Ever Found—and Its Jars Still Have Residue Inside

The researchers call it a “time capsule at the bottom of the sea.”

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Fintech

Prismm helps banks keep inherited money in-house | TechCrunch

Meet Prismm, a startup that helps banks keep families’ money in-house after an account holder dies. It does...