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Tim Cook
In Brief

Apple Intelligence approved for launch in China with Alibaba and Baidu | TechCrunch

Apple Intelligence, the iPhone maker’s generative AI offering, is coming to China. On Wednesday, Reuters reported that China’s...

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Security

If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously | TechCrunch

Apple has sent out a new batch of notifications to customers who it suspects have been targeted with...

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AI

AI safety conversations have gotten unbelievable | TechCrunch

This week two conversations about AI safety went viral that demonstrate just how hard it is to discern...

Crypto

GameStop bought $500 million of bitcoin | TechCrunch

GameStop announced on Wednesday that it bought 4,710 bitcoin, which is worth over $500 million at the time...

LIUX BIG in Factory
Transportation

Liux’s Big microcar bets on sustainability to take on Chinese rivals | TechCrunch

Cars in European cities are smaller than ever. But as Europe’s appetite for microcars has grown, the cute...

TechCrunch Speaker and Editor Soiree 2024
Startups

Apply for Disrupt Side Event by Sept 4 | TechCrunch

There are just 48 hours left to apply for your Side Event in the TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side...

Perplexity
AI

Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India | TechCrunch

Perplexity spent the past year running one of the biggest AI growth experiments, giving its premium service away...

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Apps

Apple bans home services from its upcoming Maps ads | TechCrunch

Apple has quietly published a rulebook for its new Maps ads, revealing a more curated approach than advertising...

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AI

Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war. | TechCrunch

What happens when you pit AI agents against each other? According to Anthropic’s testing, things get messy fast.On...

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In Brief

Disney’s first CTO led an AI startup it once accused of copying its characters | TechCrunch

Disney has hired its first-ever chief technology officer and in a curious twist, the new executive hails from...