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AI

Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns | TechCrunch

Everyone is buzzing about Instinct, an AI personal assistant still in private access, not only for its incredible...

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AI

Oracle sends force majeure notice on its New Mexico Stargate data center | TechCrunch

Oracle has sent a force majeure notice to the developer of Project Jupiter, a Stargate data center campus...

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Gaming

As India bans real-money games, Dream Sports, MPL start pulling the plug | TechCrunch

Top Indian startups in the real-money gaming space have begun shutting down operations after New Delhi effectively banned...

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Venture

Fiat Ventures combines venture and advisory divisions into new brand, raises $35M Fund II | TechCrunch

Fiat Ventures on Tuesday said it is combining its growth consultancy and venture divisions under a new brand,...

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Climate

Clean tech startup Fluxnium found a way to tap 50,000 years’ worth of nuclear fuel | TechCrunch

The U.S. has ambitious plans to triple the capacity of its nuclear power plants by 2050, but that...

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Social

Meta expands subscription push with new AI-focused plans | TechCrunch

Meta on Tuesday introduced a new subscription service called Meta One, offering expanded AI usage and other premium...

AI

Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users | TechCrunch

In his final earnings call as CEO of Apple, Tim Cook said that the company’s long-awaited Siri AI...

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AI

Frontier AI labs still won’t say how they’d contain a rogue model | TechCrunch

Few of the top AI labs have published or demonstrated containment response plans, according to a recent study....

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Apps

Google Photos ‘Clueless’-inspired virtual closet is now available on Android and iOS | TechCrunch

Google’s new AI-powered feature that turns photos of your outfits into a virtual closet — one seemingly inspired...

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Gaming

India bans real-money gaming, threatening a $23 billion industry | TechCrunch

India’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday passed a sweeping online gaming bill that, while promoting esports and...