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Broken iPhones are seen as a part of replica of Formula E car made by used electronics, on the opening day of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on November 30, 2023.
Security

A major hacking tool has leaked online, putting millions of iPhones at risk. Here’s what you need to know. | TechCrunch

Security researchers have uncovered a series of cyberattacks targeting Apple customers across the world. The tools used in...

AI

Arga Labs is building a better way to train enterprise AI agents | TechCrunch

Making AI agents work in practice is a lot harder than many companies expected — but there’s help...

Smashed Iphones are seen during COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on November 30, 2023.
Security

Someone has publicly leaked an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones | TechCrunch

Last week, cybersecurity researchers uncovered a hacking campaign targeting iPhone users that used an advanced hacking tool called...

Startups

Hearing tech startup Legato emerges from stealth with $12M and a peek at its AI hearing glasses | TechCrunch

Hearing loss affects an estimated 50 million adults in the United States, but only around 20% of those...

Customers try out iPhone 17 Pro smartphones inside the Apple Store at Sanlitun Taikoo Li on November 8, 2025, in Beijing, China.
In Brief

Ransomware hackers claim breach at Foxconn, a major electronics manufacturer for Apple, Google, and Nvidia | TechCrunch

Electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, which makes devices and components for Apple, Google, Nvidia, and Sony, among other tech...

Runable co-founders Saksham and Umesh
AI

Runable hits $21M to bet AI agents can go from building businesses to growing them | TechCrunch

As artificial intelligence makes it easier than ever to build websites and apps, Indian startup Runable is betting...

71st Anniversary Foundation Italian Republic in Naples, Italian, on June 2,2017, Flag-hoisting ceremony whit inter force department in Square the Plebiscito.
Security

Paragon is not collaborating with Italian authorities probing spyware attacks, report says | TechCrunch

Last year, WhatsApp and Apple notified several people in Italy, including journalists and activists, that they had been...

Ringg Founders- Kali CV, Siddharth Tripathi, Utkarsh Shukla
AI

India’s Ringg gets backing from Peak XV as it pushes voice AI past the phone call | TechCrunch

More than 76% of consumers in India prefer talking to businesses over a phone call, according to a...

Startups

Tim Cook is stepping down. What happens to Apple now? | TechCrunch

Loading the player…Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware...

Robotics

Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say | TechCrunch

Generalist, a robotics startup, is now valued at $3 billion after raising additional capital led by 8VC, according...