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Security

Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones | TechCrunch

Apple released a software update on Wednesday for iPhones and iPads fixing a bug that allowed law enforcement...

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AI

OpenAI loses a top data center exec as stream of high-profile departures continues | TechCrunch

OpenAI has lost yet another executive, and the timing of this one stands out in particular given that...

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Security

Apple releases security fix for older iPhones and iPads to protect against DarkSword attacks | TechCrunch

Apple has pushed a security update to older iPhones and iPads that protects against a leaked set of...

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AI

Stability AI, maker of image generator Stable Diffusion, raises $76 million in fresh funding | TechCrunch

Stability AI, the startup behind AI image generation model Stable Diffusion, has raised $76 million in Series B...

AI

Gamma acquires Accel-backed design startup Lica | TechCrunch

Presentation startup Gamma has acquired Accel-backed design startup Lica in a bid to build out its own design...

OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip
AI

OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is built for fast inference at scale, benchmarks show | TechCrunch

At the Hot Chips conference on Tuesday, OpenAI shared a more detailed look at Jalapeño, including the first...

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AI

Accel-backed Keenable is indexing the web for AI agents | TechCrunch

Search engines were built and optimized for people, who can’t spare the time or attention required to scan...

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AI

‘The world seems to be ready’: An interview with OpenAI head of product Thibault Sottiaux | TechCrunch

Users of OpenAI’s software engineering tool Codex might know Thibault Sottiaux as the guy who resets their token...

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AI

Sequoia-incubated Empirik launches with $21M to predict outages before they happen | TechCrunch

Before joining Sequoia Capital in 2020 as chief digital and information officer, Avon Puri spent over a decade...

Commerce

Amazon Alexa can now alert you when something new might tempt you to shop | TechCrunch

Amazon continues to experiment with how AI can be used to improve the shopping experience, resulting in Tuesday’s...