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AI

UN turns to Google to make its global data ready for AI agents | TechCrunch

The United Nations on Thursday announced that it is working with Google to make its vast collection of...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco
AI

Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,’ new unredacted filings reveal | TechCrunch

New unredacted information in the copyright lawsuit The New York Times brought against OpenAI and Microsoft three years...

In Brief

Apple’s ‘Mythic Quest’ is ending with an updated Season 4 finale | TechCrunch

“Mythic Quest,” the Apple TV+ workplace comedy about the making of a popular online role-playing game, is ending...

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Venture

Mercor’s Brendan Foody calls out Sequoia, accusing it of ‘dual-pricing’ valuation tricks | TechCrunch

In recent days, founders and founders-turned-investors took to X to share horror stories about being mistreated by VCs....

Vivodyne CEO Andre Georgescu and the one of the company's Hive labs.
AI

AI isn’t close to curing cancer. This startup says it knows what it will take. | TechCrunch

A biotech startup called Vivodyne says the AI drug-discovery industry has a data problem, and that it has...

New Instagram wordmark
Social

Instagram introduces a redesigned wordmark | TechCrunch

Instagram on Thursday introduced a new wordmark, which is the text-only logo that spells out the company’s name....

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In Brief

Apple’s foldable iPhone is on track to launch in September, report says | TechCrunch

Apple’s first foldable iPhone is on track to debut in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro...

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In Brief

New website names and shames companies that still don’t offer passkeys to users | TechCrunch

When it comes to securing accounts against hackers, passkeys are now widely considered the gold standard.And yet they...

Government & Policy

Even the king of England has his hesitations about AI | TechCrunch

King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and the...

Gaming

Netflix’s latest season of ‘Black Mirror’ comes with a mobile game | TechCrunch

Season 7 of “Black Mirror” premiered on Thursday, introducing a new mobile game connected to one of its...