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Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot | TechCrunch

Bad news for those who get their updates through RSS feeds: Feedly, the largest stand-alone RSS reader worldwide,...

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Apple to produce Made in America wireless chips with Broadcom | TechCrunch

Apple has signed a $30 billion+ multiyear deal with Broadcom to design and produce more than 15 billion...

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Security

Signed up for Klaviyo? Dozens of advertisers may have seen your password | TechCrunch

Newly revealed security research found that until recently, marketing tech giant Klaviyo was inadvertently sharing the sign-up information...

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YouTube releases new AI features for creators within its Studio app | TechCrunch

At its Made On YouTube annual event, YouTube announced new tools for YouTube Studio, the app creators use...

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Security

How Riot Games is fighting the war against video game hackers | TechCrunch

For as long as there have been video games, there have been people willing to find ways to...

Visualizations of weather forecasts produced by WindBorne's AI model.
AI

AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative? | TechCrunch

The new deep learning techniques behind LLMs have also given us weather simulations that can run on laptops...

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India’s Pocket FM doubles revenue run rate to $500M as AI powers 93% of audio content | TechCrunch

Pocket FM, an Indian audio storytelling platform, has doubled its annualized revenue run rate to $500 million over...

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TikTok comments are getting more interactive with voice comments, polls, and more | TechCrunch

TikTok’s comment sections are getting an upgrade. The social network announced on Thursday that it’s rolling out new...

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Apps

Apple brings back card payments for Apple Account purchases in India after a four-year hiatus | TechCrunch

Apple has begun restoring card payments for Apple Account purchases in India more than four years after withdrawing...

AI

The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk | TechCrunch

Over the past few months, AI agents undergoing cybersecurity evaluations have escaped their boundaries, accessed the internet, and,...