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AI

Anthropic’s new Claude feature is quietly selling you on AI | TechCrunch

At a time when AI backlash and data center protests are making headlines, Anthropic’s Claude is rolling out...

AI

Meta wants its AI glasses to seem less creepy. Its AI strategy says otherwise. | TechCrunch

Meta’s AI glasses have a growing reputation as a creepy technology. The company hopes to change that opinion...

In Brief

Threads users can now chat with Meta AI in their DMs | TechCrunch

Meta on Monday said it is rolling out its Meta AI chatbot within Threads’ DMs, giving users a...

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Apps

Snapchat now lets you share what you’re listening to in real time | TechCrunch

Snapchat is now letting users share the music they’re listening to in real time via a new feature...

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Government & Policy

Vietnam is looking to restrict social media for kids; here are the growing number of other countries doing the same | TechCrunch

Vietnam is weighing the most unusual version yet of the youth social media bans that are sweeping the...

AI

Why Cognition bought Poke: AI personality is becoming a competitive advantage | TechCrunch

Poke, the AI assistant you text like a friend, is making its next big move. The company behind...

Bitchat
Government & Policy

India’s move against Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat sparks legal debate | TechCrunch

An apparent Indian government effort to remove GitHub repositories for Jack Dorsey’s offline Bluetooth-powered messaging app Bitchat has...

Social

Bluesky’s AI assistant Attie expands into an open social research tool | TechCrunch

Attie, Bluesky’s AI assistant that lets you build custom social feeds without programming, is evolving into an open-ended...

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Apps

Patreon lays off 20% of its workforce | TechCrunch

Patreon is laying off 20% of its workforce, or 93 people, CEO Jack Conte told employees on Thursday....

AI

Anthropic updates Claude voice mode with more capable models | TechCrunch

Weeks after OpenAI rolled out a new family of conversational models and updated ChatGPT’s voice mode, rival Anthropic...