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AI

ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises | TechCrunch

Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that provides age-based ratings and reviews of media and tech for families, has labeled...

AI

ChatGPT is getting a lot more visual, with the launch of a new interface | TechCrunch

ChatGPT is about to get a lot more visual, thanks to a new feature that OpenAI calls Intelligent...

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Security

CIA officer admits to creating fake top secret government program to steal over $190 million, including gold bars | TechCrunch

A now-former officer with the Central Intelligence Agency has pleaded guilty to stealing almost $200 million, including hundreds...

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AI

Meta rolls out new AI tools to detect ads that secretly lead to child sexual abuse material | TechCrunch

Meta announced Wednesday that it took action against 33.2 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content on Facebook...

Biotech & Health

Healthleap raises $38M for its AI that flags hospital patients who may need a closer look | TechCrunch

Healthleap, a startup building an AI platform that reads patient records to identify patients at risk of undiagnosed...

Gadgets

Tony Fadell on why the first wave of AI gadgets failed — and what comes next | TechCrunch

When Tony Fadell takes the stage at the inaugural MIT Future Fest, he projects a slide with three...

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Startups

The full lineup of interactive roundtables at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is seven days away, bringing 10,000+ founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders to Moscone West...

In Brief

Google’s new SynthID website can identify AI-generated media | TechCrunch

Google on Tuesday launched a new site that lets anyone verify whether a piece of media, be it...

In Brief

Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged from stealth with a $300M valuation | TechCrunch

A new personal AI assistant has arrived. Meet Tab, which announced Tuesday that it had officially emerged from...

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Media & Entertainment

Spotify expands audiobooks to over 180 markets | TechCrunch

Spotify announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding audiobook access to over 180 markets worldwide, including regions across Europe,...