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Apps

Apple proposes to take a 15% cut of purchases made outside the App Store | TechCrunch

After trying and failing to delay the matter, Apple on Thursday submitted its proposal for the commissions it...

In this photo illustration, the logo of Apple Inc. is displayed on a smartphone screen, with the company's iconic black apple symbol visible in the background.
In Brief

Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news: report | TechCrunch

Apple is in talks to pay publishers to use their content to power the upcoming Siri AI, according...

Dr. Leslie Saxon holds implantable cardioverter-defibrillators by three leading manufacturers, St. Jude Medical, left, Boston Scientific and Medtronic, at the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, May 20, 2010. The smart defibrillators monitor and transmit information about heart activity daily to hospital personnel. (Photo by Ann Johansson/Corbis via Getty Images)
Security

Medical device maker Boston Scientific says a cyberattack is causing a ‘global disruption’ to its operations | TechCrunch

A cyberattack on U.S. medical device maker Boston Scientific is causing an ongoing “global disruption” to its operations,...

Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic
In Brief

Anthropic’s founders seek voting control ahead of IPO | TechCrunch

Anthropic’s founders want to stay in charge after the company goes public. According to The Information, the company...

Ricursive Intelligence founders
AI

Ricursive Intelligence’s co-founders join Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

AI needs increasingly powerful chips. But designing those chips is itself a slow, complex process. What happens when...

Google
In Brief

Google launches AI voice features in Gmail, Docs, and Keep | TechCrunch

Google is launching conversational AI features within Docs, Gmail, and Keep that let users ask questions about their...

OpenAI signage
AI

OpenAI says Apple’s own security practices undermine its trade secrets case | TechCrunch

OpenAI’s motion to dismiss Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit, along with newly filed exhibits, reveals the company’s legal defense...

A man sits in front of a computer and the Chinese flag.
Security

US seizes domains of Chinese botnet used to target NASA, Justice Department, and the Senate | TechCrunch

The FBI has seized a series of domains that were used by a large-scale botnet to coordinate and...

Breakout session - a full room
Startups

Disrupt 2026 Layoff Expo+ Passes available for $75 | TechCrunch

If you’ve been laid off, you can get a TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Expo+ Pass for just $75. The...

George Arison
Apps

Grindr wants to be the everything app for gay men; investors are still deciding whether it can pull it off | TechCrunch

When George Arison took over Grindr in 2022, he inherited a company that had been bounced from Chinese...