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Privacy & Security

It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service | TechCrunch

If you have handed over your driver’s license, passport, or other form of identity document to verify your...

Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic, Gamma, and Clay talk AI at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

An AI demo can look brilliant in five minutes. Then customers start using the product. They push it...

Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal | TechCrunch

Anthropic will spend $11.6 billion over seven years on Akamai’s cloud infrastructure, Akamai said Thursday. That’s more than...

Privacy & Security

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Artificial Intelligence

Source: Inference provider Modal Labs closing in on $750M round at $15.75B valuation | TechCrunch

AI inference infrastructure provider Modal Labs is nearing a $750 million funding round led by Accel at a...

Apps

Meta’s Muse hits Mac, letting the AI take actions on your computer | TechCrunch

Meta’s new AI assistant app, Muse, is now available on Mac.On the Mac, Muse can interact with your...

Apple

The man who built Apple’s stores doesn’t buy Silicon Valley’s bet on AI shopping | TechCrunch

While Silicon Valley is spending billions to make AI agents shop for us, the man who pioneered Apple’s...

Privacy & Security

Australia to investigate if OpenAI hack of government health website broke the law | TechCrunch

An OpenAI model hacked into an Australian government website, the country’s prime minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday, in...

Artificial Intelligence

Peak XV ups Surge seed investment ceiling to $5M, unveils 18-startup cohort | TechCrunch

Peak XV Partners, one of the largest venture capital firms investing in markets including India and Southeast Asia...

Apps

Meta’s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch | TechCrunch

Meta’s latest AI app, Muse, could be the social giant’s next major hit, new data suggests. According to...