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OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts | TechCrunch

OpenAI’s new Astra model will use a reasoning technique called “recurrent depth” that allows it to operate outside...

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AI

Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia | TechCrunch

Huawei is moving up the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip to the first quarter of...

Startups

Pangram’s Max Spero on why AI detection is harder than ‘Real or Fake’ | TechCrunch

Loading the player…The internet has a trust problem, and it’s not just because social media feeds are filling...

AI

OpenAI releases new voice models for more natural live conversations | TechCrunch

OpenAI today released new conversational models, called GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini, claiming that they sound more natural and...

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In Brief

Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users | TechCrunch

Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle claims its voice assistant illegally spied on users to, among...

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel looks on during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC.
In Brief

Kash Patel’s clothing brand website shut down after reports it was hacked | TechCrunch

The merchandise website of FBI director Kash Patel was taken offline on Friday after reports that it had...

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AI

US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material | TechCrunch

In a lawsuit that The New York Times filed against OpenAI, the Trump administration has contributed a 20-page...

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Media & Entertainment

Spotify expands its AI push with a ChatGPT-like music assistant | TechCrunch

Spotify is taking another step to infuse AI technology into its listening experience, with Tuesday’s news that Premium...

Hardware

Apple’s new AirTag is louder and can be found across longer distances | TechCrunch

Apple on Monday introduced the next version of its AirTag, which will now feature a longer Bluetooth range,...

US President Donald Trump speaks after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2025.
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Trump Mobile confirms it exposed customers’ personal data, including phone numbers and home addresses | TechCrunch

Phone provider Trump Mobile has confirmed that it was exposing customers’ names, email addresses, mailing addresses, cell numbers,...