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Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft | TechCrunch

Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train...

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Instagram now lets you swap out the music in your old posts | TechCrunch

Instagram announced on Tuesday that users can now swap out the music on their published feed posts and...

Security

Russians caught stealing personal data from Ukrainians with new advanced iPhone hacking tools | TechCrunch

A group of hackers suspected of working at least in part for the Russian government targeted iPhone users...

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Security

Oracle warns of security bug that hackers abused to breach 100+ companies | TechCrunch

Oracle warned its corporate customers that there is a critical-rated vulnerability in its PeopleSoft software, which is used...

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Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning | TechCrunch

Three hikers were rescued from California’s Mount Shasta this week after using Google’s AI chatbot Gemini to plan...

Apps

Threads rolls out parental supervision tools | TechCrunch

Meta is bringing parental supervision tools to Threads, the company announced on Tuesday. With the new tools, parents...

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Apple rolls out first ‘background security’ update for iPhones, iPads, and Macs to fix Safari bug | TechCrunch

Apple has published its first “background security improvement” update to patch a security bug in its Safari web...

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South Korea hits Coupang with $400M+ fine for data breach that affected millions | TechCrunch

South Korean authorities have imposed a record-breaking fine of $624 billion won (over $400 million) on retail giant...

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OpenAI’s rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them | TechCrunch

OpenAI is at the center of another agent swarm incident. Researchers say the company’s internally deployed agents took...

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Adobe camera app’s new feature will critique your photos using AI | TechCrunch

Adobe is adding new AI-powered features to its experimental iOS camera app called Project Indigo, launched last year....