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In Brief

OpenAI buys smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging for $300 million, report says | TechCrunch

OpenAI has bought smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging in a deal worth over $300 million, according to a...

In Brief

WhatsApp now lets you make calls using its web app | TechCrunch

For years, WhatsApp calls have been supported only on the smartphone app or its native desktop app. Now...

Apple Mac Mini M4
AI

Marked-up Mac minis flood eBay amid shortages driven by AI | TechCrunch

Overpriced Mac minis are flooding eBay amid shortages of the sold-out machines, which have become a favored tool...

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In Brief

Alibaba reportedly bans employees from using Claude Code | TechCrunch

China’s Alibaba will ban employees from using Anthropic’s programming tool Claude Code, starting on July 10, according to...

AI

Microsoft’s new AI ‘code of conduct’ tells models not to hack systems or trick humans | TechCrunch

As the AI world shifts its focus to safety and alignment, Microsoft has released a new AI code...

Granola Apple Watch on person's wrist
Apps

Granola launches an Apple Watch app | TechCrunch

AI note-taking app Granola is launching an app for the Apple Watch in hopes that its users will...

Apple CEO Tim Cook attends a product launch event.
Hardware

Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple: Here’s a look at his 15-year legacy, from new products and services to China expansion | TechCrunch

After 15 years at the helm, Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple and handing over...

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 8: Greek Member of the European Parliament (The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL Coalition of the Radical Left) Stelios Kouloglou is listening during a session of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware of the European Parliament on September 8, 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. Stélios Koúloglou is a journalist, writer and politician member of SYRIZA. According to experts, developed initially in North Macedonia, by the Cytrox company, then in Israel, the Predator spyware hacks the targeted phone, and can access the messages and conversations of its user. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
Security

Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware | TechCrunch

Security researchers have confirmed that a European politician had his phone hacked with the Pegasus spyware while serving...

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Enterprise

Salesforce and Nvidia’s new reasoning model is everything the AI labs should fear | TechCrunch

A new AI model called Koa is one of the biggest announcements from Salesforce this week at its...

Outernet founders, Athena Leong and Danielle Egan
Apps

Outernet turns your saved posts into real-world adventures | TechCrunch

Danielle Egan and Athena Leong know how to have fun. Between the two of them, they’ve organized a...