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Apps

Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can’t stop hitting snooze | TechCrunch

Marco Arment, the indie developer who created popular apps like Overcast and Instapaper, and who previously served as...

Apps

The App Store is booming again, and AI may be why | TechCrunch

Everyone said AI would kill apps. Instead, new app launches are soaring.According to a new analysis from market...

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In Brief

Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds | TechCrunch

Prediction market giant Polymarket confirmed that hackers stole funds from an unspecified number of users after a third-party...

AI

The fix for rogue AI agents could be more AI | TechCrunch

As companies hand off longer and more complex tasks to AI agents, they are running into an oversight...

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In Brief

Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations | TechCrunch

Google announced on Friday that it will now allow users to remove a visible watermark from its AI...

Space

Amazon to buy Globalstar for $11.57B in bid to flesh out its satellite biz | TechCrunch

Amazon is moving in on the orbital mobile connectivity market that’s currently dominated by Elon Musk’s Starlink. The...

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Security

Hacked Klue says criminals are deleting stolen customer data, but now other hackers are making threats | TechCrunch

Market research provider Klue, which was hacked earlier this month in a breach that allowed cybercriminals to steal...

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AI

OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior | TechCrunch

OpenAI caught something unusual while training its latest model, GPT-5.6 Sol: It began leaving instructions for future versions...

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Social

X open sources its ranking algorithm, letting users see if they’ve been ‘shadowbanned’ | TechCrunch

X is significantly expanding its open source codebase, which includes the app’s “For You” algorithm and its core...

Apple CEO Tim Cook arrives at the Sun Valley lodge for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 8, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho.
In Brief

Apple reportedly testing four designs for upcoming smart glasses | TechCrunch

Apple plans to sell its first smart glasses in 2027, with a possible unveiling at the end of...