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Apple’s foldable iPhone could be just around the corner | TechCrunch

Apple’s long-awaited foldable iPhone may be on track for a fall release, according to hidden files that researcher...

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Security

CareCloud begins to notify hundreds of thousands after hackers stole medical records | TechCrunch

Hundreds of thousands of people are receiving letters notifying them that their medical records were stolen in a...

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Apps

Bumble ditches its rule that kept men from making the first move | TechCrunch

Bumble is officially giving up on the rule that made it, well, Bumble.The dating app announced Tuesday that...

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., wears Orion augmented reality (AR) glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Meta Platforms Inc. debuted its first pair of augmented reality glasses, devices that show a combined view of the digital and physical worlds, a key step in Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's goal of one day offering a hands-free alternative to the smartphone. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
In Brief

After accusations of selling ‘perv glasses,’ Meta prepares to sell a pair without a camera | TechCrunch

Meta’s camera-equipped smart glasses have proven more successful than other entrants into the market, but they have also...

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Apps

Apple says it may remove some apps from the App Store if they don’t attract users | TechCrunch

Apple is warning developers that some of their apps may not be able to call the App Store...

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Security

Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI | TechCrunch

With help from its internal AI tools, Google says it has patched more security flaws in its Chrome...

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In Brief

Aptoide becomes the first rival app store to return to Google Play in the US | TechCrunch

Competing Android app stores are now back on Google Play in the U.S., and Aptoide is the first...

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AI

AI labs want in-house auditors — but maybe they should shut the front door first | TechCrunch

Last weekend, after one of his researchers resigned over fears that AI could lead to human extinction, Anthropic...

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Apps

iOS 27 features we didn’t see onstage | TechCrunch

The new Siri AI was the star of the show at Apple’s WWDC 2026 event, and while iOS...

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Security

Okta buys AI security startup Permiso — source says for about $200M | TechCrunch

Okta on Thursday agreed to acquire AI identity security startup Permiso Security, betting that demand for protecting AI...