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Security

US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing risks to national security | TechCrunch

The Trump administration is banning the import of new foreign-made humanoid robots, robot dogs, and power inverters, citing...

AI

Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents | TechCrunch

Cloudflare is the latest company to join the race to build a new web browser. But instead of...

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - JUNE 17: CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei attends a working lunch with G7 leaders, G7 outreach partners, and global tech CEOs on innovation and AI, during the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. Leaders from the Group of 7 (G7) countries convened in Evian, France, near the Swiss border, for their annual summit to discuss challenges to peace and security for Ukraine and Europe, the situation in the Middle East, and other geopolitical issues. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
AI

Is the AI safety debate about safety or control? | TechCrunch

How should the tech industry approach the topic of AI safety? Increasingly, high-level executives are weighing in on...

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AI

Apple bets cheaper AI will woo small developers | TechCrunch

Apple is hoping to draw in newer developers with lower AI infrastructure costs, the company announced during its...

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In Brief

Cyera agrees to acquire Oasis Security for $1B to safeguard proliferating AI agents | TechCrunch

Data security company Cyera, which recently raised $600 million at a $12 billion valuation, announced Tuesday that it...

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Social

Bumble teases a swipe-free future as it doubles down on IRL meetups | TechCrunch

Tinder isn’t the only major dating app turning away from the swipe and toward real-world events to attract...

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AI

Base Labs launches an open-weight AI safety partnership with Hugging Face and Goodfire | TechCrunch

Baseten launched a new safety infrastructure standard alongside its Base Labs research arm on Wednesday, partnering with Hugging...

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Transportation

Waymo bought Apple’s self-driving car proving ground for $220M | TechCrunch

Waymo has acquired a massive 5,500-acre proving ground in Arizona owned by Route 14 Investment Partners LLC, a...

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AI

PSA: Your Claude shared chats and Artifacts may have ended up on Google | TechCrunch

An untold number of Claude chats and Artifacts — the interactive mini apps and documents users can build...

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AI

ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users | TechCrunch

OpenAI is removing limits on text-based chats for all users on ChatGPT, which recently crossed the 1 billion...