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Tilly Norwood’s press tour is going about as well as you’d expect for an AI | TechCrunch

Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated “actress,” is having a rough time on its first press tour. The production company...

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In Brief

Uber launches live video streaming for teen accounts | TechCrunch

Uber said Tuesday it is introducing a new live video streaming feature for parents to keep track of...

AI

Sneak peek at new Siri app reveals Apple’s plans to take on ChatGPT and more | TechCrunch

Just ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, Bloomberg has published leaked renders of what Apple’s...

Security

These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware | TechCrunch

Spyware attacks on journalists, human rights defenders, and political dissidents are no longer rare or exotic. In early...

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Startups

Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

The debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety has only intensified in...

Startups

A startup that builds other startups raised $100M and is all-in on physical AI | TechCrunch

Four years ago, a startup lab launched that wasn’t quite an incubator, accelerator program, or venture firm. UP.Labs,...

Social

Andy Dunn’s startup Pie becomes less of an events app and more of a social network | TechCrunch

Pie, the social app from Bonobos’ founder Andy Dunn, is taking its mission to connect people in real...

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Apps

Apple says Epic lawsuit shouldn’t reshape App Store rules for all developers | TechCrunch

In Apple’s seemingly never-ending lawsuit with Fortnite maker Epic Games over App Store commissions, the iPhone maker is...

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Security

Hugging Face confirms breach affected internal datasets and credentials, urges users to take action | TechCrunch

Hugging Face, a platform that hosts AI models and datasets, said its internal datasets and service credentials were...

AI

Anthropic is operating a lab that conducts biology experiments | TechCrunch

Anthropic has a wet biology lab in the Bay Area where it can use its AI models to...