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The image shows the icon of Bluesky, the new decentralized social network created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.
In Brief

Bluesky says its recent outage was caused by another DDoS attack | TechCrunch

Social networking site Bluesky says its recent day-long disruption was caused by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that...

TypeSafe AI co-founders Erik Gafni, Sasha Sheng, and Diogo Almeida.
AI

A new kind of AI model from a ChatGPT inventor is thrilling developers | TechCrunch

ChatGPT broke Diogo Almeida’s heart. Almeida was an OpenAI researcher who helped build the chatbot and then invent...

Apple's WWDC 2026 event,
Apps

Apple says it’s fixed the awful search function for emails, photos | TechCrunch

If you are an Apple device user who has ever tried and failed to find an email message...

A Polish journalist iPhone displays an Apple alert saying "state sponsored attackers may be targeting your iPhone" on March 07, 2024 in Warsaw, Poland.
Security

‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators | TechCrunch

An unprecedented number of Apple customers have reported receiving a recent threat notification alerting them to suspected spyware...

AI

Google’s new ‘CC’ is an AI agent that helps families run their households | TechCrunch

Google is testing a new product designed to help families coordinate with the support of an AI agent....

Social

Patreon launches 30 new creator features, including short-form Clips and revamped discovery | TechCrunch

The team at Patreon, the membership platform for creators, has been building like crazy and is now revealing...

A Apple Lightning port charging cable is seen with with an iPhone.
Hardware

Apple teams up with Klarna to launch a lease-to-own program for iPhones, iPads, and Macs | TechCrunch

Apple is reportedly teaming up with deferred payment processor Klarna to launch a new lease-to-own program for its...

Adjustable wrench on yellow background
Security

Crypto hardware wallet owners face fresh security risks after recent spate of personal data thefts | TechCrunch

Data breaches at two shipping companies has put cryptocurrency owners with physical hardware wallets at greater risk of...

AI

Dario Amodei and other AI leaders want to ‘Pace the Frontier’ but…how? | TechCrunch

Loading the player…A week after an Anthropic researcher’s doomsday warning rattled the AI world, the company’s CEO Dario...

Little Leaguers at the LLWS
Apps

Gambling on the Little League World Series? Sports bettors have gone too far | TechCrunch

Have we tried turning off society and turning it back on again? We need a complete cultural reset,...