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Hardware

Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans? | TechCrunch

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Security

How to tell if your AI platforms’ accounts have been hacked | TechCrunch

Just like any other online service, hackers can target and break into your accounts on popular AI platforms...

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AI

Manus seeks $4B valuation in new $500M fundraise as it resumes independent ops | TechCrunch

Chinese AI startup Manus, which earlier this year had to break off a merger with Meta, is in...

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Apps

Google packs Search and Gemini with new AI study tools | TechCrunch

Google on Wednesday announced a slew of new study tools across Search and Gemini, including AI-generated interactive visuals,...

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Hardware

AI-driven memory crunch jolts India’s smartphone market | TechCrunch

Months after analysts warned that AI-driven demand for memory chips would ripple through consumer electronics, India is providing...

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Security

What we know about the alleged Iranian hacks on US water utilities | TechCrunch

Since the end of last month, several water utilities in the United States have been hit by cyberattacks,...

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AI

NVIDIA’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes join Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

You have an AI product to build. Do you choose a proprietary frontier model and get moving quickly?...

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Apps

Calendly throws its hat into meeting note-taker circus | TechCrunch

Note-taking has quickly turned into a critical part of the productivity space, with many workplace software companies chasing...

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Apps

Apple and Google ordered to purge ‘nudify’ apps from App Stores | TechCrunch

The city of San Francisco has ordered Apple and Google to remove dozens of “nudify” apps — software...

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Security

US courts will start publishing how often the government uses spyware | TechCrunch

The FBI has been using hacking techniques and tools, such as spyware, since at least 1998, but to...