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The US government’s Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak | TechCrunch

The U.S. government’s enforcement letter to Anthropic, which effectively forced the company to pull its latest AI models...

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Security

Cybersecurity vets protest ‘dangerous’ US government ban on Anthropic’s most powerful models | TechCrunch

A group made up of dozens of cybersecurity experts, including several well-known veterans of the industry, published an...

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AI

As AI agents become employees, NewCore emerges with $66M to give them identities | TechCrunch

Cybersecurity startup NewCore emerged from stealth with $66 million in funding on Monday, aiming to solve a challenge...

Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon, speaks at the ceremonial ribbon cutting prior to tomorrow's opening night for the NHL's newest hockey franchise the Seattle Kraken at the Climate Pledge Arena on October 22, 2021 in Seattle, Washington
In Brief

Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown | TechCrunch

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy may have been the source of security concerns that led Anthropic to cut off...

a screenshot from the FBI's Kinetic Cyber Range video, showing the FBI's model town cross walk, including a business center, and a light post, inside a large warehouse space.
Security

The FBI built its own replica small town to simulate real-world cyberattacks | TechCrunch

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is pulling back the curtain on a 22,000-square-foot replica town on its Huntsville,...

Google logo is seen at Google stand during 18th European Economic Congress at the International Congress Centre in Katowice, Poland on April 22, 2026.
Security

Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google | TechCrunch

Google is suing to dismantle the infrastructure behind an alleged massive AI-powered cybercrime operation.On Friday, the tech giant...

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Government & Policy

US surveillance law to expire for first time after lawmakers reject Trump’s controversial pick to lead spy agencies | TechCrunch

The House of Representatives has failed to renew the U.S. government’s warrantless surveillance law before it is due...

Oracle Corp. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Friday, April 10, 2026.
Security

Oracle warns of security bug that hackers abused to breach 100+ companies | TechCrunch

Oracle warned its corporate customers that there is a critical-rated vulnerability in its PeopleSoft software, which is used...

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In Brief

South Korea hits Coupang with $400M+ fine for data breach that affected millions | TechCrunch

South Korean authorities have imposed a record-breaking fine of $624 billion won (over $400 million) on retail giant...

US multinational computer technology company Oracle's logo is pictured at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry's biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona on February 27, 2024.
In Brief

Cybercriminals claim breach of Oracle PeopleSoft servers at 100-plus organizations | TechCrunch

The notorious cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed to have hacked Oracle PeopleSoft servers at more than 100 organizations, many...