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Sean Parker is rebuilding Stability AI around music | TechCrunch

Sean Parker, the Napster co-founder, has jumped back into the music industry, and he tells The Information that...

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Pope Leo XIV is not a fan of AI-generated art | TechCrunch

Critics of AI-generated art have a powerful new ally: His Holiness the Bishop of Rome (Episcopus Romanus), Primate...

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AI voice startup ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22B | TechCrunch

Voice AI startup ElevenLabs announced today that it’s allowing employees to cash out a portion of their vested...

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OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation | TechCrunch

OpenAI is in talks with investors to raise at least $30 billion in a pre-IPO funding round at...

Apple CEO Tim Cook arrives at the Sun Valley lodge for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 8, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho.
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Tim Cook reportedly tells employees Apple ‘must’ win in AI | TechCrunch

Apple CEO Tim Cook held an hourlong all-hands meeting in which he told employees that the company needs...

NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Scuderia Ferrari looks on, on the grid during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 06, 2025 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
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Apple looks to bid on becoming US home for Formula 1 | TechCrunch

Formula 1 could have a new U.S. streaming service home soon. Apple is in talks to purchase the...

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Meta reportedly recruits Apple’s head of AI models | TechCrunch

Apple’s head of AI models, Ruoming Pang, is leaving the company to work at Meta, Bloomberg reported on...

Apple 'excited to build on our long-standing history', says Tim Cook ahead of first retail stores opening
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Apple to announce $100B further commitment for US manufacturing | TechCrunch

Apple plans to increase its commitment to U.S. manufacturing, according to a White House official cited and first...

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Apple might be building its own AI ‘answer engine’ | TechCrunch

Apple has formed a new team to build a ChatGPT-like app, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.This team —...

The Apple Siri and Apple Intelligence are being displayed on a smartphone screen and in the background.
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Apple loses another AI exec to Meta  | TechCrunch

Ke Yang, the Apple executive leading the iPhone maker’s efforts to build AI-driven web search, is heading to...