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Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different | TechCrunch

Flock CEO Garrett Langley said the company’s gunshot-detection microphones detect “just gunshots,” but Flock’s website paints a far...

Security

FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting hidden recording device in conference room | TechCrunch

OpenAI said it has alerted the FBI after discovering that an employee allegedly planted a hidden recording device...

Security

Asos confirms breach of customer data after hackers send rogue app notification | TechCrunch

UK fashion retail giant Asos has confirmed a data breach of its customers’ personal information after hackers used...

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In Brief

Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions | TechCrunch

Blaming a “significant rise” in AI submissions, Google has paused its open source bug bounty program until next...

Flock license plate reader and camera with solar panel against a blue sky, Pleasant Hill, California, April 16, 2026.
Government & Policy

Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’ | TechCrunch

A federal judge ruled this week that a Tulsa, Oklahoma sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights...

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AI

OpenAI safety employee resigns, claiming the company’s ‘culture is broken’ | TechCrunch

By his own admission, David Robinson is “something of a cliché”: an employee at a leading AI company...

AI agents, AI swarm, agent hackers
In Brief

Kevin Mandia’s new ‘agent swarm’ security startup Armadin raises $255.5M at $2.5B valuation | TechCrunch

Kevin Mandia, best known as the founder of cybersecurity startup Mandiant that sold it to Google for $5.4...

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AI

OpenAI cuts ties with 3 safety researchers, WSJ reports | TechCrunch

OpenAI has parted ways with three researchers on its safety team who allegedly shared confidential company information with...

ServiceNow logo at Singapore FinTech Festival in November 2023.
Security

ServiceNow tells customers a bug left some of their data exposed to the internet | TechCrunch

Cloud technology giant ServiceNow has notified some of its enterprise customers that a software bug on its platform...

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Security

US cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals | TechCrunch

U.S. federal cybersecurity agency CISA said it did not have a prepared response plan for how it should...