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Anthropic says new capabilities allow its latest AI models to protect themselves by ending abusive conversations.

Another crypto company is headed for the public markets.

At a dinner with reporters in San Francisco, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spilled details on the company’s ambitions beyond ChatGPT.

Texas solar company EG4 became the poster child for home energy cybersecurity risks this week after federal officials published an advisory detailing how hackers could hijack its inverters.

“Is there anything – ANYTHING – Big Tech won’t do for a quick buck?” Hawley wrote in a post on X announcing the investigation.

Les Amis is an app designed to make it easy for women to form friendships and attend local events.

TikTok is preparing an update to its Community Guidelines, which dictate the rules for participating on the social video platform as well as what standards the company uses to determine the videos that make it onto its For You feed.

The startup entered into receivership after selling its customer list to Turo.

A new Executive Order takes aim at the bureaucracy that the White House says is holding back American competitiveness in space.

Cycle and Ovulation Pro is available starting Friday as a premium PowerPlug in the Ultrahuman app for $3.99 per month or $39.99 per year for users in the U.S., U.K., EU, Australia, and Canada.

ChatGPT is topping its rivals on mobile with $2B in global consumer spending to date.

The lawsuit points to several sexually explicit experiences that were on the platform, including “Escape to Epstein Island,” “Diddy Party” and “Public Bathroom Simulator Vibe.”

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This deal would be meant to help Intel bulk up its U.S. chip manufacturing, including its much-delayed Ohio factory.

After reviewing thousands of groundbreaking applications from around the globe, TechCrunch is just days away from announcing the 2025 Startup Battlefield 200.

Bluesky is updating its rules.

The Russian hackers used their access to the dam’s computer systems to open a flood gate that spilled millions of gallons of water.

Cohere’s market proposition has always been to offer secure LLMs specifically geared for enterprise use, not for consumers.

Kodak strikes back at media reports suggesting it may go out of business or file for bankruptcy (again).

Loveable is a vibe coding startup growing phenomenally quickly, according to new sales projections from CEO Anton Osika. 

The standards also allow the bots to make “statements that demean people on the basis of their protected characteristics,” such as “black people are dumber than white people.” 

It humorously calls this family the Model Zoo because one is like the size of a fly’s brain and the other the size of a chicken’s.

Google has launched Flight Deals as its AI tool within Google Flights to help travelers find cheaper fares.

Alexis Ohanian and his firm Seven Seven Six are backing Palabra, which is working on a translation engine.

Cohere has hired Joelle Pineau, Meta’s former VP of AI research who previously oversaw the tech giant’s fundamental AI research (FAIR) lab. In her newly created Chief AI Officer role, Pineau will oversee AI strategy across Cohere’s research, product and policy teams.

Aaron Levie of Box joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in October.

The change doesn’t affect previously sold models with the original version of the feature or units bought outside the U.S.

Airbnb has launched a new feature called “Reserve Now, Pay Later” that lets users in the U.S. reserve a property without paying upfront, potentially allowing people to cancel their bookings with less hassle if their plans change.

Waymo now lets you stream music straight from Spotify, which makes the back seat of a robotaxi feel more like your own private space.

While users often tag companies and CEOs with online feedback and complaints, you know you’ve made it when the CEO not only replies to you, but also implements the change you’ve asked for.