TECHNOLOGYHow China fell for a lobster: What an AI assistant tells us about Beijing's ambitionThe AI agent sparked a frenzy of "raising lobsters" in March, with users training the tool to suit their needs.BBC News·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYCopilot is ‘for entertainment purposes only,’ according to Microsoft’s terms of useAI skeptics aren’t the only ones warning users not to unthinkingly trust models’ outputs — that’s what the AI companies say themselves in their terms of service.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYIn Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wantsDriven by labor shortages, Japan is pushing physical AI from pilot projects into real-world deployment.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYApple at 50: Three products that changed how we live - and three that really didn'tOn the tech giant's 50th year, we ask analysts to give their top three Apple successes and missesBBC News·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYPeter Thiel’s big bet on solar-powered cow collarsWhy did Founders Fund invest $220 million in cattle management startup Halter?TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYEmbattled startup Delve has ‘parted ways’ with Y CombinatorThe controversy around Delve appears to have cost the compliance startup its relationship with accelerator Y Combinator.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYAfter fighting malware for decades, this cybersecurity veteran is now hacking dronesMikko Hyppönen is one of the most recognizable faces of the cybersecurity industry. After fighting computer viruses, worms, and malware, for more than 35 years, he tells TechCrunch why he is now working on systems to stop killer drones.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYThe anonymous social app that thinks it can work in Saudi ArabiaWhen Fizz quietly debuted in Saudi Arabia, founder and CEO Teddy Solomon wasn’t expecting the app to catch on like it did.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYAnthropic buys biotech startup Coefficient Bio in $400M deal: ReportsAnthropic has purchased the stealth biotech AI startup Coefficient Bio in a $400 million stock deal, according to The Information and Eric Newcomer.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYAnthropic ramps up its political activities with a new PACWith the midterms right around the corner, the new group is positioned to back candidates who support the AI company's policy agenda.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYAI companies are building huge natural gas plants to power data centers. What could go wrong?Meta, Microsoft, and Google are all betting big on new natural gas power plants to run their AI data centers. They may regret it.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYEurope’s cyber agency blames hacking gangs for massive data breach and leakCERT-EU blamed the cybercrime group TeamPCP for the recent hack on the European Commission, and said the notorious ShinyHunters gang was responsible for leaking the stolen data online.TechCrunch·1w ago
