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Dimension Capital’s $800M third fund shows the intersection of science and compute is booming

Meta is testing an AI bedtime story app for people with no imagination

These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

OpenAI says Hugging Face was breached by its pre-release models

OpenAI says Hugging Face was breached by its own pre-release models

Jack Dorsey is taking on Slack with Buzz, a group chat platform for teams and their AI agents

AI and the rise of the universal entertainment app

Bucking EV slowdown, Sila raises $300M to expand battery materials factory

Einride bets $38M on EV charging as it scales electric trucking

Apple teams up with Klarna to launch a lease-to-own program for iPhones, iPads, and Macs

Data centers expected to use 4x more electricity by 2035

Tesla spins up robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa ahead of Q2 earnings

Google releases three new Gemini models — but no 3.5 Pro

Instagram now lets you swap out the music in your old posts

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Threads rolls out parental supervision tools

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US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft

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Light made a flip phone — it’s colorful and it’s cheap

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After TikTok, Snap settles social media addiction case

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AI music generator Suno breach affects 55M users, per Have I Been Pwned

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What to know about the landmark Warner Bros. Discovery sale

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UK government scraps plans for digital ID cards after millions of Brits opposed

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The Xteink X4 Pro could be the tiny e-reader of your dreams

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Music streamer Deezer says more than 50% of daily uploads are AI-generated

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Bluecore Energy raises $10M to build portable nuclear reactors on barges

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Gritt exits stealth with $32 million for robots to build solar plants — then, everything else

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Anthropic’s landmark $1.5B copyright settlement is approved

Colossal Biosciences reportedly in talks to raise new capital at $20B–$30B valuation

Trump’s latest AI czar has already resigned

Google is working on a new AI chip designed to make Gemini more efficient

AI’s most important protocol is getting a little bit easier to use

X relaunches a rebuilt Android app after year-long effort

OpenAI is scared of open-weight models. Should the US be?

Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents — and take on Stripe

Judge pauses $110B Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

Adobe camera app’s new feature will critique your photos using AI

Hackers are exploiting recently patched WordPress bugs, putting millions of websites at risk

YouTube clarifies policies around AI slop and upsetting videos

Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Anthropic researchers

Hackers stole ‘significant’ amount of data from tech firm relied on by thousands of US hospitals and pharmacies

Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Hugging Face confirms breach affected internal datasets and credentials, urges users to take action

StrictlyVC returns to New York City September 10 to celebrate a huge year for the city’s startup community

Netflix paid $587M for Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup

What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit

Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans?

TechCrunch Mobility: The battle over robotaxi rules

‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’

Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all

Waymo says San Francisco service has resumed after one-hour pause

Kimi: Threat or menace?