Judge pauses $110B Paramount-Warner Bros merger

The lawsuit from the states alleges that the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and audiences....

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Judge pauses $110B Paramount-Warner Bros merger

The lawsuit from the states alleges that the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and audiences....

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F1 in Belgium: Machine learning algorithms are ruining the sport

Many will say Spa is the best racetrack on earth, but not for these F1 cars....

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

Adobe's Project Indigo can now remove all kinds of backgrounds from photos you snap using the app...

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

Two critical security flaws in WordPress’ software have given hackers the chance to remotely take over tens of million...

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AliExpress hit with record $625M fine after failing to make EU-ordered fixes

Online retailer AliExpress says it's shocked by largest DSA fine yet....

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YouTube clarifies policies around AI slop and upsetting videos

YouTube has updated its monetization policies to more clearly define the kinds of AI-generated and low-quality videos th...

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

AI infrastructure company Infinity announced Monday a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation from investors inc...

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

Edinburgh-based tech firm Craneware said customer data was stolen during a cyberattack. The company makes software that ...

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The first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday is finally here

"Something's coming. Something we may not be able to deter."...

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

Flock Safety sits right at the center of the debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safet...

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Pay up or not? Ransomware surge has victims facing tough choices.

Governments look at banning ransom payments in face of increasingly sophisticated threats....

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

Hugging Face is urging users to rotate any access tokens stored on the platform and review account activity....

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

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Beyond grep: The case for a context-rich AI coding harness

Augment Code's Vinay Perneti talks models, harnesses, and context....

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The 35 Best Board Games for Family Game Night

From monsters to kittens to strategy games, these sets will liven things up on nights when everyone is tired of screens....

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A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home (2026)

From countertop kits to a bathroom bucket full of straw and beyond, I spent a year testing popular mushroom-growing meth...

8h ago

An Ebike Company Was Sued for Misleading Info on Safety. It Points to a Big Problem

Several Chinese businesses associated with the ebike brand Aipas settled a lawsuit with Amazon and the safety certificat...

8h ago

The ACLU Is Arming Lawyers to Expose State Surveillance Secrets

A new toolkit for attorneys in Massachusetts targets the technologies police use—and conceal—to build criminal cases...

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Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to ‘Trackflation’

Four-minute miles are almost routine. Middle schoolers are beating college runners. Inside the youth track boom that’s...

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Apps Marketed to US Troops Are Shipping Chinese and Russian Code

A first-of-its-kind analysis found more than one in eight apps built for US service members carried foreign code—some ...

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India's first privately developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch

"On the first attempt, reaching orbit, I never thought it was possible."...

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

Netflix revealed that it paid $587 million in cash for InterPositive, a startup co-founded by Ben Affleck....

21h ago

What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit

Jensen Huang left Tokyo with deals spanning Japan's entire tech ecosystem....

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Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans?

On the latest episode of Equity, we debate whether Apple's lawsuit will cast a shadow over OpenAi's much-discussed plans...

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TechCrunch Mobility: The battle over robotaxi rules

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playin...

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

"Everybody knows the Greeks are inside."...

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

Current AI, a nonprofit building AI that leaves no one culture behind, has made remarkable progress across devices, AI c...

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As mosquito ranges expand, better monitoring is key to preventing disease

Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks....

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Best Power Banks (2026): My Picks After Testing Over 100

Keep your phone, laptop, handheld gaming console, and other electronics running with these travel-friendly power banks....

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How to Disable Music Videos in Spotify

A recent update made video playback the default for songs and podcasts with a visual component. If you just want to list...

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The 10 Best Electrolyte Powders (We Tested Over 20)

Get those lost minerals back with the help of our top electrolyte powders, tablets, drops, and chews for athletes, parti...

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The Search for Another Earth-Like Planet Just Took a Big Step Forward

Astronomers have discovered a rocky exoplanet that has an atmosphere and sits within the habitable zone of a solar syste...

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FIFA’s World Cup Halftime Show Puts American-Style Spectacle on the World Stage

Organizers want the show to be the most-viewed halftime show in history. Having Shakira, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, and BT...

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How To Watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals: Spain vs. Argentina

The end of the FIFA Men’s World Cup is nigh. Here’s how to watch the final games and the first ever World Cup halfti...

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

This isn’t the first time power outages have caused issues for Waymo....

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Kimi: Threat or menace?

Chinese company Moonshot AI released a new version of its Kimi model this week, prompting concern about "full AI communi...

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All the EVs that were discontinued or killed off in the US this year

Th Honda Prologue will no longer be sold in the U.S., joining a growing list of EV models to exit the market this year....

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Federal employees can download TikTok on their work phones again

The Department of Justice says that federal employees can now download TikTok on their government devices....

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A 600-mile road trip (and data) proves EV charging doesn’t suck anymore

A recent road trip in an EV revealed just how much faster and more reliable DC Fast charging has become in the U.S....

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Will AI fix prior authorization—or make it worse?

The government is piloting a program that uses AI for insurance-coverage decisions....