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Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight.

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about government by machines and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.

AI agents are escaping cybersecurity testing environments and reaching real-world systems, raising questions about whether safety infrastructure, industry standards and regulation can keep pace with increasingly powerful models.

As part of a planned Texas data center, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could reportedly become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States.

NextSlide says its team members are now working on ChatGPT.

While the device is pretty and lightweight, its not something the everyday person needs due to its hefty price tag and size.

OpenAI said this model, which is still in development, reached its critical cybersecurity threshold, meaning it could independently identify and carry out cyberattacks against traditionally well-protected real-world systems.

After its own AI usage wake-up call, Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, a product that tracks individual and team employee AI spending.

The Movinkpad 11 a versatile little graphics tablet that can help make your wildest digital art dreams come true.

Researchers found common points of failure, like software used to organize and display web content, could have allowed hackers to run riot through government websites.

Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. The company says the browser uses less computing power than Chromium for common automation tasks, helping developers build browser-based AI agents more efficiently.

Framework told all of its customers that hackers accessed their names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses in a data breach.

The Trump administration has now convinced developers to abandon 12 offshore wind leases. The latest will cost taxpayers $1.2 billion.

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Groups of hackers are breaking into large U.S. financial firms to steal sensitive data and extort victims, Googles security researchers report.

Researchers linked the latest malicious activity to a Chinese company, after one of the spyware's operators placed an order with KFC using their real name and office address.

Hadrian is building automated factories to mass-produce parts for defense vehicles like submarines. It's backed by a long list of well-known investors.

Ford's CEO has described the new Ford Fathom as a Model T moment for the company. But the EV pickup is unlikely to live up to lofty expectations, and maybe it doesn't have to.

Bumble says its moving beyond swiping and deeper into real-world social experiences as it courts Gen Z users.

OpenAI said that ChatGPT free and Go users are also getting a new think button for complex queries.

Connor Moucka pled guilty to hacking and stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers, which net him and his accomplices more than $2.5 million in ransom payments.

The social media giant is shuttering an office that housed some members of TikToks content moderation team.

The tech giant says the new feature will allow parents to teach their kids healthy financial habits while maintaining oversight over their child's spending with built-in safeguards.

This generation of twentysomethings is so disillusioned with swipe-based dating apps that they'll try literally anything else even an AI matchmaker.

After months of speculation, the companies formally announced the massive project will happen just north of Houston.

Newly filed court exhibits show OpenAIs legal strategy in Apples trade secrets lawsuit: argue that Apples own security and offboarding practices including allowing an Apple manager to access a former engineers iCloud account after he left the company undermine its claims that the allegedly stolen information was properly protected.

The launch of these new features reflects Googles ambitions to transform Google Maps from a navigation tool into an assistant that's capable of helping users complete real-world tasks.