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The breach at wearable ring maker Ultrahuman stemmed from credentials stolen from a malware-infected employee laptop.
Carvana was granted a warrant to buy shares in Slate last year, according to documents obtained by TechCrunch. Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter is heavily invested in both companies.
Hackers appeared to take over victims accounts even after Meta said it fixed its AI-powered support chatbot, which granted hackers access to victims accounts.
Amazon will use visual search and AI to show AI generated product images that match your search queries. The retailer says it will help guide users to products.
The prominent AI music generation startup is now valued at over $5.4 billion -- about seven months ago, it raised at a $2.45 billion valuation.
The startup's own stack for Africa and Middle East is now handling more than 17,000 calls per day.
The company is reducing its workforce as it exits 22 countries, reduces management layers, and invests in its infrastructure to scale its platform.
U.K. regulators are requiring Google offer a tool allowing website publishers to opt-out of generative AI search features. The option will be tested in the U.K. then rolled out globally.
Fusion startup Xcimer fired up the world's largest privately owned laser.
Even in a future of robot taxis, someone still has to return the things passengers leave behind.
The cybersecurity company is nearing a $300 million round led by Evolution Equity Partners.
Over the last few months, these DIY hardware communities have exploded in popularity as people on social media show off their solar-powered game emulators, pocket-sized ereaders, and clamshell purse computers.
Uber's cutback has occurred after the company had reportedly encouraged staff to use AI as much as possible.
Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off Adaptive Spec-driven Scoring for Evaluation and Regression Testing, an open source framework for spinning up AI evaluations.
A new reading subscription from Everand offers access to both e-books and audiobooks, and Fable's book club community.
Groceries and household essentials will be a main focus of this year's deals event.
CEO Dave Limp said damage to the company's launchpad in Florida was not as bad as expected. But Blue Origin still hasn't shared the cause of last week's explosion.
A new AI compliance service sits between AI models and end users to flag and replace any messages that might present a compliance problem.
Engineering physical systems still depends on human talent, according to Impulse Space president Eric Romo.
Pacific Fusion's sub-scale prototype delivered enormous amounts of power in a flash, setting the company up for its demonstration power plant.
Every founder who applies to Startup Battlefield wants the same thing: the Disrupt Main Stage. Heres how to get there and why the opportunity starts well before the main stage.
The company is experiencing strong demand for its AI solutions and services from enterprises and consumers, at levels that are exceeding the companys available supply, Alphabet said in its statement.
In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and completed a major acquisition.
If Nvidia has cracked a way to bring AI agents easily, safely, and usefully to the masses, it could and should be big.
We wanted to show you what happens after the confetti falls. We checked in with some of our recent alumni, many of whom have sat down with us on Build Mode: The Founder Survival Guide, TechCrunch's podcast for founders at every stage.
The lawsuit partially revolves around a shooting at Florida State University last year, and ChatGPT's alleged role in the incident.
Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.
The company says it needs significant water resources to cool its data centers, and that access to abundant, affordable water is a challenge.
The Mall lets shoppers build a personalized feed of brands, track sales and drops, and discover products across thousands of retailers.
Hackers stole usernames, hashed passwords, and other data from a service that allowed players to cheat in Grand Theft Auto V.
Mike Schroepfer's Gigascale Capital has raised a large fund to back founders building climate-friendly solutions for the world's energy and material shortages.
The company said Monday it has filed confidentially for an IPO.
The company added a warning to prospective investors that a major dilution could be in the cards after it goes public.
Windborne Systems' newest weather forecasting model beats the best government predictions by days.
Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo launches 'no AI' web extensions for Chrome and Firefox users.
The British fintech has built a waitlist of about 450,000 users in India as it prepares for a broader launch.
Strava will charge a flat monthly fee from developers to access its API
The Seoul-based rocket startup is developing its own launch vehicles and engines.
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission.
The startup has apparently taken down the ads using KC Green's This is fine meme.
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The Enhanced Games a singular sporting competition where a majority of the athletes were on performance enhancing drugs may herald a new business model that the tech industry is ready to embrace.

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