TikTok won't add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, report says | TechCrunch
TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption for direct messages (DMs) on its platform, according to a new report from the
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Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion | TechCrunch
Jonathan Gavalas, 36, started using Google’s Gemini AI chatbot in August 2025 for shopping help, writing support, and trip planning.
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Meet the MacBook Neo, Apple's colorful answer to the Chromebook, starting at $599 | TechCrunch
Apple on Wednesday unveiled a low-cost, entry-level laptop dubbed MacBook Neomarking the first time the company has targeted a similar
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One startup’s pitch to provide more reliable AI answers: crowdsource the chatbots | TechCrunch
John Davie wanted Buyers Edge Platform, the hospitality procurement enterprise he founded and still leads, to benefit from the AI
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Who needs data centers in space when they can float offshore? | TechCrunch
The power crunch for AI data centers has gotten so severe that people — not just Elon Musk — are talking about
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Eight Sleep raises $50M at $1.5B valuation | TechCrunch
Sleep tech company Eight Sleep today said that it has raised $50 million in a strategic round led by Tether
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Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices | TechCrunch
As competition among AI startups heats up, founders and VCs are turning to novel valuation mechanisms to manufacture a perception
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A suite of government hacking tools targeting iPhones is now being used by cybercriminals | TechCrunch
Security researchers have identified a suite of powerful hacking tools capable of compromising iPhones running older software that they say
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Alibaba's Qwen tech lead steps down after major AI push | TechCrunch
Alibaba’s Qwen AI project has lost one of its most visible technical leaders just a day after the Chinese tech
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Just three companies dominated the $189B in VC investments last month | TechCrunch
AI continues to dominate the venture world, per a new Crunchbase report. A record $189 billion of global venture capital
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