Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder ousted before joining OpenAI, is now at Google | TechCrunch
The game of musical chairs for AI executives continues. Barret Zoph, a co-founder of the AI startup Thinking Machines who
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ATF declares 'major incident' as ransomware gang claims hack | TechCrunch
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, says a cyberattack on one of its systems has
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OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and 100 other companies call for action to defend against rogue AI | TechCrunch
Over a hundred tech companies — including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft — have signed an open letter urging both
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Google’s new Fitbit Air brings Pokémon Sleep to your wrist | TechCrunch
Google is giving Pokémon fans a new reason to wear a Fitbit. The company announced Thursday a special-edition Fitbit Air
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Fashion startup Atorie raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup | TechCrunch
Fashion startup Atorie announced Thursday a $9.5 million seed round with investors, including a16z speedrun, Night Capital, and Lightspeed Ventures’
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Hoomanely's building a smart feeding bowl and an AI platform to help owners spot when their pup is sick | TechCrunch
Dogs are amazing. But as many pet parents will tell you, they can be remarkably good at hiding when something
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Google's AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more | TechCrunch
Google is adding new ways for users to plan and book trips through AI Mode, its conversational search experience, the
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This former PG&E engineer is building a 'Google Maps for the underground' | TechCrunch
Josh Mackanic left a 10-year engineering career at Pacific Gas and Electric because he kept thinking about what the utility
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Hugging Face is selling a cute $399 open source duck robot, Microduck | TechCrunch
Hugging Face unveiled the Microduck on Thursday, a cute little duck-like robot that sells for $399 — and ships before
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Hold up, there's a new Twitter in town | TechCrunch
You read that right. There is a new social network called “Twitter.now” on the block, and it’s being operated by
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