Nothing opens its first retail store in India | TechCrunch
Nothingthe hardware company backed by Tiger Global, is opening its first retail store in India, its biggest market. The store
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Indian pharmacy chain giant exposed customer data and internal systems | TechCrunch
A security lapse by one of India’s largest pharmacy chains allowed outsiders to gain full administrative control of its platform,
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Airbnb plans to bake in AI features for search, discovery and support | TechCrunch
Airbnb has taken its time to launch AI features within the app, but CEO Brian Chesky on Friday said the
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Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada | TechCrunch
Airbnb says its custom-built AI agent is now handling roughly a third of its customer support issues in North America,
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Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach | TechCrunch
Figure Technology, a blockchain-based lending company, confirmed it experienced a data breach. On Friday, Figure spokesperson Alethea Jadick told TechCrunch
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Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information | TechCrunch
Sex toy maker Tenga notified customers of a data breach on Friday, according to an email obtained by TechCrunch. In
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OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone GPT-4o model | TechCrunch
Starting Friday, OpenAI will cease providing access to five legacy ChatGPT models, including the popular but controversial GPT-4o model. The
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Exclusive: The SEC closed its investigation into Fisker | TechCrunch
The Securities and Exchange Commission closed its investigation into bankrupt electric vehicle startup Fisker last September, roughly one year after
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India partners with Alibaba.com for export push despite past China tech bans | TechCrunch
India’s government has partnered with China’s Alibaba.com on an export-focused program aimed at helping startups and small businesses reach overseas
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Anthropic's Super Bowl ads mocking AI with ads helped push Claude's app into the top 10 | TechCrunch
Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads — which feature darkly comedic scenarios of people seeking advice from chatbots, only to be steered
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