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The number of people affected by a UnitedHealth data breach in February 2024 was actually higher than previously reported and was the largest medical data breach in U.S. history.

Only 3 days remain to score the ultimate deal for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — two of the same ticket types for the price of one! Don’t wait to take advantage of these massive savings. This limited-time offer ends this Friday, January 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT — after that, these 2-for-1 Passes will be gone. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

When it comes to the world of cybersecurity, identity is often thought of as a “perimeter” around an organization. So many breaches begin through techniques like password theft, phishing, and credential stuffing; ergo, securing the identities of not only users, but also applications and machines, is the key to securing the whole system.  Easier said […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Even just a few years ago, FinOps — a collection of best practices to manage the costs of cloud computing — wasn’t something that was top of mind for a lot of businesses. Since then, though, businesses have started tightening their purses. Today, FinOps is pretty much a standard discipline, and there are dozens of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Tesla earnings day is upon us — the quarterly check in with one of the world’s largest EV makers and its controversial CEO Elon Musk. Tesla’s fourth-quarter and full-year earnings are expected to be released Wednesday after market close. A webcast, in which Tesla management will answer questions from analysts and retail investors, is scheduled […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

After more than a year of helping solar installers sell, plan, and finance panels for residential and small commercial building owners, Niko found another opportunity. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Hours after Italian authorities requested information from DeepSeek about how the company handles user data, the Chinese AI startup’s app is no longer available in Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store. The app has claimed the top spot in the download charts in multiple countries, including in the U.S. where it is at the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Apple's iPhone will be able to connect to SpaceX's Starlink satellite network, new report says.

U.K.-based engineering giant Smiths Group has confirmed a cybersecurity incident involving “unauthorized access” to its systems. The London-listed company, which operates across multiple sectors including energy, security, aerospace and defense, said Tuesday that it is currently “managing” the incident. The company said it isolated affected systems and activated its business continuity plans, implying a disruptive […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Uber-backed Moove, an Africa-born mobility fintech that offers vehicle financing to ride-hailing and delivery app drivers across six continents, has acquired Kovi, a Brazilian urban mobility provider. The value of the deal is not being disclosed, but Moove confirmed it was an all-share transaction, and Kovi is now wholly owned by Moove. Moove co-founder and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The AI bubble hasn’t burst yet, at least when it comes to consumer spending on AI apps. Led by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, overall spending on AI apps jumped to $1.42 billion in 2024, according to app analytics firm Appfigures. This marks a 274% increase from 2023 (the app launched in May of that year). Among tens […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

This burgeoning wearable tech category lets you dabble in augmented reality, virtual screens, and AI assistants right on your face.

Eight years after the original Pebble smartwatch fizzled, a new team is working on a modern reboot using open source software. The e-paper screen is coming back too.

A WhatsApp bug that allowed users to access "View Once" photos and videos multiple times has now been fixed.

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Martin Fengler knows a lot about the weather. Fengler got his Ph.D. in mathematics, focused on numerical weather prediction, before working for Meteomedia AG, a network of weather stations in Switzerland and Germany. But while he knew a lot about weather forecasting from the prediction side, he realized the gaps that remained on the consumption […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Atomwaffen Division cofounder and alleged Terrorgram Collective member Brandon Russell is facing a potential life sentence for an alleged plot on a Baltimore electrical station. His case is only the beginning.

AI chatbot DeepSeek has taken the world by storm, topping app store charts and sending Silicon Valley and Wall Street into meltdown. An offshoot of Chinese hedge fund High-Flyer, DeepSeek’s cost-to-performance ratio makes for impressive reading compared to incumbents such as OpenAI. However, reports have increasingly documented some of the things the AI chatbot is […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Just a few hours after David Sacks claimed DeepSeek used OpenAI’s models to train its own models, Bloomberg Law reports that Microsoft is investigating DeepSeek’s use of OpenAI’s application programming interface (API). According to security researchers working for Microsoft, the Chinese company behind the R1 reasoning model may have exfiltrated a large amount of data […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

A phishing campaign uses Google Calendar to schedule fake meeting invitations that appear legitimate, redirecting targets to phishing sites.

If you talk to a fintech entrepreneur about their business, chances are they’ll end up talking about ledger issues at some point. A ledger is a record of money movements that serves as the source of truth for financial assets, but when a company starts having multiple bank accounts, payment processors and funds spread across […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The FDA recently approved a bioengineered blood vessel, which becomes part of a patient’s body over time. It’s designed to help treat victims of traumatic injuries.

Answers to each clue for the January 29, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Stephen King has shared his review of Osgood Perkins' "The Monkey" on Threads.

Scientists confirmed the existence of the super-Earth exoplanet HD 20794 d, a planet that has a "peculiar" orbit in its solar system.

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Michael Kratsios, who served in the White House and Defense Department in the first Trump administration, is a policy specialist on artificial intelligence.

Chinese ChatGPT competitor DeepSeek's privacy policy raises concerns amid national security debates. Here's what it means for your personal data.

The head of the James Webb Space Telescope's science operations warned that looming budget cuts could significantly diminish the NASA observatory's productivity.

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Until a few years ago, it used to be difficult to make payments across borders almost anywhere in the world. But it’s still a big problem in Africa, where fragmented, disconnected systems, high fees, and poor infrastructure make it tough for businesses and individuals to move money quickly and affordably. The majority of people and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Metadata from several U.S. Office of Personnel Management memos revealed that they were written by people linked to Project 2025.

Swedish shared micromobility giant Voi had its first profitable year in 2024, according to preliminary unaudited results the company shared exclusively with TechCrunch.  Voi, which offers shared e-scooters and e-bikes across more than 100 markets in Europe, recorded €132.8 million ($138 million) in net revenue in 2024. On an adjusted basis, Voi earned €17.2 million […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek's Android app has taken the No. 1 spot on the Google Play Store, days after the chatbot app clinched the top spot on the App Store. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

If you’ve ever tried to book a venue for a company event, you’ll know how onerous a task it can be. You have to contact multiple vendors, wait for quotes, evaluate them, see if you can get a good deal, and then get all that approved. So it makes sense that depending on the size […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1319 on January 28, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

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The US Office of Personnel Management is telling federal workers to get in line—or get out.

SoftBank is negotiating a $500 million investment in Skild AI, a software company building a foundational model for robotics at a $4 billion valuation, Bloomberg and Financial Times reported. The two-year-old company raised its previous funding round of $300 million at a $1.5 billion valuation last July from investors including Jeff Bezos, Lightspeed Venture Partners, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The jury is still out on whether the Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek is a game changer or possibly part of an elaborate plan by its hedge fund parent company to short Nvidia and other tech stocks. Whichever it might be (maybe both?), DeepSeek and its large language model has made some major waves. Now, it’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to the top of the Apple App Store charts. DeepSeek’s AI models, which were trained using compute-efficient techniques, have led Wall Street analysts — and technologists — to question whether the U.S. can maintain its lead in the AI race […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Sources tell WIRED that OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.

One of US President Donald Trump’s first actions upon returning to power was ordering the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed. But mapmakers are still largely waiting for the green light.

David Sacks, Trump’s AI and crypto “czar,” said in an interview on Fox on Tuesday that there’s “substantial evidence” that Chinese AI company DeepSeek “distilled” knowledge from OpenAI’s AI models, a process that Sacks compared to theft. Sacks, who didn’t cite the source of this “evidence,” suggested that DeepSeek used responses from OpenAI models to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

What is DeepSeek, and why did it cause the markets and U.S. tech giants to quake? Cade Metz, a technology reporter for The New York Times who writes about artificial intelligence, explains.

Hype around DeepSeek sent the stock price of several Chinese companies soaring, but proof of their ties to DeepSeek is non-existent. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

At this point, we all know that DeepSeek has disrupted the AI industry. But what does that mean? AI experts weigh in with their takes on DeepSeek's impact and what's at stake.

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Safety is often overlooked in the rush to bring humanoid robots to the workplace. As high-profile corporations ranging from retailers like Amazon to carmakers such as Mercedes and BMW have announced humanoid pilots for factories and warehouses, conversations around worker safety are regularly buried beneath industry hype. One Bay Area-robotics firm is hoping to correct […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Review of Sophie Hyde’s semi-autobiographical saga, "Jimpa," starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow.

EV owners of GM vehicles like the Chevrolet Silverado EV and Cadillac Lyriq will now officially have access to Tesla’s Superchargers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Goosebumps: The Vanishing, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Disney+ this month.

Indie bookstore backer Bookshop.org launched an e-book platform on Tuesday, making it easier for readers to buy e-books without padding Jeff Bezos’s pockets. For years, Amazon’s chokehold and sway in the publishing industry have been so strong that authors and booksellers have accused the company of operating a monopoly. Amazon is dominant in the sale […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Barely a week after DeepSeek released its R1 “reasoning” AI model — which sent markets into a tizzy — researchers at Hugging Face are trying to replicate the model from scratch in what they’re calling a pursuit of “open knowledge.” Hugging Face head of research Leandro von Werra and several company engineers have launched Open-R1, a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Openvibe’s clever app that integrates multiple open social networks including Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr, and Threads, just got a boost toward its future development. The company on Tuesday announced that it has received outside investment of $800,000 in a round led by Czech Founders VC, which includes backing from WordPress.com and Tumblr parent company, Automattic, as […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt called for the United States to ramp up open-source AI efforts to address the rise of DeepSeek in a Washington Post op-ed published Tuesday. Just last year, Schmidt said America was two or three years ahead of China. But DeepSeek’s rise marks “a turning point” for the global AI race, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab, has Silicon Valley reeling with its R1 reasoning model, which it claims uses far less computing power than those of American AI leaders — and, it’s open source. The DeepSeek app has shot to the top of the App Store charts this week, dethroning ChatGPT. But who is Liang Wenfeng, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company Waymo might be planning to test a feature that will allow robotaxi riders to add a “tip” that will go to the charity of their choice after a ride. Jane Manchun Wong, a security researcher who recently hacked the display dome on top of a Waymo vehicle, found the new tip […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

U.C. Berkeley spinout Ambi Robotics announced Tuesday the arrival of AmbiStack, a novel system that automates pallet packing. The system features an industrial robotic arm mounted above a conveyer belt that moves along the X and Y axes and lifts boxes up via suction cups mounted to a gripper. Once lifted from the conveyer belt, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Geek Ventures is raising a Fund II, according to a recent SEC filing.  The firm, founded in 2021 by Ihar Mahaniok, focuses on investing in early-stage immigrant founders. Mahaniok immigrated to the U.S. from Belarus and spoke to TechCrunch a few years ago about how hard the venture ecosystem can be for immigrants.  “Talent is […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

UK documents show that the UK’s Department of Business and Trade spent five years convincing Andreessen Horowitz to create a presence in London, only for the US firm to leave 18 after launching an office, according to government documents obtained by Sifted.  In 2023, a16z launched a crypto office in London, deeming the crypto environment […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

TikTok faces a U.S. ban unless it addresses national security concerns, potentially through a sale to Microsoft, President Trump says.

Amazon announced Monday it has picked the north England town of Darlington as the first site for its planned U.K. drone delivery expansion. Amazon was expected to expand Prime Air to the U.K. and Italy in 2024. After missing that initial target, the company opted to not share a timeline for this latest launch. Instead, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Class stereotypes and compassion collide in this moving drama from India.

The social media company said it would start a peer-to-peer payments service, moving to expand the app’s abilities.

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Waymo robotaxis have become a common sight on Los Angeles surface streets. Now, those driverless vehicles are heading to the city’s network of freeways. The Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle technology company said Tuesday it will begin testing its fleet of robotaxis on the Los Angeles freeway system, including Interstates 10, 110, 405, and the 90. These […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech!  This week we’re looking at the story behind the sale of Divvy Homes, Ramp’s new product, some notable fundraising deals, and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. PT, subscribe here. The big story Last week, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Users are spotting glaring discrepancies in DeepSeek's chatbot answers, and alleged misinformation, when prompted to discuss the Chinese government.

Falls are common for older people living semi-independently. According to the CDC, they’re the leading cause of injury for adults aged 65 and up. On average, about 10% of these falls are serious, requiring medical attention. Yet many fall victims don’t get the treatment they need. George Netscher, a software developer by training, watched his […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Google Play is rolling out “Verified” badges for select VPN apps to make it easier for users to find trust services. Apps with the badge prioritize user privacy and safety, Google said in a blog post on Tuesday. The badge indicates that the developers of an app have adhered to the Play safety and security […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The big upcoming NFL game is known to spark some of the year's best TV deals. Best Buy put huge discounts all sizes of the TCL Q6 QLED, including an 85-inch under $800.

Participants at this year’s Joint Mathematics Meetings explored everything from the role of A.I. to the hyperbolic design of a patchwork denim skirt.

There are a number of projects now underway that are focused on developing a video-first app for the open source social network Bluesky. However, one stands out from the rest: An upcoming app called Reelo isn’t building on top of the Bluesky social network, as so many others are, but is building on the underlying […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Samsung's new XR headset moved past the "vague teaser" stage with a YouTube hands-on video, courtesy of Marques Brownlee.

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ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

As of Jan. 28, get the OnePlus Watch 2 for $50 off as well as a free watch band.

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California’s Mojave desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. The American startup’s plane notched the historic achievement in its twelfth test flight. It cleared Mach 1 and stayed supersonic for around four minutes, reaching Mach 1.1. Test pilot […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

"Sinners" director Ryan Coogler gave more details about his first horror film, including whether vampires are in it or not.

"Paradise"s premiere ends with a major twist — and that's why you need to watch it. TV review.

Jetify, the company formerly known as Jetpack.io, is launching its first AI agent product Tuesday. Dubbed Testpilot, the company’s first AI agent is meant to make the majority of the routine test creation process a matter of simply letting Jetify create a test plan, execute it, and report back, all while the agent directly interacts […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

General Motors expects to save up to $1 billion annually by ending its Cruise robotaxi development program, CEO and Chair Mary Barra said Tuesday during the company’s earnings call.  The estimate comes nearly two months after the automaker said it would no longer fund Cruise, its self-driving subsidiary that aimed to commercialize robotaxis. “GM has […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The best Amazon deals on Jan. 28 include the iPad Mini, H&R Block tax software, Eufy SmartTrack card, LG Gram + View, and Roku Ultra.

Quibim, a Spanish startup that’s developing foundational AI models for medical imaging spanning oncology, immunology, neurology, and metabolic disorders, has raised $50 million in a Series A round of funding. The cash injection comes as AI makes ever deeper inroads into healthcare, spanning everything from drug discovery to clinical trials. Quibim, for its part, is […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The zero-day bug was fixed in iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple TVs, Apple Watches and Vision Pro headsets. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Stuff Your Kindle Day brings hundreds of deals on e-books to stock your e-reader full of new reads. Shop the free romantic comedies available during the Romance Book Blast.

As DeepSeek spooks the tech industry, OpenAI announced ChatGPT Gov, a specialized model that can run on government servers and has increased cybersecurity frameworks.

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Taylor Swift fans explain why they are leaving X / Twitter for Bluesky.

Home Depot is offering free tools up to $219 in value with select power tool combo kits from brands like Milwaukee, Ryobi, and Dewalt.

As of Jan. 28, get the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds for just $179.99 at Woot, their lowest price yet.

Bookshop.org has officially launched its e-book platform, giving Kindle a run for its money and supporting local bookstores.

AI dev platform Hugging Face has partnered with third-party cloud vendors, including SambaNova, to launch Inference Providers, a feature designed to make it easier for devs on Hugging Face to run AI models using the infrastructure of their choice. Other partners involved with the new effort include Fal, Replicate, and Together AI. Hugging Face says […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The 40-ounce Hydro Flask Travel Tumbler is on sale at Amazon for $25.97, down from the regular price of $39.95. That's a 35% discount.

President Donald Trump told reporters that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations, Bloomberg reports. Although Trump didn’t elaborate, he stated that “there’s great interest in TikTok” and that there will be “a lot of people bidding on it.” Microsoft and Oracle were in the running to acquire the ByteDance-owned app back in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Here's a round-up of space missions and cosmic events just around the bend in 2025. Several companies will attempt moon landings for NASA.

Toll road text scam: Fake messages claim unpaid fees, seek payment via fraudulent links. Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says this scam is becoming increasingly sophisticated and widespread.

Elon Musk-owned social network X announced a partnership with Visa to handle person-to-person payments for its upcoming X Money product. The company will use Visa Direct, which is Visa’s solution for real-time money transfers, to load money into X Money’s wallet, connect to a debit card for paying other users, and transfer money back to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The edtech giant is notifying state attorneys general about the breach but won’t say how many individuals have been affected © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

In a week dominated by headlines about China’s growing AI competitiveness, OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Gov. The new version of the AI-powered chatbot platform is designed to provide U.S. government agencies an additional way to access the tech. ChatGPT Gov includes many of the capabilities found in OpenAI’s corporate-focused tier, ChatGPT Enterprise. Using the platform, agencies […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

More Apple Intelligence features are here in macOS 15.3. Here’s how to install it and figure out which Macs are supported.

Quantum computing remains something of a holy grail in the world of technology: It promises a huge leap in computing power, but only if someone can figure out how to square away the fault rates that prevent any scaling of the tech. Now, one of the more promising quantum startups in Europe is announcing a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

While the adoption of IP (intellectual property) blockchain and tokenization of assets is still in its early stages, more creatives in the entertainment industry are embracing what is called “tokenized storytelling.” This approach enables fans to participate in story development, contributing elements — such as characters and plot — that can be tokenized and owned […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Audio streaming company Spotify said Tuesday that it paid $10 billion to the music industry last year. The company added that it has given nearly $60 billion in industry payouts since its inception. This is another effort from Spotify to dispel reports that the company doesn’t reward artists properly for their work. The key point […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Owners of the electric Lucid Gravity SUV will gain access to Tesla’s Supercharging network starting January 31.  The Gravity is Lucid’s second vehicle model in its lineup after its flagship Air sedan series, and the first to be built with charge ports compatible with Tesla’s NACS (North American Charging Standard) charge plugs. Lucid Air owners will […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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DeepSeek, the Chinese AI model that has captivated the tech world has some wild privacy policies. Here's what kind of data is collects and how it's stored.

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The engineering and automation contractor for the U.S. government said the hackers encrypted some of the company's files. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Apple is rolling out iOS 18.3 with a few minor enhancements. Here’s how to download the update.

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Atomicwork has raised $25 million in a Series A round co-led by Khosla Ventures and Z47 to expand its AI agentic platform for enterprises. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The future of EVs might hinge on a decades-old air pollution law. Whether the law is upheld will have ramifications far beyond the borders of the Golden State.

This new Ninja Crispi portable air fryer may be the new best solution to potlucks, office lunch, and maybe tailgating.

Helion's unorthodox approach to fusion power and relative secrecy has earned it plenty of fans — and critics. But don’t count its investors among the naysayers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The bookseller is applying its sales model—where online purchases support indie bookstores—to digital books. It has also released a mobile app for shopping and reading ebooks.

Apple iPad Mini (A17 Pro, 128GB, WiFi) normally retails for $499. As of Jan. 28, it's on sale for $399.

Some worry the Chinese startup’s impressive tech indicates the US is losing its lead in AI, but it may really be a sign that a new approach to building models is gaining traction.

Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says these steps ensure that your friends and family get to the exact moment you want them to see. Try it out and streamline your sharing experience.

A goat farmer in rural Minnesota, estranged from her biological children, finds new purpose as a surrogate grandparent.

Jon Stewart has shared his thoughts on DeepSeek AI on "The Daily Show".

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President Donald Trump briefly commented on DeepSeek, calling it a 'wake-up call' for U.S. AI firms.

The Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. We've got all the details ahead of the big game.

Conan O’Brien, A$AP Rocky, and Danielle Macdonald co-star in Mary Bronstein’s formally audacious anxiety nightmare. Film review.

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Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, and Antonio Banderas co-star in Halina Reijn's follow-up to "Bodies Bodies Bodies." Movie review.

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OpenAI is in trouble as DeepSeek invades its turf with a better model. Can OpenAI CEO Sam Altman make ChatGPT open-source too?

DeekSeek’s chatbot with the R1 model is a stunning release from the Chinese startup. While it’s an innovation in training efficiency, hallucinations still run rampant.

Google said it would follow the Trump administration in renaming the Gulf of Mexico once the new name is updated in government sources.

The chatbot from China appears to perform a number of tasks as well as its American competitors do, but it censors topics such as Tiananmen Square.

After taking on OpenAI's ChatGPT, DeepSeek is now going after DALL-E with its own new AI image generation model, Janus-Pro-7B.

As wildfires and other effects of climate change threaten the future of the region, devs are pulling together to raise funds for those affected.

Amid ongoing fears over TikTok, Chinese generative AI platform DeepSeek says it’s sending heaps of US user data straight to its home country, potentially setting the stage for greater scrutiny.

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Much of the capital investment, a big jump from 2024, will fund expansion of Meta’s data centers, which provide the computing power needed by A.I. products and algorithms.

In iOS 18.3, Apple Intelligence is now turned on by default. Here’s how to disable it.

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China-based DeepSeek AI was a victim of a large-scale cyber attack after becoming the most popular app on Apple's app store

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In a matter of days, DeepSeek has surged to the top of AI industry consciousness. Here's why it's suddenly become a major threat to OpenAI and ChatGPT.

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The company built a cheaper, competitive chatbot with fewer high-end computer chips than U.S. behemoths like Google and OpenAI, showing the limits of chip export control.

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Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson offers tips on how to protect your identity: Be vigilant, monitor accounts, use smart security, know theft response.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is wreaking havoc in the U.S. stock market. We investigate why.

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The tech exists, and vehicles on the road already have it, yet a consortium of carmakers doesn’t want to make this lifesaving equipment standard. The reason is as old as the hills—money.

“Yahoo Boy” scammers are impersonating CNN and other news organizations to create videos that pressure victims into making blackmail payments.

A glitch in Slack makes it possible to accidentally send your entire DM history with one person to other coworkers. Ask me how I know.

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If you're not sure whether you want Apple Intelligence on your iPhone, the next iOS update will automatically switch it on.

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says cybercriminals are exploiting iMessage phishing protection, tricking users to reactivate links.

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Samsung's latest Galaxy flagship is about as iterative as it gets, but there are a couple of nice new things here.

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It's hard to imagine life without in-flight Wi-Fi these days – but sky-high web surfing comes with its own set of privacy concerns. Here's how to protect yourself.

Gaming is a big part of the billionaire’s public persona. But other players are questioning whether he has the time or the skill to be as accomplished as he claims.

Over 400,000 cases of credit card fraud were reported in 2024 to the Federal Trade Commission. The CyberGuy explains how to protect against becoming another victim.

Stir with it, flip with it, cook with it—a Danish kitchenware studio has reinvented man’s OG tool.

Whether you’re worried about a new iPhone or the Apple smartphone you’ve had for ages, activating Stolen Device Protection can limit what thieves can access.

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A nondescript metal box transforms into a fully functional electric motorcycle that blurs the line between vehicle and urban infrastructure.

When the cosmetics brand decided to make a Bluetooth speaker, it didn’t know how hard it would be to make it sustainably. The next challenge: Will anyone actually buy it?

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Many apps unrelated to location still ask users for tracking permission, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit seeking to end this alleged practice by Allstate.

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You might assume that tech-savvy people are the most open to using AI, but research suggests it's actually those who are least familiar with it.

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The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western US remains unknown, so the US Forest Service has teamed up with computer scientists to create tools that can find answers.

Squid Game, Castlevania: Nocturne, and Sakamoto Days are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.

Plus: A hacker finds an issue with Cloudflare’s systems that could reveal app users’ rough locations, and the Trump administration puts a wrench in a key cybersecurity investigation.

Melody, the artificial intelligence-powered robot, is life-sized and represents a move toward creating robots that resemble people in appearance and interaction.

The singer generated millions in prop bets for the Kansas City Chiefs just by showing up to watch her boyfriend play. Now that she’s busy, gamblers are losing interest.

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When Chinese quant hedge fund founder Liang Wenfeng went into AI research, he took 10,000 Nvidia chips and assembled a team of young, ambitious talent. Two years later, DeepSeek exploded on the scene.

Here are five easy smartphone rules from the National Security Agency that you can follow to better protect your mobile device from hackers and scammers.

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A former USDS employee called the repurposing of the Digital Service into DOGE an “A+ bureaucratic jiujitsu move.” It will give Musk and his associates access to unclassified data in every government agency.

After Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order directed against trans people this week, trans and nonbinary people are scared of what happens next.

Our physics expert picks his top-five equations, plus a scheme to supply US power needs with a bucket of baseballs. Thanks, Einstein!

When a US research lab accidentally created a sticky, web-like substance, it turned to Peter Parker and comic-book lore for inspiration on what to do next.

The best hearing aids we’ve tested to date require a visit to the ear doctor—and a sizable investment.

As President Trump moves to change federal policy so the US government only recognizes “two genders” and social media platforms become less safe for LGBTQ+ people, dating apps could become a refuge.

A U.S. robotics company has developed "Jennie," a robotic pet powered by artificial intelligence that's designed to comfort those facing mental health challenges.

Examining what it means to make money by selling the bereaved on an illusion, the film feels like something of a warning.

Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.

The order signaled that the president intends to promote an industry that faced scrutiny during the Biden administration — and that he has a personal stake in.

“Famehungry,” a show that’s performed simultaneously for in-person and online crowds, comes to New York in the wake of the app’s brief ban in the United States.

The new tool, called Operator, can shop for groceries or book a restaurant reservation. But it still needs help from humans.

The creators of a new test called “Humanity’s Last Exam” argue we may soon lose the ability to create tests hard enough for A.I. models.

Healthcare records for more than 184 million Americans were breached in 2024, but you can take steps to minimize that risk. Kurt the CyberGuy explains.

The Skyrider X1 from Rictor claims to be the "first amphibious flying passenger motorcycle," and it combines land and air travel in one sleek design.

Unions had gained a foothold in one of the company’s warehouses in the province, though Amazon would not say if there was a connection.

Libertarian and crypto allies of Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence for distributing drugs on his Silk Road website, leveraged President Trump’s desire for political support to secure his release.

A boycott of links to Mr. Musk’s social media platform spread on Reddit this week, after he made a gesture that some likened to a Nazi salute. Others worried about censorship.

The utility, Santee Cooper, is trying to sell two nuclear reactors that it abandoned in 2017 as tech companies seek new sources of electricity for data centers.

Many Instagram and Facebook users say they are confused about why they are seeing posts from the president and vice president in their feeds. Here’s what to know.

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Home inventory and restoration apps help itemize and track every item in your home in the event you have to make an insurance claim after a natural disaster.

The White House launched a new cybersecurity safety label, the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, intended to help consumers make informed decisions on smart device safety.

Ross Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.

OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank formed a new joint venture called Stargate to invest in data centers, building on major U.S. investments in the technology.

The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear.

Other apps from the company behind TikTok, including CapCut and Lemon8, went dark this weekend before flickering back. The federal law banning TikTok also applies to them.

Today's tech can help make life so much easier — if you know how to use it. Here are a few tips on the quickest and best ways to make your phone, laptop and other devices work for you.

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson offers Windows 11 restart fixes: Update drivers, run system scans and check hardware.

Sony and Honda's Afeela 1 EV launches with advanced tech and entertainment for $89,900. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson gives his takeaways.

With limited hard drive space, tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson offers these tips for storing large video files and photos.

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says the $236,000 Yangwang U9 electric hypercar boasts 1,287 horsepower and can jump obstacles.

Flip phones are harder to block spam calls from, but it's not impossible. Kurt the "CyberGuy" explains how to stop incoming robocalls on your flip phone.

With so many notifications buzzing our phones these days, it's tough to distinguish between legitimate messages and possible scams. Kurt the CyberGuy helps unravel the mystery.

Scammers have a new trick where they pretend to be job recruiters to plant malicious apps on your devices. It all starts with a deceptive email.