Vanta bug exposed customers’ data to other customers The compliance company said the customer data exposure was caused by a product change.

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Vanta bug exposed customers' data to other customers | TechCrunch

The compliance company said the customer data exposure was caused by a product change.

How AI chatbots keep you chatting Millions of people are now using ChatGPT as a therapist, career advisor, fitness coach, or sometimes just a friend to vent to. In 2025, it’s not uncommon to hear about people spilling intimate details of their lives into an AI chatbot’s prompt bar, but also relying on the advice it gives back. Humans are starting […]

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How AI chatbots keep you chatting | TechCrunch

As AI chatbots grow into large-scale businesses, companies may use engagement optimization techniques even at the expense of user well-being.

Elon Musk tries to stick to spaceships Elon Musk’s interview with CBS Sunday Morning seemed to get off to an awkward start, as reporter David Pogue asked the SpaceX CEO about his thoughts on his ally Donald Trump’s policies, including growing restrictions on international students. “I think we want to stick to the subject of the day, which is, like, spaceships, as […]

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Elon Musk’s interview with CBS Sunday Morning seemed to get off to an awkward start, as reporter David Pogue asked the SpaceX CEO about his thoug...

Week in Review: Perplexity Labs wants to do your work We've got a ton of stories for you this week, including a new AI-powered browser from Arc; not one but TWO hacks; Gemini email summaries; and much more.

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Week in Review: Perplexity Labs wants to do your work | TechCrunch

We've got a ton of stories for you this week, including a new AI-powered browser from Arc; not one but TWO hacks; Gemini email summaries; and ...

Startups Weekly: AMD acquisition and other moves to scale AI startups Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups.

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Startups Weekly: AMD acquisition and other moves to scale AI startups | TechCrunch

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups.

How a decade-old patent dispute could upend Uber’s business A little-known patent infringement lawsuit could have big implications for Uber — and potentially dozens of other companies. Carma Technology, a company formed in 2007 by serial entrepreneur and SOSV Ventures founder Sean O’Sullivan, filed a lawsuit earlier this year against Uber alleging the company infringed on five of its patents that are related to […]

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How a decade-old patent dispute could upend Uber's business | TechCrunch

Carma Technology has sued Uber for alleged patent infringement, a dispute that has been brewing for nearly a decade.

YouTube will soon let viewers use Google Lens to search what they see while watching Shorts YouTube announced on Thursday that it’s bringing Google Lens to YouTube Shorts in the coming weeks. With this integration, viewers will soon be able to use Google Lens to search what they see while watching Shorts. For example, if you’re watching a Short filmed in a location that you’re interested in visiting, you can select […]

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YouTube will soon let viewers use Google Lens to search what they see while watching Shorts | TechCrunch

YouTube announced on Thursday that it's bringing Google Lens to YouTube Shorts in the coming weeks.

DeepSeek’s distilled new R1 AI model can run on a single GPU DeepSeek’s updated R1 reasoning AI model might be getting the bulk of the AI community’s attention this week. But the Chinese AI lab also released a smaller, “distilled” version of its new R1, DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B, that DeepSeek claims beats comparably-sized models on certain benchmarks. The smaller updated R1, which was built using the Qwen3-8B model Alibaba […]

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DeepSeek's distilled new R1 AI model can run on a single GPU | TechCrunch

DeepSeek's distilled new R1 AI model can run on a single GPU, putting it within reach of hobbyists.

US government sanctions tech company involved in cyber scams The Treasury said FUNNULL was involved in providing infrastructure for pig butchering crypto scams.

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US government sanctions tech company involved in cyber scams | TechCrunch

The Treasury said Funnull was involved in providing infrastructure for pig butchering crypto scams.

Meet LoveJack, the dating app designed for users to find love using just five words As Kevin Malone from “The Office” once said, “Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?”  For Julia LeStage and Lisa Le, the creators of a new dating app called LoveJack, finding love online doesn’t have to feel like filling out a mountain of paperwork. Sometimes, all you need are a few […]

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Meet LoveJack, the dating app designed for users to find love using just five words | TechCrunch

As Kevin Malone from “The Office” once said, "Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?" For Julia LeStage and Lisa Le, the creators...

Buildots raises $45M to help companies track construction progress In the construction industry, managers can easily become disconnected from what’s happening on-site. Among the many tasks to juggle are staying apprised of costs, communicating with all stakeholders, and assessing risk related to aspects like contractor billing and performance. Buildots wants to change all of that through AI and computer vision. Founded in 2018 by […]

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Buildots raises $45M to help companies track construction progress | TechCrunch

Buildots, a startup developing an AI-powered construction management platform, has raised $45 million in a Series D round led by Qumra Capital with...

Report: TuSimple sent sensitive self-driving data to China after US national security agreement Self-driving truck startup TuSimple sent a trove of sensitive data to a Beijing-owned firm after committing to the U.S. government that it would cease such transfers under a national security agreement

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Report: TuSimple sent sensitive self-driving data to China after US national security agreement | TechCrunch

Self-driving truck startup TuSimple sent a trove of sensitive data to a Beijing-owned firm after committing to the U.S. government that it would ce...

Week in Review: Notorious hacking group tied to the Spanish government Welcome back to Week in Review! Tons of news from this week for you, including a hacking group that’s linked to the Spanish government; CEOs using AI avatars to deliver company earnings; Pocket shutting down — or is it?; and much more. Let’s get to it!  More than 10 years in the making: Kaspersky first […]

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Welcome back to Week in Review! Tons of news from this week for you, including a hacking group that's linked to the Spanish government; CEOs u...

Startups Weekly: Cutting through Google I/O noise Google I/O didn't stop startups from taking their chances and announcing some big deals this week.

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Startups Weekly: Cutting through Google I/O noise | TechCrunch

Google I/O didn't stop startups from taking their chances and announcing some big deals this week.

Microsoft says its Aurora AI can accurately predict air quality, typhoons, and more One of Microsoft’s latest AI models can accurately predict air quality, hurricanes, typhoons, and other weather-related phenomena, the company claims. In a paper published in the journal Nature and an accompanying blog post this week, Microsoft detailed Aurora, which the tech giant says can forecast atmospheric events with greater precision and speed than traditional meteorological […]

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Microsoft says its Aurora AI can accurately predict air quality, typhoons, and more | TechCrunch

One of Microsoft's latest AI models can accurately predict air quality, hurricanes, typhoons, and other weather-related phenomena, the company...

Field raises $17M to automate the drudgery of tax prep There is a new accounting software in town, coming in with a fresh $17.2 million raise and a desire to shake things up. The company, Field, hopes to automate the grunt work. “The tax industry is facing a genuine crisis,” Leroy Kerry, Field’s co-founder CEO, told TechCrunch. Many CPAs are approaching retirement while a dwindling […]

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Filed raises $17M to automate the drudgery of tax prep | TechCrunch

There is a new accounting software in town, coming in with a fresh $17.2 million raise and a desire to shake things up. The company, Filed, hopes t...

Meta launches program to encourage startups to use its Llama AI models Meta is launching a new program to incentivize startups to adopt its Llama AI models. The program, Llama for Startups, provides companies “direct support” from Meta’s Llama team, as well as funding in certain cases. Any U.S.-based firm that is incorporated, has raised less than $10 million in funding, has at least one developer on […]

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Meta launches program to encourage startups to use its Llama AI models | TechCrunch

Meta is launching a new program, Llama for Startups, to incentivize startups to adopt its Llama AI models.

Trump administration may sell deep-sea mining leases at startup’s urging Impossible Metals, a deep-sea mining startup, submitted a formal request to the Department of the Interior to sell leases to mine the ocean floor.

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Trump administration may sell deep-sea mining leases at startup’s urging | TechCrunch

Impossible Metals, a deep-sea mining startup, submitted a formal request to the Department of the Interior to sell leases to mine the ocean floor.

Uber Freight bets big on AI tools to grow its business Three years ago, as the pandemic caused chaos for companies big and small, Colgate-Palmolive’s chief supply chain officer Luciano Sieber orchestrated a “logistics blitz.”  The result gave Sieber a better understanding of how Colgate-Palmolive moves its products around the world. But it stuck Sieber with another problem: too much data.  About a year ago, Sieber […]

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Exclusive: Uber Freight bets big on AI tools to grow its business | TechCrunch

Three years ago, as the pandemic caused chaos for companies big and small, Colgate-Palmolive’s chief supply chain officer Luciano Sieber orchestr...

Twelve Labs CEO Jae Lee is coming to TechCrunch Sessions: AI When you claim to have the world’s most powerful video intelligence platform, you probably know a thing or two about foundational models. We’re pleased to announce that Twelve Labs’ CEO, Jae Lee, will be joining us on the main stage at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, happening June 5th at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. One of the […]

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Jae Lee of Twelve Labs will join the main stage at TechCrunch Sessions: AI on June 5 at UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall. Save up to $300 on your...