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Uber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in four months

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Uber caps employee AI spending after blowing through budget in four months | TechCrunch

Uber's cutback has occurred after the company had reportedly encouraged staff to use AI as much as possible.

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New Microsoft tool lets devs spin up AI behavior tests using text descriptions

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New Microsoft tool lets devs spin up AI behavior tests using text descriptions | TechCrunch

Microsoft on Tuesday took the wraps off Adaptive Spec-driven Scoring for Evaluation and Regression Testing, an open source framework for spinning u...

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A startup, Everand, is now bundling ebooks, audiobooks, and book clubs in challenge to Amazon

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A startup, Everand, is now bundling e-books, audiobooks, and book clubs in challenge to Amazon | TechCrunch

A new reading subscription from Everand offers access to both e-books and audiobooks, and Fable's book club community.

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Martin Scorsese becomes the latest — and most unlikely — Hollywood voice for AI

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Martin Scorsese becomes the latest — and most unlikely — Hollywood voice for AI | TechCrunch

The caveat is that one of the world's most famous living directors is using the tech solely for storyboarding.

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Microsoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistant

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Microsoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistant | TechCrunch

Launched at Build, Microsoft Scout is a new AI assistant meant to bring the power and flexibility of OpenClaw into the Microsoft 365 system.

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Microsoft offers devs a better way to control AI agent behavior

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Microsoft offers devs a better way to control AI agent behavior | TechCrunch

The specification lets developer, compliance, and security teams define their own policies for agents to follow in portable policy files.

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Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams

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Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams | TechCrunch

As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted phone numbers and using...

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Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts

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Exclusive: Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts | TechCrunch

Layup Parts co-founder Zack Eakin has drawn on a motorsports background, and his experience working for Palmer Luckey and Elon Musk, to tackle maki...

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Amazon faces class action lawsuit over Ring facial recognition feature

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Amazon faces class action lawsuit over Ring facial-recognition feature | TechCrunch

The class action lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that Ring's Familiar Faces feature stores images of pa...

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Focused Energy raises whopping $240M Series A for laser-powered fusion tech

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Focused Energy raises whopping $240M Series A for laser-powered fusion tech | TechCrunch

Another fusion startup has raised another a massive round to make this type of power a reality.

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Trump signs narrower executive order on AI oversight after industry objections

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Trump signs narrower executive order on AI oversight after industry objections  | TechCrunch

After industry objections, President Trump signed a revised AI executive order requiring only voluntary prerelease government reviews of advanced m...

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OpenAI launches new Codex tools for white-collar work

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OpenAI launches new Codex tools for white-collar work | TechCrunch

OpenAI released a set of six plug-ins aimed at specific jobs: data analytics, creative production, sales, product design, equity investing, and inv...

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Board, the new game startup from Mirror founder Brynn Putnam, raises $20M, has already sold thousands

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Board, the new game startup from Mirror founder Brynn Putnam, raises $20M, has already sold thousands | TechCrunch

Board, the startup building what it calls "together tech" designed to bring people into the same room, has closed a Series A led by Union Square Ve...

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Password manager Dashlane says hackers stole some customers’ password vaults

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Password manager Dashlane says hackers stole some customers' password vaults | TechCrunch

The password manager giant said hackers were able to "brute-force" its two-factor system, allowing them to access customer accounts and download th...

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Turning your purse into a cyberdeck is the most fun way to resist big tech

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Turning your purse into a cyberdeck is the most fun way to resist big tech | TechCrunch

The women building these over-the-top, bedazzled cyberdecks aren’t in it for the glitter alone. This trend is reaching its peak at a time when pe...

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How Europe’s AI strategy diverges from Silicon Valley’s

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Why VivaTech 2026 is the place to see Europe’s AI strategy take shape | TechCrunch

TechCrunch is partnering with VivaTech 2026 to spotlight some of the most important conversations shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Jo...

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Why VivaTech 2026 is the place to see Europe’s AI strategy take shape

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Why VivaTech 2026 is the place to see Europe’s AI strategy take shape | TechCrunch

TechCrunch is partnering with VivaTech 2026 to spotlight some of the most important conversations shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Jo...

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Meta tests ‘Series’ for episodic Reels on Instagram and Facebook

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Meta tests ‘Series’ for episodic Reels on Instagram and Facebook | TechCrunch

Meta told TechCrunch that it's considering ways to monetize the new feature, but didn't share specifics on what that could look like.

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X caters to creators with new ‘React with Video’ feature

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X caters to creators with new 'React with Video' feature | TechCrunch

X will now let you 'react with video' to posts.

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Anthropic scales Claude Mythos to critical infrastructure in 15+ countries

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Anthropic scales Claude Mythos to critical infrastructure in 15+ countries | TechCrunch

Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing, its security vulnerability program, and access to Mythos to 150 organizations across 15 countries — tar...