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Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown 

Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown 

From phone spyware and facial recognition to forensic phone hacking technology t...

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xAI reportedly lays off 500 workers from data annotation team

xAI reportedly lays off 500 workers from data annotatio...

Elon Musk's AI startup says it's shifting focus from generalist AI tutors to spe...

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California lawmakers pass AI safety bill SB 53 — but Newsom could still veto

California lawmakers pass AI safety bill SB 53 — but Ne...

The state's landmark safety bill sets new transparency requirements for large AI...

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Pilot union urges FAA to reject Rainmaker’s drone cloud-seeding plan

Pilot union urges FAA to reject Rainmaker’s drone cloud...

Rainmaker wants to use flares to seed clouds — the airline pilots' union says it...

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Tesla board chair calls debate over Elon Musk’s $1T pay package ‘a little bit weird’

Tesla board chair calls debate over Elon Musk’s $1T pay...

Tesla's board chair is defending a proposed 10-year, $1 trillion compensation pa...

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Apple’s creator-centric iPhone 17 Pro will make the vlogging camera obsolete

Apple’s creator-centric iPhone 17 Pro will make the vlo...

The iPhone camera has long checked all the boxes for anything that a casual user...

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I want to love Apple’s new iPhone Air, but the iPhone 17 is a better deal

I want to love Apple’s new iPhone Air, but the iPhone 1...

I was within a heartbeat of preordering the new iPhone Air. But a closer looks a...

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Why SpaceX made a $17B bet on the direct-to-cell market

Why SpaceX made a $17B bet on the direct-to-cell market

The deal is the most aggressive signal yet that SpaceX wants to rule the satelli...

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Help, I have been charmed by the iPhone Air

Help, I have been charmed by the iPhone Air

Apple's sleek iPhone Air has a powerful processor and large display, but its bat...

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From mixers to pitch-offs — your brand event belongs at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

From mixers to pitch-offs — your brand event belongs at...

Each Side Event can unlock new opportunities for the hosts: investor deal flow, ...

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Google Gemini dubbed ‘high risk’ for kids and teens in new safety assessment

Google Gemini dubbed ‘high risk’ for kids and teens in ...

Google's Gemini comes up short on kids' safety, says Common Sense Media.

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Attorneys general warn OpenAI ‘harm to children will not be tolerated’

Attorneys general warn OpenAI ‘harm to children will no...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennin...

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Personalized AI companion app Dot is shutting down

Personalized AI companion app Dot is shutting down

Dot, a personalized AI companion, is shutting down.

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Screw the money — Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement sucks for writers

Screw the money — Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlemen...

Writers aren't getting this settlement because their work was fed to an AI -- th...

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OpenAI reorganizes research team behind ChatGPT’s personality

OpenAI reorganizes research team behind ChatGPT’s perso...

OpenAI is shuffling the team that shapes its AI models' behavior, and its leader...

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Only 5 days left: Exhibit tables are disappearing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Only 5 days left: Exhibit tables are disappearing for T...

Every founder says they want visibility, traction, and growth. But with just 10 ...

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Behind the scenes and front-row access: Volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 while you still can

Behind the scenes and front-row access: Volunteer at Te...

With just over a month until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits San Francisco, we’re c...

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Space investing goes mainstream as VCs ditch the rocket science requirements

Space investing goes mainstream as VCs ditch the rocket...

Seven Seven Six's Katelin Holloway represents non-technical VCs pouring billions...

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LayerX uses AI to cut enterprise back-office workload, scores $100M in Series B

LayerX uses AI to cut enterprise back-office workload, ...

This Japanese AI startup just raised $100M to cut businesses’ admin burden.

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India’s Offgrid raises $15M to make lithium optional for battery storage

India’s Offgrid raises $15M to make lithium optional fo...

India's Offgrid Energy Labs has developed proprietary zinc battery tech as a saf...