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  Anthropic said it would begin restoring access to the Fable on July 1. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/trump-drops-restrictions-on-anthropics-mythos-and-fable-models/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  PSA: A change to Google's privacy settings let it train its AI on more of your data. Here's how to opt out. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/if-you-use-google-youre-training-its-ai-heres-how-to-opt-out/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  Ben Guez has "a bunch of potential international wives in [his] DMs," thanks to an automated script he set up using OpenClaw, Claude code, and Instagram trials. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/02/yep-were-using-openclaw-to-date-now/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  OpenAI, which is in the middle of a legal battle with Apple over hardware trade theft allegations, just released a light-up keyboard designed to be paired with its agentic coding app. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/15/amid-hardware-legal-battle-openai-releases-a-230-keyboard-for-codex/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  Last weekend’s brutal NYC heat wave had me craving a frozen drink almost every afternoon. Normally, that would mean sweating through a walk to 7-Eleven for a slurpee. This time, though, I stayed home and put the new Ninja Slushi Twist to the test. Ninja’s latest slushie machine builds on the popularity of the original […] https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/11/this-slushie-machine-was-a-lifesaver-during-nycs-heat-wave/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  3 days to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, plus 50% off a second. Make impactful connections with 10,000+ tech leaders. Last day to save is September 25, 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/3-days-left-to-save-up-to-200-and-make-impactful-connections-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  The new legislation adds teeth to disclosure requirements for online influencers who are paid to post about politics. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/20/new-california-law-will-penalize-influencers-dont-disclose-political-ads/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  In one particularly odd interview, Norwood seems to malfunction and begin speaking Chinese. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/18/tilly-norwoods-press-tour-is-going-about-as-well-as-youd-expect-for-an-ai/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  Valor Equity Partners is handing out stock to its LPs instead of cash returns. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/16/musks-long-time-backer-is-giving-spacex-stock-to-its-investors/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  Vijay Pande — who left a16z's roughly $4 billion biotech practice last year to start the much smaller, AI-native VZVC — talks about why biology is finally shifting from a "discovery" science to an "engineering" one, why clinical trials are still brutally expensive, and why he thinks open, shared datasets (not walled-off ones) are what will actually let AI transform medicine. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/29/were-not-doing-30-bets-a-year-vijay-pande-on-betting-small-after...

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  The investigation shows that North Koreans are able to infiltrate government agencies, as well as private organizations and crypto exchanges. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/north-korean-remote-it-staffer-worked-for-us-government-agency-says-fbi/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  The Trump administration has now convinced developers to abandon 12 offshore wind leases. The latest will cost taxpayers $1.2 billion. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/trump-administration-has-spent-nearly-4b-to-cancel-offshore-wind-farms/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  Groups of hackers are breaking into large U.S. financial firms to steal sensitive data and extort victims, Google’s security researchers report. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/google-says-hackers-are-calling-financial-firm-employees-to-hack-and-extort-victims/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  As part of a planned Texas data center, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could reportedly become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/08/planned-amazon-data-center-could-become-the-biggest-climate-polluter-in-the-u-s/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  In the Kimi test, the sandbox designed to contain the experiment was not properly configured. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/chinese-ai-model-kimi-escaped-its-cybersecurity-testing-environment-researchers-say/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  Mirendil has signed a $100 million-plus Google Cloud partnership to expand its compute infrastructure, powering research into self-improving AI systems designed to accelerate scientific discovery and AI development. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/exclusive-mirendil-inks-100m-google-cloud-deal-to-scale-self-improving-ai/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  A bug in how Apple implements its Private Relay feature, which in theory masks users’ IP addresses from the sites they visit, can reveal users’ real IP addresses. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/psa-apples-private-relay-can-leak-your-real-ip-address/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  Meta expanded its AI coding offerings with a new agent that, it promises, can handle complex tasks with complex software. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/meta-launches-muse-code-an-ai-agent-for-large-code-bases/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  Apple has appealed a new legal demand by the U.K. government, which critics say could threaten the privacy rights of users all over the world. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/apple-challenges-uk-governments-latest-demand-for-icloud-backdoor-report/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  Meta says it’s restoring access to WhatsApp accounts that were mistakenly flagged and placed “under review” after users reported being unexpectedly locked out of the messaging app. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/whatsapp-says-it-is-is-fixing-an-issue-that-disabled-several-accounts/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  The deal gives Okta identity threat detection capabilities as enterprises seek to secure AI agents and other non-human identities across cloud environments. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/okta-buys-ai-security-startup-permiso-source-says-for-about-200m/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers, but it won't remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/spacex-wont-remove-all-of-xais-unpermitted-turbines-for-another-year/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  Friend, the AI wearable, can now talk to its users — for an enhanced price. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/friend-the-lonely-ai-wearable-returns-with-a-new-voice-and-a-much-bigger-price-tag/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  After OpenAI's models broke into Hugging Face, Anthropic checked its own history and found three similar incidents. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/anthropic-says-its-own-ai-models-breached-three-companies-during-security-tests/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  Apple is worried enough about supply shortages that it reported about $11.1 billion in inventory, which is almost double the $5.7 billion it reported last September. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/apple-stockpiles-inventory-as-it-braces-for-significant-supply-constraints/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  Federal safety regulators have given Zoox a temporary exemption that will allow the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle technology company to charge customers for rides in its custom-built robotaxi. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/zoox-clears-final-federal-hurdle-to-launch-paid-robotaxi-service/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  Microsoft pitched its own homegrown AI models, harnesses, and even a Mythos competitor on Wednesday, telling Wall Street it plans for continued growth. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/microsoft-is-openly-competing-with-openai-anthropic-more-than-ever/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  X sued the WFA in 2024 for conducting what it called a "systematic illegal boycott" of the platform after it saw a decline in advertising revenue following Musk's $44 billion takeover of the social network https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/elon-musks-x-settles-multiyear-legal-battle-with-the-world-federation-of-advertisers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  DoorDash has received FAA approval to operate a commercial drone delivery service in the United States. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/doordash-is-building-its-own-drone-delivery-business/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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  The deal is Cyera's third acquisition this year. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/cyera-agrees-to-acquire-oasis-security-for-1b-to-safeguard-proliferating-ai-agents/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon