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Anthropic’s Claude Tag is learning your company, one Slack message at a time
Anthropic’s new Claude Tag brings an always-on AI teammate to Slack. But beyond productivity, the feature is a strategic play to capture organizational context, institutional knowledge, and enterpri...
View the articlePassword manager maker LastPass says hackers stole customer support case data during Klue breach
This is the second data breach to affect LastPass customers in recent years, after one of the password manager's tech partners was recently breached.
View the articleHaloBraid raises $7M from Seven Seven Six to end the six-hour hair salon appointment
HaloBraid aims to help salons speed up braiding with its first device, slated to launch later this year, that acts as a braiding assistant for professional stylists.
View the articleMeta debuts new, cheaper smart glasses under its own brand
The smart glasses are available in several countries starting today in a variety of color and lens combinations.
View the article4 days left to save up to $190 on TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026
Four days left to save up to $190 on your pass to TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 — the ultimate founder bootcamp — before Early Bird rates end on June 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register today.
View the articleRibbie turns real-time baseball stats into arcade-like, pixel-art broadcasts
Ribbie lets you follow along live with MLB games with a delightful, arcade-inspired interface.
View the articleFika Jobs raises $4M to build a video-first hiring platform where AI agents interview candidates
Stockholm-based startup Fika Jobs is building a video-first hiring platform that combines AI interview agents with short-form video profiles, creating something that feels like a cross between LinkedI...
View the articleNew chip could help tiny robots traverse complex environments
Researchers combined an efficient algorithm with dedicated hardware to rapidly generate 3D maps for navigation using minimal memory and power.
View the articleThe running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI
A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.
View the articleOpenAI launches new initiative to help find and patch open-source bugs
OpenAI is attempting to tackle the security issues of the open source software community.
View the articleTesla pushes back on Autopilot narrative after fatal Texas crash
Whether the Autopilot system was truly active, overridden, or malfunctioning likely won't be resolved until investigators finish combing through the vehicle's data logs.
View the articleShareholders sue Uber’s board over sexual assaults, other incidents
The lawsuit, led by a Detroit pension fund, alleges Uber's board and management has cut too many compliance corners, resulting in thousands of lawsuits.
View the articleMeta Pauses Employee-Tracking Program Following Internal Data Leak
The move comes after the company left potentially sensitive data from the initiative exposed internally.
View the articleThe AI world is getting ‘loopy’
The loop takes agentic AI a step further by authorizing a swarm of agents to work continuously in the background, endlessly.
View the articleMicrosoft and Chevron plan one of the largest gas-powered data center projects in US
Microsoft inked a 20-year power purchase agreement with Chevron, locking in decades of carbon emissions from a new natural gas power plant.
View the articleMeta Exposed Data Internally From Its Controversial Employee-Tracking Program
Employees had previously raised concerns about the initiative, which involves collecting workers’ keystroke data to train AI models.
View the articleAI chipmaker Groq confirms $650M raise, re-staffs after Nvidia’s $20B not-acqui-hire deal
What does an AI company do after one of those not-acqui-hire deals? Groq raised money, is leaning into its neocloud business, and is hiring new execs.
View the articleNvidia wants to cut data center water use, but that’s not the same as fixing AI’s water problem
Nvidia announced a new cooling system that cuts water use inside the data center. But it does nothing to address AI's biggest water use — fossil fuel power plants.
View the articleTata Electronics, a major tech supplier to Apple and Tesla, confirms data breach
The incident comes as Tata Electronics expands its role in global technology supply chains.
View the articleA new unpatchable flaw in Apple chips opens the door to an iPhone jailbreak
European offensive cybersecurity company Paradigm Shift released details of a flaw and a technique to exploit it that opens the door for hackers to unlock and break into older iPhones.
View the articleGoogle DeepMind bets $75M on AI’s future in Hollywood with A24 deal
Google DeepMind and A24 are teaming up to build AI filmmaking tools.
View the articleAnthropic says Claude may want to see your ID
Claude's chatbot may ask to verify your age and identity "in certain circumstances," such as with a passport or driver's license, according to a privacy policy change.
View the articleAmazon is testing Alexa+ in India with Hindi support
Amazon sent emails to customers inviting them to test Alexa+
View the articleOpenAI Launches Full-Scale Effort to Patch Open-Source Bugs as It Takes on Anthropic’s Mythos
Amid concerns about AI models’ cybersecurity capabilities, OpenAI revealed an improved version of GPT-5.5-Cyber and its “Patch the Planet” initiative to fix open-source software bugs.
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