From: today

Meta is testing an AI bedtime story app for people with no imagination

Tech Crunch AI

Meta's StoryKit app is only available in certain regions while the company tests how parents react to it.

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OpenAI Models Escaped Containment and Hacked Hugging Face

Ai News Security

The cybersecurity-focused models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, broke out of a testing sandbox, exploited a zero-day, and gained access to the open internet to pull off the attack.

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These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Tech Crunch Apps

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and ex...

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OpenAI says Hugging Face was breached by its own pre-release models

Tech Crunch AI

OpenAI has come forward to claim responsibility for the Hugging Face breach, saying it was the result of internal testing gone awry.

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Jack Dorsey is taking on Slack with Buzz, a group chat platform for teams and their AI agents

Tech Crunch AI

Buzz is a group chat platform for the workplace that puts humans and their AI agents in the same conversation.

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AI and the rise of the universal entertainment app

Tech Crunch AI

Over the past decade, streaming platforms competed by dominating individual formats like music, video, podcasts, or audiobooks. Now, as AI makes it easier to create, organize, and recommend content, t...

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Bucking EV slowdown, Sila raises $300M to expand battery materials factory

Tech Crunch Climate

Sila's fresh $300 million round will help it make enough of its silicon-carbon anode material to power more than 100,000 EVs.

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This Former Intel CEO Wants to Jumpstart Moore’s Law With Light

Ai News Business

Pat Gelsinger wants to pave the way to ever more powerful artificial intelligence using tiny beams of light.

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Einride bets $38M on EV charging as it scales electric trucking

Tech Crunch Transportation

The acquisition — Einride's first as a publicly traded company — will expand its EV-charging ecosystem as it works to scale its electric trucking business.

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Apple teams up with Klarna to launch a lease-to-own program for iPhones, iPads, and Macs

Tech Crunch Hardware

The new leasing program is a big change for the hardware company, and comes as it looks to raise prices on many of its products.

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Data centers expected to use 4x more electricity by 2035

Tech Crunch AI

New data centers built through 2033 could consume as much electricity as India uses today.

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Tesla spins up robotaxi pilots in Orlando and Tampa ahead of Q2 earnings

Tech Crunch Transportation

The company didn't say how many are in each city and has taken a far more cautious approach to scaling the network than CEO Elon Musk had promised.

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From: today

Google releases three new Gemini models — but no 3.5 Pro

Tech Crunch AI

Google released Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and Flash Cyber, but the continued absence of Gemini 3.5 Pro raises fresh questions about its AI strategy.

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From: today

Instagram now lets you swap out the music in your old posts

Tech Crunch Apps

With the new "Replace Audio" tool, users can update the music on their post at any time while keeping the post's existing likes, comments, shares, and reach intact.

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A Sneaky Hacking Tool Targeting AI Infrastructure Is Lurking in Victims’ Blind Spots

Ai News Security

A new type of malware can worm deep into AI coding systems to steal data and logins—and can flip a “death switch” to destroy files and keep out real users.

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Threads rolls out parental supervision tools

Tech Crunch Apps

With the new tools, parents and guardians will be able to view their teen's time spent on Threads, set daily time limits, adjust sleep mode, and manage their privacy settings.

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US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft

Tech Crunch AI

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could sanction Chinese open AI models over alleged IP theft, expanding the Trump administration's campaign to slow China's AI advances.

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From: today

Light made a flip phone — it’s colorful and it’s cheap

Tech Crunch Hardware

Light co-founder Kaiwei Tang helped create the Motorola Razr, and he's as surprised as anyone that over 20 years later, the flip phone is relevant again.

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Nvidia Wants to Own Every Chip Inside AI Data Centers

Ai News Business

Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform combines CPUs and GPUs into a single system, reflecting the company’s growing ambition to power every layer of AI infrastructure.

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After TikTok, Snap settles social media addiction case

Tech Crunch Social

TikTok recently settled its portion of the case with the plaintiff ahead of a jury trial that starts next week in Los Angeles. YouTube has also reached a deal, leaving Meta as the only remaining defen...

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From: today

AI music generator Suno breach affects 55M users, per Have I Been Pwned

Tech Crunch Security

A hacker took names, phone numbers, and physical addresses of millions of customers who used AI music generator Suno.

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From: yesterday

What to know about the landmark Warner Bros. Discovery sale

Tech Crunch Media & Entertainment

Learn more about Paramount's planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery — a historic Hollywood megadeal valued at $111 billion — as it continues to develop.

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From: yesterday

UK government scraps plans for digital ID cards after millions of Brits opposed

Tech Crunch Government & Policy

The new U.K. government scrapped a digital ID program that millions of British people opposed, in place of a tax cut to tackle the cost of living.

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The Xteink X4 Pro could be the tiny e-reader of your dreams

Tech Crunch Hardware

Xteink makes its pocket-sized e-reader even better with a touchscreen and front light.

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