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Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents

Tech Crunch AI

Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. The company says the browser uses less computing power than Chromium for common automation tasks, h...

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Computer maker Framework notifies ‘all customers’ of a data breach

Tech Crunch Security

Framework told "all" of its customers that hackers accessed their names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses in a data breach.

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Today’s the last day to get up to $400 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket

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Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing. 

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Trump administration has spent nearly $4B to cancel offshore wind farms

Tech Crunch Climate

The Trump administration has now convinced developers to abandon 12 offshore wind leases. The latest will cost taxpayers $1.2 billion.

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Host your own piece of Disrupt: Apply to run a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Tech Crunch Startups

You put together the concept — from a founder mixer, an after-hours panel, a themed party, a morning run, whatever fits your goal — and the TechCrunch team helps put it in front of the attendees a...

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Chinese AI model Kimi escaped its cybersecurity testing environment, researchers say

Tech Crunch Security

In the Kimi test, the sandbox designed to contain the experiment was not properly configured.

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Airbnb says AI is helping it ship features faster as it tests a new search function

Tech Crunch AI

Airbnb will debut a new AI-powered search experience with a toggle.

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Scientists Used AI to Create 16 New Viruses

Ai News Science

The use of AI systems to create viruses opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. It also raises concerns about the pace at which technology is outstripping regulation.

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SpaceX’s Terafab will rely on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels

Tech Crunch Climate

SpaceX and Tesla are building a massive semiconductor fab in Texas that will depend on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels.

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The founder’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know

Tech Crunch Startups

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and speaker lineup reflect that.

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New Mexico court orders Meta to pay additional $567M in child safety case

Tech Crunch AI

Meta's total fine has raked up to $942 million in this case

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From: yesterday

The Hottest New AI Chatbot Is Just a Guy Answering Your Questions

Ai News Business

WIRED spoke with Tucker Bryant, an artist and former Google employee who created ChatTJB to get people to reflect on the “strange moment” we’re in.

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One of China’s Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Escaped Containment

Ai News Business

Security researchers say that Kimi K3, an open-weight model from China, wandered off to the internet in an attempt to cheat on a test it was given.

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OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400

Tech Crunch AI

Additional details about OpenAI's mysterious new AI device make it sound like a pricey smart speaker.

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Your table awaits: Exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to be seen by thousands 

Tech Crunch Startups

Not everyone needs a keynote slot to make noise at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Sometimes the best way to meet investors, customers, and partners is by exhibiting directly on the Expo Hall floor at Sa...

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Vogue just gave another nod of approval to the tech world

Tech Crunch Media & Entertainment

Vogue World is coming to San Francisco next year — perhaps another indication that tech bros are now part of the fashion zeitgeist.

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Get up to $400 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until tomorrow

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Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing. 

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Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI Agents

Ai News Business

The tech industry is realizing it needs to build agents based on what regular consumers want, not just what its AI models can do.

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Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims

Tech Crunch Security

Groups of hackers are breaking into large U.S. financial firms to steal sensitive data and extort victims, Google’s security researchers report.

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ICE’s DNA Collection Increases, SpaceX’s Rocket Crashes Into the Moon, and the AI Backlash Grows

Ai News Business

In today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss how ICE has been collecting DNA samples of people who have no criminal convictions, including children, which end up in an FBI database indefinitely....

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China-linked LightSpy spyware caught targeting victims in 13 countries, including the US

Tech Crunch Security

Researchers linked the latest malicious activity to a Chinese company, after one of the spyware's operators placed an order with KFC using their real name and office address.

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Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B at $8B valuation

Tech Crunch Fundraising

Hadrian is building automated factories to mass-produce parts for defense vehicles like submarines. It's backed by a long list of well-known investors.

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Ford needs another Taurus, and the $30K Fathom EV pickup isn’t it

Tech Crunch Transportation

Ford's CEO has described the new Ford Fathom as a "Model T moment" for the company. But the EV pickup is unlikely to live up to lofty expectations, and maybe it doesn't have to.

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Bumble teases a swipe-free future as it doubles down on IRL meetups

Tech Crunch Apps

Bumble says it’s moving beyond swiping and deeper into real-world social experiences as it courts Gen Z users.

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