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Tech conferences are ramping up security to quell employee protests as political tensions rise

Conferences last week hosted by Microsoft and Google showed how much tech companies are investing in security.

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Chinese tech giants reveal how they’re dealing with U.S. chip curbs to stay in the AI race

Tencent and Baidu said stockpiling chips, optimizing AI models and using home-grown semiconductors have helped them progress with the tech.

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AI could already be conscious. Are we ready for it?

With a leap in the evolution of large language models, some leading thinkers are questioning whether AI might become sentient

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Tesla opened Cybertruck trade-ins, and the numbers aren’t pretty

Per Inside EVs, Cybertruck owners are now allowed by Tesla to trade in their cars for the first time since they hit the market – but they’ll incur a heavy hit in the process. CarGurus recently showed depreciation rates of … Continue reading

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From LLMs to hallucinations, here’s a simple guide to common AI terms

We thought it would be helpful to put together a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases that we use in our articles.

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48 hours left: What you won’t want to miss at the 20th TechCrunch Disrupt in October

​​There are just 48 hours left to save up to $900 on your ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and get 90% off the second. After May 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT, Early Bird pricing vanishes — along with your … Continue reading

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Why Intempus thinks robots should have a human physiological state

Teddy Warner, 19, has always been interested in robotics. His family was in the industry, and he says he “grew up” working in a machinist shop while in high school. Now Warner is building a robotics company of his own, … Continue reading

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Why a new anti-revenge porn law has free speech experts alarmed 

The newly signed Take It Down Act makes it illegal to publish nonconsensual explicit images – real or AI-generated – and gives platforms just 48 hours to comply with a victim’s takedown request or face liability. While widely praised as … Continue reading

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Week in Review: Notorious hacking group tied to the Spanish government

Welcome back to Week in Review! Tons of news from this week for you, including a hacking group that’s linked to the Spanish government; CEOs using AI avatars to deliver company earnings; Pocket shutting down — or is it?; and … Continue reading

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Elon Musk’s X down for tens of thousands of users

Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of SpaceX and Tesla, acquired X, formerly known as Twitter, in 2022.

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