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Governments grapple with the flood of non-consensual nudity on X

For the past two weeks, X has been flooded with AI-manipulated nude images, created by the Grok AI chatbot — and governments around the world are promising to take action.

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GTMfund has rewritten the distribution playbook for the AI era

Building software products has never been easier, so why are so many well-funded startups failing to take off no matter how good their product is? In this season finale episode of Build Mode, our guest has an answer: Startups have focused too … Continue reading

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Critics pan spyware maker NSO’s transparency claims amid its push to enter US market

The infamous spyware maker released a new transparency report claiming to be a responsible spyware maker, without providing insight into how the company dealt with problematic customers in the past.

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OpenAI to acquire the team behind executive coaching AI tool Convogo

OpenAI is acquiring the team behind executive coaching AI tool Convogo in an all-stock deal, adding to the firm’s M&A spree.

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Internet collapses in Iran amid protests over economic crisis

Internet monitoring firms and experts say Iran’s internet has almost completely shut down, as protests spread through major cities.

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Disney+ is launching short-form videos this year

The move comes as Disney launched a personalized vertical video feed in the ESPN app last year.

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The most bizarre tech announced so far at CES 2026

From an AI panda pet to an anime girl hologram for your desk, here are the wildest products at CES 2026.

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Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI will face a jury in March

District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said there was evidence suggesting OpenAI’s leaders made assurances that its original nonprofit structure would be maintained. The case will go to trial in March.

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Why this VC thinks 2026 will be ‘the year of the consumer’

AI adoption in enterprise is stalling as companies don’t know where to start. Vanessa Larco of Premise VC thinks 2026 will be the year of the consumer.

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Hands on with a prototype of Clicks’ Communicator, a new BlackBerry-like smartphone

TechCrunch goes hands-on at the CES 2025 show with the new Clicks Communicator, a new Android smartphone with a physical keyboard.

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