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Anthropic appears to be using Brave to power web search for its Claude chatbot

Earlier this week, Anthropic rolled out a web search feature for its AI-powered chatbot platform, Claude, bringing the bot in line with many of its rivals. It wasn’t immediately clear which search index might be powering the feature — one … Continue reading

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1X will test humanoid robots in ‘a few hundred’ homes in 2025

Norwegian robotics startup 1X plans to start early tests of its humanoid robot, Neo Gamma, in “a few hundred to a few thousand” homes by the end of 2025, according to the company’s CEO, Bernt Børnich. “Neo Gamma is going … Continue reading

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Commercial services platform BuildOps becomes a unicorn, raises $127M

Commercial services tech hasn’t historically been considered “sexy,” but the need for innovation in the space is enormous. That need has translated into a large fundraise for a company focused on streamlining commercial contracting processes. On Friday, BuildOps, which develops … Continue reading

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Russian zero-day seller is offering up to $4 million for Telegram exploits

Two sources in the zero-day industry say Operation Zero’s prices for exploits against the popular messaging app Telegram will depend on different factors.

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Google claims news is worthless to its ad business after test involving 1% of search results in eight EU markets

Google has reported the results of an experiment it ran which removed news from search results for 1% of users for 2.5 months in eight* markets in Europe — claiming the results show that news is essentially worthless to Google’s … Continue reading

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GTC felt more bullish than ever, but Nvidia’s challenges are piling up

Nvidia took San Jose by storm this year, with a record-breaking 25,000 attendees flocking to the San Jose Convention Center and surrounding downtown buildings. Many workshops, talks, and panels were so packed that people had to lean against walls or … Continue reading

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Apple faces lawsuit over Apple Intelligence delays

Apple has been sued in federal court over what plaintiffs allege is false advertising of several Apple Intelligence features. Filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Jose, the suit seeks class-action status and damages on behalf of those who … Continue reading

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Federal judge blocks DOGE’s access to Social Security Administration’s banks of personal information

The order accused DOGE of engaging in a “fishing expedition” at the federal agency. © 2025 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Apple is reportedly losing $1B per year on its streaming service

Apple is losing more than $1 billion per year on its streaming service, Apple TV+, according to a new report from The Information. Apple TV+ is the only service in Apple’s portfolio that isn’t profitable, the report reveals. The company … Continue reading

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A high schooler built a website that lets you challenge AI models to a Minecraft build-off

As conventional AI benchmarking techniques prove inadequate, AI builders are turning to more creative ways to assess the capabilities of generative AI models. For one group of developers, that’s Minecraft, the Microsoft-owned sandbox-building game. The website Minecraft Benchmark (or MC-Bench) … Continue reading

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