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Oura is going public, but these smart ring companies are coming for its crown

Oura is going public, but these smart ring companies ar...

While Oura has largely dominated the smart ring market for years, a growing numb...

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Clucky’s new alarm app wakes you up with a crowing rooster

Clucky’s new alarm app wakes you up with a crowing rooster

Clucky's new alarm app has an option where users are woken up to the sound of a ...

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OpenAI confirms ‘wiki incident,’ says it’s ‘working on a framework’ for more disclosure

OpenAI confirms ‘wiki incident,’ says it’s ‘working on ...

OpenAI acknowledged its role in a recently reported incident where AI agents too...

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Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning

Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning

The sheriff’s office said the hikers “were advised by Gemini to bring far less f...

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Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft

Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications t...

Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use...

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OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts

OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts

OpenAI’s new Astra model will use “recurrent depth,” a technique that allows the...

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Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates

Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge order...

Google has dodged an effort to break up its ad business, but a judge said Wednes...

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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage features Nvidia, robots, and extinct animals 

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage featu...

On our new Real World AI stage, we’ll be focusing on the intersection between th...

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Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say

Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console...

The acquisition also leaves Sequoia-backed Serval as the de facto startup leader...

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The Builders Stage brings practical strategies for scaling startups to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

The Builders Stage brings practical strategies for scal...

The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt, bringing together founder...

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TechCrunch Mobility: The hidden human cost of robotaxis

TechCrunch Mobility: The hidden human cost of robotaxis

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation a...

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Musk’s faster path to more gas turbines comes with pollution problem

Musk’s faster path to more gas turbines comes with poll...

Elon Musk says a secretive new SpaceX foundry will let him cast his own turbine ...

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Liux’s Big microcar bets on sustainability to take on Chinese rivals

Liux’s Big microcar bets on sustainability to take on C...

The Liux Big microcar is made in Spain. The startup thinks it can compete in a c...

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Grindr wants to be the everything app for gay men; investors are still deciding whether it can pull it off

Grindr wants to be the everything app for gay men; inve...

George Arison is done letting Wall Street's "Grindr discount" go unchallenged — ...

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The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them

The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots,...

The U.S. is shutting out more foreign-made drones and robots. China’s scale mean...

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Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids’ data

Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kid...

Meta’s settlement with 29 states allows it to retain certain data from children ...