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Can AI fix the operating room? This startup thinks so

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Can AI fix the operating room? This startup thinks so | TechCrunch

Watch as Akara CEO Conor McGinn digs into how AI and thermal sensors are cutting costly operating room delays in hospitals.

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Trump administration’s ban on foreign-made drones starts this week. You can say goodbye to new DJI models.

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Trump administration's ban on foreign-made drones starts this week — you can say goodbye to new DJI models | TechCrunch

It's the latest development in an evolving war between Chinese and American consumer tech products.

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ServiceNow to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75B

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ServiceNow to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75B | TechCrunch

The deal is expected to yield significant returns for Armis investors, including Sequoia, CapitalG, and Insight Partners.

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Zoox issues software recall over lane crossings

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Zoox issues software recall over lane crossings | TechCrunch

The company has issued a software update to its autonomous driving system to fix its lane-crossing behavior.

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John Carreyrou and other authors bring new lawsuit against six major AI companies

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John Carreyrou and other authors bring new lawsuit against six major AI companies | TechCrunch

These authors rejected Anthropic's class action settlement, arguing that "LLM companies should not be able to so easily extinguish thousands u...

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Hackers stole over $2.7B in crypto in 2025, data shows

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Hackers stole over $2.7B in crypto in 2025, data shows | TechCrunch

This was another banner year for crypto hacks and heists — 2025 was the third year in a row that a new crypto theft record was set.

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US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million

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US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million people | TechCrunch

Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., confirmed hackers stole reams of personal data, including Social Security numbers, ident...

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US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million people

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US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million people | TechCrunch

Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., confirmed hackers stole reams of personal data, including Social Security numbers, ident...

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This founder just landed funding for a second go at the same problem: affordable custom home design

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This founder just landed funding for a second go at the same problem: affordable custom home design | TechCrunch

Drafted is now nearly five months old, and it's everything Atmos wasn't.

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Marissa Mayer’s new startup Dazzle raises $8M led by Forerruner’s Kirsten Green

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Marissa Mayer’s new startup Dazzle raises $8M led by Forerunner's Kirsten Green | TechCrunch

Mayer launched Dazzle after shuttering her photo and contact management startup Sunshine. Green’s investment suggests Dazzle is poised for the co...

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Marissa Mayer’s new startup Dazzle raises $8M led by Forerunner’s Kirsten Green

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Marissa Mayer’s new startup Dazzle raises $8M led by Forerunner's Kirsten Green | TechCrunch

Mayer launched Dazzle after shuttering her photo and contact management startup Sunshine. Green’s investment suggests Dazzle is poised for the co...

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Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ now works with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp

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Amazon's AI assistant Alexa+ now works with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp | TechCrunch

The new integrations join other services like Yelp, Uber, OpenTable and others.

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Lemon Slice nabs $10.5M from YC and Matrix to build out its digital avatar tech

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Lemon Slice nabs $10.5M from YC and Matrix to build out its digital avatar tech | TechCrunch

Digital avatar generation company Lemon Slice is working to add a video layer to AI chatbots with a new diffusion model that can create digital ava...

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France’s postal and banking services disrupted by suspected DDoS attack

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France's postal and banking services disrupted by suspected DDoS attack | TechCrunch

France's postal service, La Poste, said it was hit by a disruptive cyberattack that knocked its services offline.

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Inside Uzbekistan’s nationwide license plate surveillance system

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Exclusive: Inside Uzbekistan's nationwide license plate surveillance system

The Uzbek government's national license plate scanning system was discovered exposed to the internet for anyone to access without a password.

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Pirate group Anna’s Archive says it has scraped 86 million songs from Spotify

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Pirate group Anna's Archive says it has scraped 86 million songs from Spotify | TechCrunch

Spotify says it has identified and disabled the user accounts involved in the scraping.

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The tooth fairy just got reimagined for the tech-savvy generation

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The tooth fairy just got reimagined for the tech-savvy generation | TechCrunch

Tooth Fairy Tracker features Kiki the Tooth Fairy as its central character. When a child loses a tooth, parents can visit the website and enter the...

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OpenAI says AI browsers may always be vulnerable to prompt injection attacks

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OpenAI says AI browsers may always be vulnerable to prompt injection attacks | TechCrunch

OpenAI says prompt injections will always be a risk for AI browsers with agentic capabilities, like Atlas. But the firm is beefing up its cybersecu...

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Alphabet to buy Intersect Power to bypass energy grid bottlenecks

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Alphabet to buy Intersect Power to bypass energy grid bottlenecks | TechCrunch

Alphabet is set to pay $4.75 billion in cash, plus debt, for the data center and clean energy developer.

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Trump admin halts 6 GW of offshore wind leases again

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Trump admin halts 6 GW of offshore wind leases again | TechCrunch

The move is the latest attempt by the Trump administration to delay the construction of 6 gigawatts of offshore wind near a hotspot of data center ...