‘Juice Jacking’: TSA Warns Air Travelers to Protect Themselves from This Growing Security Scam
Here’s how to protect yourself from falling victim to a cybercrime that targets air travelers.
Debates over AI consciousness are a trap
“Runaway” AI, “rogue” agents, and “autonomous” actors—the current rhetoric would have you believe that AI agents are not only awake and aware, but angry at their creators. Prominent tech leaders such as Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei, and Sam Altman push for regulation of these seemingly “superhuman” systems, while a separate faction, led by policy organizations…
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Mistral releases a pair of AI reasoning models
Mistral released Magistral, its first family of reasoning models. Like other reasoning models — e.g. OpenAI’s o3 and Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro — Magistral works through problems step-by-step for improved consistency and reliability across topics such as math and physics.
Giada De Laurentiis’s Major Deal With Amazon Is a New Frontier for the Chef and Entrepreneur
Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis discusses turning a two-minute demo into a two-decade career, going all-in on content and commerce and what she’s building next with Amazon.
Surprise! We’re extending the Startup Battlefield 200 deadline — 7 days left to apply
You asked. We listened. Due to overwhelming demand, we’re extending the deadline to apply for Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. You now have 7 more days to make your move. This is your shot at Disrupt’s most competitive, highest-visibility startup program. A launchpad that has changed the trajectory of hundreds of companies — […]
Wayve and Uber plan London robotaxi launch after UK speeds up autonomous vehicle rollout
Wayve and Uber plan to launch a fully driverless robotaxi service in London in the coming years.
Ongoing cyberattack at US grocery distributor giant UNFI affecting customer orders
United Natural Foods said it is “diligently managing through the cyber incident” that sparked disruption outages.
AI Tools So Good, You’ll Think You Hired a Team
Design, write, edit, and build—faster and smarter.
Google’s AI Overviews are killing traffic for publishers
Google’s AI Overviews and other AI-powered tools, including chatbots, are devastating traffic for news publishers, per a Wall Street Journal report.
The Download: IBM’s quantum computer, and cuts to military AI testing
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. IBM aims to build the world’s first large-scale, error-corrected quantum computer by 2028 The news: IBM announced detailed plans today to build an error-corrected quantum computer with significantly more computational capability than existing…