Asos confirms breach of customer data after hackers send rogue app notification
The hackers alerted the fashion giant’s customers through a push notification that said they had “fully compromised” the company’s cloud storage.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
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. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
Hear from Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy execs on where the AI infrastructure boom is creating opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
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Spotify is getting more serious about selling enterprise software
The company launched technology.spotify.com, a new site that will make its internal tech available to outsiders.
This Job Candidate Spoke Total Gibberish to His AI Interviewer and the Bot Did Not Like It: ‘This Is an Absolute Waste of My Time’
The viral TikTok clip shows an AI avatar start to seethe before she eventually ends the session with a prankster human candidate.
Dr Pepper on Your Pizza? It’s a Thing Now at Some Franchises.
Round Table Pizza, Slim Chickens and Portillo’s are turning the 23-flavor soda into sauces, rubs and shakes.
Waymo locks in $5B loan from Blackstone, PIMCO to fuel robotaxi expansion
This is the first time the Alphabet-owned company has turned to debt financing.
Cal AI’s 19-year-old founder just raised $10M for his new AI startup
Zach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of popular Cal AI calorie tracking app, has launched a new personal AI agent startup that competes with Instinct, Muse and Bee.
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Universities Face a Budget Squeeze. Cutting Spending Is Only Part of the Answer.
Budget cuts aren’t new to higher education, but today’s financial pressures are reshaping academic programs, staffing and student services, raising questions about long-term sustainability.
Google releases a new local-first Granola competitor
Google’s new AI Edge Foresight app takes on Granola with an offline meeting note-taker that can transcribe conversations, generate notes, and answer questions using on-device AI.