June 19, 2025

It’s pretty easy to get DeepSeek to talk dirty

AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose chatbots for sex talk too, despite their stricter content moderation policies. Now new research shows that not all chatbots are equally willing to talk dirty: DeepSeek is the easiest to convince. But other AI chatbots can be enticed too, if…

Dish hit by multi-day outage after reported cyberattack

February 27, 2023

U.S. satellite television provider Dish is experiencing a multi-day outage after a reported cyberattack, with customers unable to access streams, services or their accounts. The disruption began early on Thursday when Dish customers said they could not access their television services or pay their bills. The outage appears to affect Dish’s main websites, apps, and […]

Dish hit by multi-day outage after reported cyberattack by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Bending Spoons lays off 129 Evernote staffers

February 27, 2023

Months after acquiring Evernote, Milan-based app developer Bending Spoons has made steep cuts at the note-taking and task management app. Layoffs took place at Evernote on Friday, February 17, an Evernote spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch, affecting 129 people. “This was a difficult — yet necessary — decision as we pursue our ambitious plans for Evernote,” […]

Bending Spoons lays off 129 Evernote staffers by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Meta backs a new system that allows minors to stop their intimate images from being posted online

February 27, 2023

Meta announced today it’s helping finance a new organization called Take It Down that will, with the support of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), help young people under 18 years old prevent intimate images of themselves from spreading online. The system works similarly to an earlier Facebook initiative designed to prevent […]

Meta backs a new system that allows minors to stop their intimate images from being posted online by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Pokémon Go gets integration with Scarlet & Violet, plus Pokémon Sleep update

February 27, 2023

On Monday’s Pokémon Presents livestream, the company behind the hit megafranchise announced an integration between its latest main series games, Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, and the Niantic-produced mobile hit Pokémon Go. The Pokémon Company also shared a long-awaited update on its sleep-tracking app, Pokémon Sleep. Already in Pokémon Go, players can obtain regional variants of […]

Pokémon Go gets integration with Scarlet & Violet, plus Pokémon Sleep update by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch