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…

Twitch’s new experiments hub tells streamers what’s being tested each month

February 23, 2023

Twitch wants the streamers who spend hours just chatting and gaming on the platform to stay well-informed about the features it’s in the process of test-driving. To that end, the company is launching a new homepage for the experimental features that it tests out, aiming to make that experience more transparent and to give streamers […]

Twitch’s new experiments hub tells streamers what’s being tested each month by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Applications are open for the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200

February 23, 2023

Founders. Are you ready? TechCrunch Editorial is on the hunt for 200 early-stage founders to feature in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco this September. To highlight global innovation across multiple sectors, we expanded the Startup Battlefield program and it was a wild success, last year. With entrepreneurs from over 20 countries, across […]

Applications are open for the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 by Neesha A. Tambe originally published on TechCrunch

Meta announces ‘Facebook Jail’ reforms that focus more on better explanations of policy, less on ‘timeouts’

February 23, 2023

“Facebook jail,” the name the social network’s users have bestowed on the company’s system for determining policy violations, is getting an overhaul. Meta announced today it will be reforming its penalty system based on the recommendations from the Oversight Board, the independent body of experts, academics, civic leaders, and lawyers who now weigh in on […]

Meta announces ‘Facebook Jail’ reforms that focus more on better explanations of policy, less on ‘timeouts’ by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Walmart sells e-commerce outdoor retailer Moosejaw after acquiring it in 2017

February 23, 2023

Walmart is selling e-commerce outdoor retailer Moosejaw to Dick’s Sporting Goods after purchasing it six years ago. The financial terms of the deal, which is expected to close in March, were not disclosed. Walmart acquired Moosejaw for $51 million in February 2017 to bolster its e-commerce offerings. At the time, the deal was seen as […]

Walmart sells e-commerce outdoor retailer Moosejaw after acquiring it in 2017 by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Sam Bankman-Fried faces new criminal charges for unlawful political contributions

February 23, 2023

According to a new filing from the Southern District of New York’s attorney’s office, former FTX co-founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) now faces four additional counts of fraud, bringing his total to twelve charges. With these new charges, the former crypto wunderkind has been accused of defrauding the Federal Elections Committee (FEC), along with […]

Sam Bankman-Fried faces new criminal charges for unlawful political contributions by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch