Threat actor says he scraped 49M Dell customer addresses before the company found out

November 13, 2024

Unlocking the mysteries of complex biological systems with agentic AI

The complexity of biology has long been a double-edged sword for scientific and medical progress. On one hand, the intricacy of systems (like the human immune response) offers countless opportunities for breakthroughs in medicine and healthcare. On the other hand, that very complexity has often stymied researchers, leaving some of the most significant medical challenges—like…

May 10, 2024

The person who claims to have 49 million Dell customer records told TechCrunch that he brute-forced an online company portal and scraped customer data, including physical addresses, directly from Dell’s servers. TechCrunch verified that some of the scraped data matches the personal information of Dell customers. On Thursday, Dell sent an email to customers saying […]

Bluesky now lets you personalize its main Discover feed using new controls

May 10, 2024

The social network has announced an updated version of its app that lets you offer feedback about its algorithmic feed so you can better customize it.

AI systems are getting better at tricking us

May 10, 2024

A wave of AI systems have “deceived” humans in ways they haven’t been explicitly trained to do, by offering up untrue explanations for their behavior or concealing the truth from human users and misleading them to achieve a strategic end. This issue highlights how difficult artificial intelligence is to control and the unpredictable ways in…

I Signed a Series A Deal Just Days After Giving Birth. Here’s How I Embrace Parenthood and Entrepreneurship By Breaking Stigmas

May 10, 2024

Let’s dismantle the stigma and normalize conversations around pregnancy and motherhood in the workplace.

The IFA Just Released Guidelines to Combat an Industry-Wide Problem. Here’s What it Means For Businesses.

May 10, 2024

The guidelines, part of the responsible franchising initiative, are aimed at strengthening and expanding the franchise industry and franchising model via increased transparency.

Microsoft is launching its mobile game store in July

May 10, 2024

Microsoft will launch its own mobile game store in July, the company announced at the Bloomberg Technology Summit on Thursday. Xbox president Sarah Bond shared that the company plans to bring its first-party portfolio, which includes titles like Candy Crush and Minecraft, to the mobile store at launch. Microsoft then plans to open up the […]

Oura launches two new heart health features

May 10, 2024

Smart ring maker Oura is launching two new features focused on heart health, the company announced on Friday. The first claims to help users get an idea of their cardiovascular age, while the second feature aims to estimate their cardio capacity. Depending on a person’s results, Oura will offer strategies on how to sleep, move, […]

This Week in AI: OpenAI considers allowing AI porn

May 10, 2024

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. By the way, TechCrunch plans to launch an AI newsletter […]

Elevate Your Mac’s Productivity with This $30 License

May 10, 2024

MacPilot uses the power of UNIX to unlock hidden features in your Mac computer.

Garena is quietly making India-themed games even as Free Fire’s relaunch remains doubtful

May 10, 2024

Garena is quietly developing new India-themed games even though Free Fire, its biggest title, has still not made a comeback to the country.

Unlocking the mysteries of complex biological systems with agentic AI