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AI Surveillance Startup Caught Using Sweatshop Workers to Monitor US Residents
What does it take to become the most successful AI surveillance company in 2025? If you're anything like Flock, the startup selling automatic license plate readers and facial recognition tech to cops, you don't really need much AI at all —…
As big brands flood the podcast ad space, startups are refining strategies to stand out
With fierce competition moving in from bigger companies, brands are trying to calibrate their podcast advertising strategy to fit today's listener habits. Acast, a podcast monetization company whose network includes popular shows like “The…
Former KATV Meteorologist, Veteran Storm Chaser to Launch Startup Weather Platform
After the deadly March 31 tornadoes ripped across Arkansas in 2023, meteorologist James Bryant was shocked to hear from a lot of Arkansans that they had no idea the storms were coming. The realization was one of the first inklings of the Arkansas…
Somali Startup Builds Speech-to-Text Tool to Help Organizations Process Community Feedback
Somalia has one of the smallest tech ecosystems in East Africa. Most startups remain small and access to capital is limited. The country has fewer than 500 startups, and only 53 of them have raised funding totaling $47.8 million. Investors have…
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says AI scaling 'must be pushed to the maximum
There's a debate rippling through Silicon Valley: How far can scaling laws take the technology? Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, whose company just released Gemini 3 to widespread acclaim, has made it clear where he stands on the issue. 'The…
Anduril's Palmer Luckey makes an ethical case for using AI in war: 'There is no moral high ground in using inferior technology
Anduril cofounder Palmer Luckey defended the use of AI technology to make life-and-death decisions in war on Sunday. A group of defense tech startups that includes Anduril, along with traditional defense companies, is developing autonomous AI…
Why an 18-year-old founder is still going to college
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ace Yip He Hua, an 18-year-old founder and final year student at a high school in Singapore. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider has verified her academic…
The Next Frontier For AI Is The Human Brain
Sam Altman and Elon Musk's rivalry has grown beyond AI to brain-computer interfaces. It is not possible to understand the long-term future of artificial intelligence without understanding brain-computer interfaces. Why is that? Because…
Surge AI CEO says he worries that companies are optimizing for 'AI slop' instead of curing cancer
AI companies are prioritizing flash over substance, says Surge AI's CEO. 'I'm worried that instead of building AI that will actually advance us as a species, curing cancer, solving poverty, understanding universal, all these big grand questions, we…
The accelerator is on the floor for autonomous vehicles
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility ! Another week, another round of…
X deactivates European Commission's ad account after the company was fined €120M
X's Head of Product Nikita Bier fired back at the European Commission this weekend after the EC fined the social media company €120 million (around $140 million). In its first fine under the European Union's Digital Services Act, the…
SinfulXAI Debuts Consent-Focused Adult AI After Creators Warn of 'Infantilising' Trends
A new UK startup is entering the controversial realm of adult AI with the launch of SinfulXAI. This NSFW image generator promises realistic, ethics-driven adult content designed for consenting adults. Unlike many mainstream AI tools that ban or…
Silicon Valley has a new cool kid agency and it's behind TBPN's branding
How can a new media company make a big splash in the tech world? One answer: call Day Job, a Los Angeles-headquartered creative agency. That's what the hosts of the 'Technology Business Programming Network' — better known as TBPN —…
Coinbase starts onboarding users again in India, plans for fiat on-ramp next year
After a pause of more than two years, crypto exchange Coinbase has opened its app for registration in India. At the moment, users are able to make crypto-to-crypto trades — but speaking at India Blockchain Week (IBW), Coinbase's APAC…
How do you get cheap military drones fast? 3D-print them on the battlefield.
The US is light years behind its adversaries in military drone production. A San Diego startup wants to help solve that problem by bringing 3D printers to the battlefield. Firestorm Labs has designed a small, mobile factory that the company says…
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