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Elon Musk staffer created a DOGE AI assistant for making government “less dumb”
A DOGE staffer created a custom AI chatbot that’s supposed to help “eliminate” government waste. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights ...

OnePlus 13 update turns the phone into a game-changing tool for social media
OnePlus announced that its latest flagship is getting a Night Mode for Instagram.

Google Play Books purchases on iOS now skirt the App Store’s commission
Google has gained permission to sell its e-books and audiobooks directly to customers through its iOS app, Google Play Books. ...

Duolingo ‘killed’ its mascot with a Cybertruck, and it’s going weirdly well
Duolingo’s mascot, Duo the owl, is dead. Okay, Duo isn’t really dead (we think), but the language learning app committed ...

Trump admin reverses hydropower layoffs that sparked grid stability fears
The layoffs slashed between 13% to 20% of the four Power Marketing Administrations’ workforces. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. ...

Get Microsoft Office and Windows 11 Pro for life for A$86 — no subscriptions, no stress
TL;DR: Get lifetime access to Microsoft Office 2021 and Windows 11 Pro for A$86 through 30 March — boost productivity ...

How to speed up an Instagram Reel
It comes as no surprise that Instagram Reels is copying TikTok in just about every way it can. The videos ...

Samsung Galaxy A06 5G price in India leaks
Samsung is getting ready to launch the Galaxy A06 5G, to complement the 4G-only Galaxy A06 which arrived back in ...

Amazon, Microsoft, and Exxon want to make scandal-plagued carbon markets more trustworthy
A task force, organized by the Bipartisan Policy Center think tank, is hoping to improve credibility of voluntary carbon markets. ...

Helsing Claims Its HX-2 AI Drones “Would Deter A Land Invasion Of Europe Once And For All”
At a time when the US and Russian representatives have just concluded over four hours of talks on ending the ...

Safe Superintelligence, Ilya Sutskever’s AI startup, is reportedly close to raising roughly $1B
Safe Superintelligence, an AI startup founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, could be close to raising more than ...

AMD’s “X3D” Mobile Chips Are Very Much A Possibility, As Strix Halo APUs Now Come Equipped With Dedicated 3D V-Cache TSVs
AMD’s Strix Halo CPUs may bring additional L3 cache through 3D V-Cache technology as spotted in the die design. Apart ...

Your next awe-inspiring video might surprisingly come from this Google app
Your next awe-inspiring video might surprisingly come from this Google app

The ultimate Google Pixel 9a leak reveals all of the key specs and European price points
Expected out next month, Google’s mid-range Pixel 9a holds absolutely no more secrets after a new report detailing (or confirming) ...

New video shows Nothing Phone (3a) camera performs well against iPhone 16 Pro Max
A new video that pits the Phone (3a) camera against that of the iPhone 16 Pro Max has just been ...

VC giant Insight Partners confirms January cyberattack
The VC firm has $90 billion in assets under management and invested in several unicorn cybersecurity startups © 2024 TechCrunch. ...

Thinking Machines Lab is ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s new startup
Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati has announced her new startup. Unsurprisingly, it’s focused on AI. Called Thinking Machines Lab, the ...

US carrier is giving out free money for a very limited time (and free phones)
Straight Talk is giving out free money and free phones for a very limited time.

Garmin’s new “tactical” smartwatch is perfect for Navy SEALs
The tactix 8 is Garmin’s new tactical smartwatch that packs some exciting features that are very hard to find in ...

Hackers planted a Steam game with malware to steal gamers’ passwords
Researchers found that PirateFI was never designed to be a real game, but a vehicle to infect gamers with malware ...

OpenAI may give board special voting rights to ward off takeover attempts
To fend off future hostile takeover attempts, OpenAI is considering giving its non-profit board special voting rights, according to a ...

Samsung’s tri-fold seems flawed, but at least it’s innovation (even if it’s a Huawei comeback)
Now that the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design, the first tri-foldable on the market, has had its global version unveiled, ...

Facebook now only stores live videos for 30 days, will delete old broadcasts
Facebook announced on Tuesday that live videos will now only be stored on the social network for 30 days, after ...

Amazon kills ‘Inspire,’ its TikTok-style feed for discovering products
Amazon is shutting down “Inspire,” its TikTok-like, short-form video and photo feed that was previously available in its mobile app. ...

Fiverr wants gig workers to offload some of their work to AI
Gig marketplace Fiverr wants to let freelancers train AI on their bodies of work and use it to automate future ...

Fintech fundraising is giving me 2021 flashbacks
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week we’re looking at some big valuation jumps, how Stripe is eyeing another shareholder sale, ...

T-Mobile has just kicked off an amazing new streaming deal; here’s how you can claim it right now
As announced a little while back, T-Mobile’s returning MLS Season Pass offer is available from today through March 4, and ...

Motorola Razr 60 Ultra’s name confirmed by new certification
Motorola’s next flagship foldable smartphone will finally use a flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, if rumors are to be ...

Meta announces LlamaCon, its first generative AI dev conference
Meta on Tuesday announced that it’ll host its first-ever dev conference dedicated to generative AI. Called LlamaCon after Meta’s Llama ...

The versatile LG StandbyMe Go Briefcase is 42% off for those whod like to go portable
SAVE $500: The 27-inch LG StandbyMe Go is on sale at Amazon for $696.99, down from the usual price of ...