YouTube will now automatically label AI videos | TechCrunch
…The company says its policy around AI labeling hasn’t changed, but it will take a more active role in policing the content on its platform. The move follows Google’s release…
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Synthesia’s AI training platform is moving beyond videos into live coaching | TechCrunch
…Citing a meta-analysis of learning research , Synthesia argues that most corporate training — including, implicitly, its own core video product — stops short of actually changing behavior. The trainings tend to inform and…
Lyrie completes $2 million preseed round to build the security layer for the AI agent era
…The acceptance supports Lyrie’s work around vulnerability research, offensive security tooling, and red-team workflows on Claude’s AI infrastructure, subject to Anthropic’s applicable safety and security policies. Platform capabilities…
Apple brings back card payments for Apple Account purchases in India after a four-year hiatus | TechCrunch
…The change, which is rolling out in phases, allows users in India to add eligible Visa and Mastercard credit and debit cards to their Apple Account to pay for subscriptions such as…
OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach | TechCrunch
…Russell Brandom Russell Brandom has been covering the tech industry since 2012, with a focus on platform policy and emerging technologies. He previously worked at The Verge and Rest of World, and…
Aptoide becomes the first rival app store to return to Google Play in the US | TechCrunch
…That changed following U.S. District Judge James Donato’s ruling in the Epic Games lawsuit, which, among other things, now requires Google to allow the installation of third-party apps from…
GM and Ford are talking less and less about EVs | TechCrunch
…about how it has “align[ed] our EV capacity and manufacturing footprint with the changes in regulatory policy” — when it talks about EVs at all. Ford Ford’s first serious entry into…
As X shuts down Communities, Acorn debuts an alternative that puts creators in control | TechCrunch
…This could allow organizations and creators to establish communities they control, rather than ceding that control to tech giants, leaving them at the mercy of inscrutable algorithms and ever-changing policies. For…
Uber’s robotaxi lobbying effort puts it on a collision course with Waymo | TechCrunch
…the AV market, it is also championing protective policies that would require autonomous vehicles to operate alongside human drivers within a single platform — much like the Uber app. Uber’s investment and…
Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs | TechCrunch
…Russell Brandom Russell Brandom has been covering the tech industry since 2012, with a focus on platform policy and emerging technologies. He previously worked at The Verge and Rest of World, and…