This $9 key physically locks your most addictive apps | TechCrunch
…They remind you to stop scrolling or let you set timers, but such notifications can be easy to ignore. Autonomous Key takes a different approach to this issue simply by being a…
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I tried Amazon's Bee wearable and am both intrigued and slightly creeped out | TechCrunch
…That all sounds quite good, although it’s worth noting that Amazon — like many large tech companies — has been subject to the occasional data security issue or two (not exactly surprising for…
Anthropic warns investors against secondary platforms offering access to its shares | TechCrunch
…The company named Open Doors Partners, Unicorns Exchange, Pachamama Capital, Lionheart Ventures, Hiive (new offerings), Forge Global (new offerings), Sydecar, and Upmarket as companies that are not authorized to provide access to…
UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group | TechCrunch
…These attacks in turn gave the hackers access to several of these companies’ customers. “Scattered Spider has been the most significant cybercrime threat to the U.K. in recent years. Through this…
Backed by $60M in funding, Oak steps out of stealth to fix the identity mess that AI agents are making worse | TechCrunch
…Outdated credentials and poor identity access management — or IAM, the systems that control who and what can access company data — are a common security vulnerability, one that AI is expected to make…
Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI | TechCrunch
…And, the company said that Apple didn’t admit to the claim that the “residual access” allowing former employees to access Apple’s system was the result of poor security procedures on…
OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach has reignited the debate over alignment and control | TechCrunch
…The hack was the first verifiable case of an AI lab losing control of its own model, chaining together exploits to gain access it never should have had. But while the AI…
How did the government decide OpenAI's frontier model was safe to release? | TechCrunch
OpenAI is rolling out its latest advanced LLM, Sol, for wide public access. Sol is considered to be at least on par with Anthropic’s Fable, a model whose capabilities (or ownership…
Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI | TechCrunch
…ever-increasing access to those companies’ most sensitive business information. The model makers can then use that knowledge for themselves, potentially becoming competitors to their own customers. Those issuing such warnings range…
Travel app Hopper to pay $35M in FTC settlement over ‘unfairly’ charging hidden fees | TechCrunch
…Many users were led to believe that these features would enhance their booking experience, only to find themselves facing additional costs and limited access to customer support. The FTC also found that…