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DuckDuckGo makes its 'no-AI' search engine easier to access as its traffic booms | TechCrunch
…In addition to the new “no AI” search Chrome and Firefox extensions, DuckDuckGo will soon update its original DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera to offer controls for…
Glean's top line crosses $300M as AI budget-cutting becomes its major selling point | TechCrunch
…What Glean does better than its competition, according to Jain, comes down to the deep understanding that its AI tools have of customers’ business needs. Glean’s AI achieves this knowledge — a…
Google introduces a faster, cheaper image generator with Nano Banana 2 Lite | TechCrunch
Google is updating its image generator to make it faster and cheaper, making it a more useful tool for creators looking to make AI content.
6 kitchen gadgets that make adulting feel easier | TechCrunch
…Just a genuinely practical kitchen tool. This post originally published May 24 and has since been updated to reflect new promotional pricing. Topics Cooking Gadgets , evergreens , Gadgets , Hardware , Kitchen gadgets , robot chef…
Notion Mail shuts down amid agent takeover | TechCrunch
…new update Latest in Apps In Brief Notion Mail shuts down amid agent takeover Apps Google Finance gets a dedicated app for Android Apps Adobe acquires image and video enhancement tool maker…
Apple's Image Playground doesn't suck anymore | TechCrunch
Have you ever used the Image Playground app on your iPhone? Probably not — and you might not even know that your phone has a built-in AI image-generation tool. That’s…
Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch
…Google is also introducing tools that can dispatch “information agents” to gather information on a user’s behalf, along with tools that let users build personalized mini apps tailored to their needs…
Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam 'hundreds of thousands of victims' sued by Google | TechCrunch
…those who develop and maintain the phishing software and website templates; those who supply lists of targets curated from public records, social media, and data breaches; a “spammer group” that provides tools…
Pinterest launches an experimental AI shopping app called 'Ask Pinterest' | TechCrunch
…It also introduced other AI initiatives, including Pinterest Model Context Protocol (MCP), designed for advertisers running campaigns on Pinterest’s platform, and other AI ad tools. The news comes just ahead of…