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Google's AI coding agent Jules is now out of beta | TechCrunch Google today launched its AI coding agent, Jules, out of beta — just over two months after its public preview debut in May.

👋 Google’s AI coding agent Jules is now out of beta

Google today launched its AI coding agent, Jules, out of beta — just over two months after its public preview debut in May.
#AI #Google #jules #GoogleJules

Wyoming AI Facility Will Consume More Power Than All the State's Homes Combined AI data centers are driving a 50% surge in US electricity demand, straining power grids, raising utility bills, and worsening water and emissions risks.

👋 Wyoming AI Facility Will Consume More Power Than All the State’s Homes Combined

AI data centers are straining US power and water systems, driving up utility demand and costs nationwide.
#Amazon #ArtificialIntelligence #DataCenters #Microsoft #News

Billing platform Lava raises $5.8M to build digital wallets for the 'agent-native economy' | TechCrunch Lava is a digital wallet that lets merchants use credits to facilitate transactions.

📢 Billing platform Lava raises $5.8M to build digital wallets for the ‘agent-native economy’

Lava is a digital wallet that lets merchants use credits to facilitate transactions.
#Startups #Fintech #AI #payments

Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government's website | TechCrunch Internet sleuths say the U.S. Constitution's website is now missing key sections from its website, including a key legal provision relating to habeas corpus, which protects citizens from unlawful detention.

👋 Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government’s website

Internet sleuths say the U.S. Constitution's website is now missing key sections from its website, including a key legal provision relating to habeas corpus, which protects citizens from unlawful dete...
#GovernmentPolicy

EU AI Act: Tech Firms Concerned About Aug. 2 Deadline Tech lawyer Oliver Howley spoke to TechRepublic about the EU AI Act’s shortcomings.

🦋 As EU’s AI Act Deadline Looms, Providers Worry About Legal Grey Areas

Tech lawyer Oliver Howley spoke to TechRepublic about the EU AI Act’s shortcomings.
#ArtificialIntelligence #Developer #EU #International #News

Tavily raises $25M to connect AI agents to the web | TechCrunch The one-year-old startup raised a Series A led by Insight Partners.

👋 Tavily raises $25M to connect AI agents to the web

The one-year-old startup raised a Series A led by Insight Partners.
#AI #Startups #InsightPartners #Search #AIAgents

Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent | TechCrunch Ron Deibert, the head of the prominent digital human rights groups Citizen Lab, sounds the alarm at the Black Hat security conference about the "dramatic descent into authoritarianism," but one that the cyber community can help to defend against.

📢 Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent

Ron Deibert, the head of the prominent digital human rights groups Citizen Lab, sounds the alarm at the Black Hat security conference about the "dramatic descent into authoritarianism," but one that t...
#Security

Stargate Norway: OpenAI's First AI Data Center in Europe The data center will hold 100,100 NVIDIA GPUs and use entirely renewable energy, if all goes according to plan.

📢 Stargate Norway: OpenAI’s First AI Data Center in Europe

The data center will hold 100,100 NVIDIA GPUs and use entirely renewable energy, if all goes according to plan.
#ArtificialIntelligence #DataCenters #EMEA #International #News

Apple to announce $100B further commitment for U.S. manufacturing | TechCrunch This is on top of Apple's previously announced plan to invest $500 billion into the U.S. over the next four years.

🦋 Apple to announce $100B further commitment for U.S. manufacturing

This is on top of Apple's previously announced plan to invest $500 billion into the U.S. over the next four years.
#GovernmentPolicy #Apple #Tariffs #Trump

Instagram takes on Snapchat with new 'Instagram Map' | TechCrunch Instagram notes that location sharing is off by default on Instagram Map, and a user's location only updates when they open the app, meaning it doesn't provide real-time location updates.

🦋 Instagram takes on Snapchat with new ‘Instagram Map’

Instagram notes that location sharing is off by default on Instagram Map, and a user's location only updates when they open the app, meaning it doesn't provide real-time location updates.
#Apps #Social #Instagram #Snapchat #SnapMap

Tinder explores a redesign, dating 'modes,' and college-specific features to boost engagement | TechCrunch Tinder will redesign and debut college specific features, like searching for people within the college, to appeal to younger users.

🦋 Tinder explores a redesign, dating ‘modes,’ and college-specific features to boost engagement

Tinder will redesign and debut college specific features, like searching for people within the college, to appeal to younger users.
#Apps #Social #DatingApps #MatchGroup #Tinder

Cohere’s new AI agent platform, North, promises to keep enterprise data secure | TechCrunch Canadian AI firm Cohere is taking aim at alleviating data privacy concerns with its new AI agent platform, North, which can be deployed privately so that enterprises and governments can keep their, and customers', data safe behind their own firewalls. 

👋 Cohere’s new AI agent platform, North, promises to keep enterprise data secure

Canadian AI firm Cohere is taking aim at alleviating data privacy concerns with its new AI agent platform, North, which can be deployed privately so that enterprises and governments can keep their, an...
#Enterprise

Two arrested for smuggling AI chips to China; Nvidia says no to kill switches | TechCrunch The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday that two Chinese nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in illegally shipping "tens of millions of dollars" worth of high-performance AI chips to China.

👋 Two arrested for smuggling AI chips to China; Nvidia says no to kill switches

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday that two Chinese nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in illegally shipping "tens of millions of dollars" worth of high-perfo...
#AI #AIChips

Final call: Disrupt 2025 ticket savings end tonight | TechCrunch TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 marks 20 years of shaping the startup world — and tonight’s your last chance to save up to $675 on your ticket. Register now.

🦋 Final call: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 ticket savings end tonight

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 marks 20 years of shaping the startup world — and tonight’s your last chance to save up to $675 on your ticket. From October 27–29, Disrupt returns to Moscone West in San Franc...
#Startups #Security #Space

Microsoft brings OpenAI's smallest open model to Windows users | TechCrunch Microsoft will bring OpenAI's new free and open GPT model, gpt-oss-20b, to Windows 11 users via Windows AI Foundry, its platform that lets users tap AI features, APIs, and popular open-source models on their computers.

📢 Microsoft brings OpenAI’s smallest open model to Windows users

Microsoft will bring OpenAI's new free and open GPT model, gpt-oss-20b, to Windows 11 users via Windows AI Foundry, its platform that lets users tap AI features, APIs, and popular open-source models o...
#AI #gpt #Microsoft #OpenAI

Google says hackers stole its customers' data by breaching its Salesforce database | TechCrunch Google confirmed that one of its cloud-stored Salesforce databases was breached, exposing its customer data. Google attributed the breach to a hacking group, ShinyHunters, known for breaking into Salesforce databases.

🦋 Google says hackers stole its customers’ data by breaching its Salesforce database

Google confirmed that one of its cloud-stored Salesforce databases was breached, exposing its customer data. Google attributed the breach to a hacking group, ShinyHunters, known for breaking into Sale...

Qwant and Ecosia debut Staan, a European search index that aims to take on Big Tech | TechCrunch European search engines Qwant and Ecosia said on Wednesday that they have both started serving search queries through an index they developed together, Staan, that aims to be a cheaper, more privacy-focused alternative to Google and Bing.

👋 Qwant and Ecosia debut Staan, a European search index that aims to take on Big Tech

European search engines Qwant and Ecosia said on Wednesday that they have both started serving search queries through an index they developed together, Staan, that aims to be a cheaper, more privacy-f...
#AI

Clay confirms it closed $100M round at $3.1B valuation | TechCrunch The AI sales automation startup raised fresh funds, led by CapitalG, just months after its last round.

🦋 Clay confirms it closed $100M round at $3.1B valuation

The AI sales automation startup raised fresh funds, led by CapitalG, just months after its last round.
#AI #Startups #Venture #CapitalG #clay #InBrief #SalesAutomation

For the first time, OpenAI models are available on AWS | TechCrunch This is a juicy competitive move for both companies after AWS faced an onslaught of criticism over its progress with AI.

📢 For the first time, OpenAI models are available on AWS

This is a juicy competitive move for both companies after AWS faced an onslaught of criticism over its progress with AI.
#AI #Enterprise #AWS #CloudComputing #Microsoft #OpenAI

Linda Yaccarino joins health tech platform eMed as CEO after leaving X | TechCrunch Though Yaccarino does not have experience in health tech, eMed said in a press release that they sought her out for her "undeniable ability to negotiate new partnerships."

📢 Linda Yaccarino joins health tech platform eMed as CEO after leaving X

Though Yaccarino does not have experience in health tech, eMed said in a press release that they sought her out for her "undeniable ability to negotiate new partnerships."
#BiotechHealth #emed #LindaYaccarino

Substack rival Ghost connects to the open social web with its latest public release | TechCrunch While the ActivityPub integration is a main selling point for Ghost 6, this major release includes a number of other changes and new additions.

🦋 Substack rival Ghost connects to the open social web with its latest public release

While the ActivityPub integration is a main selling point for Ghost 6, this major release includes a number of other changes and new additions.
#MediaEntertainment #Social #activitypub #fediverse #ghost #social

OpenAI launches two 'open' AI reasoning models | TechCrunch For the first time in more than five years, OpenAI is launching a new open language model that appears to be state of the art.

📢 OpenAI launches two ‘open’ AI reasoning models

For the first time in more than five years, OpenAI is launching a new open language model that appears to be state of the art.
#AI #OpenAI #OpenModel

Some people are defending Perplexity after Cloudflare ‘named and shamed’ it | TechCrunch In a debate likely to get louder as AI agent usage grows, some people say Perplexity crawling blocked websites isn't a simple matter.

📢 Some people are defending Perplexity after Cloudflare ‘named and shamed’ it

In a debate likely to get louder as AI agent usage grows, some people say Perplexity crawling blocked websites isn't a simple matter.
#AI #cloudflare #WebScraping #AiAgent #Perplexity #AiBots

The EU AI Act aims to create a level playing field for AI innovation: Here's what it is | TechCrunch The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, known as the EU AI Act, has been described as “the world's first comprehensive AI law” by the European Commission.

🦋 The EU AI Act aims to create a level playing field for AI innovation: Here’s what it is

The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, known as the EU AI Act, has been described as “the world's first comprehensive AI law” by the European Commission.
#AI #GovernmentPolicy #EUAIAct

Google’s NotebookLM is now available to younger users as competition in the AI education space intensifies | TechCrunch The removal of age restrictions is intended to provide younger students with access to the AI research tool, allowing them to better understand their class materials.

🦋 Google’s NotebookLM is now available to younger users as competition in the AI education space intensifies

The removal of age restrictions is intended to provide younger students with access to the AI research tool, allowing them to better understand their class materials.
#AI #EdTech #Google

WhatsApp adds new features to protect against scams | TechCrunch The company announced that it took down over 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to criminal scam centers targeting people around the world.

👋 WhatsApp adds new features to protect against scams

The company announced that it took down over 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to criminal scam centers targeting people around the world.
#Apps #WhatsApp #Meta

Three weeks after acquiring Windsurf, Cognition offers staff the exit door | TechCrunch Cognition is also laying off 30 employees. Those who don't take the buyout are expected to work 80+ hour weeks.

🦋 Three weeks after acquiring Windsurf, Cognition offers staff the exit door

Cognition is also laying off 30 employees. Those who don't take the buyout are expected to work 80+ hour weeks.
#AI #Startups #cognition #Devin #Layoffs #MergersAndAcquisitions #VibeCoding #Windsurf

ElevenLabs launches an AI music generator, which it claims is cleared for commercial use | TechCrunch The AI audio-generation unicorn ElevenLabs announced the launch of a new model that allows users to generate music that's cleared for commercial use.

👋 ElevenLabs launches an AI music generator, which it claims is cleared for commercial use

The AI audio-generation unicorn ElevenLabs announced the launch of a new model that allows users to generate music that's cleared for commercial use.
#AI #AiMusic #ElevenLabs

Trump says he'll announce semiconductor and chip tariffs | TechCrunch This announcement comes as the Trump administration is also mulling over its approach to AI chip export restrictions.

👋 Trump says he’ll announce semiconductor and chip tariffs

This announcement comes as the Trump administration is also mulling over its approach to AI chip export restrictions.
#Enterprise #TC #Hardware #AI #Intel #semiconductor #TSMC #AIChips #Tariffs #ArtificialIntelligence

Hacker used a voice phishing attack to steal Cisco customers' personal information | TechCrunch Cisco disclosed a data breach including customer names, organization names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers of Cisco.com users.

🦋 Hacker used a voice phishing attack to steal Cisco customers’ personal information

Cisco disclosed a data breach including customer names, organization names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers of Cisco.com users.
#Security #Cisco #cybercrime #cybersecurity #DataBreach #hackers