[ad_1] The idea of hiring your “first critical engineer” is getting a serious reality check at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Join Lauri Moore, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, and David Cramer, co-founder and chief product officer at Sentry, and Zach Lloyd, founder and CEO …
Read More »TruSources to show off its on-device identity-checking tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
[ad_1] For years, “know your customer” checks have become commonplace on the internet, often by way of sharing a copy of your government-issued ID and a selfie to confirm that it’s really you, to access a website or app, or to purchase certain goods. Nowadays, age-verification laws taking effect …
Read More »Today is the last day to save up to $668 on Disrupt 2025 tickets
[ad_1] This is it! You have less than 24 hours left to lock in ticket savings of up to $668 for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27-29 in San Francisco, before prices go up at 11:59 p.m. PT tonight. Wait too long and you’ll miss out on these last-minute savings …
Read More »Viral call-recording app Neon goes dark after exposing users’ phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts
[ad_1] A viral app called Neon, which offers to record your phone calls and pay you for the audio so it can sell that data to AI companies, has rapidly risen to the ranks of the top-five free iPhone apps since its launch last week. The app already has thousands …
Read More »Meta launches ‘Vibes,’ a short-form video feed of AI slop
[ad_1] In a move no one asked for, Meta is introducing “Vibes,” a new feed in the Meta AI app and on meta.ai for sharing and creating short-form, AI-generated videos. Think TikTok or Instagram Reels, but every single video you come across is essentially AI slop. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg …
Read More »Thousands of Indian bank transfer records found online
[ad_1] A data spill from an unsecured cloud server has exposed hundreds of thousands of sensitive bank transfer documents in India, revealing account numbers, transaction figures, and individuals’ contact details. Researchers at cybersecurity firm UpGuard discovered in late August a publicly accessible Amazon-hosted storage server containing 273,000 PDF documents relating …
Read More »Trump signs executive order to facilitate TikTok deal
[ad_1] President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that essentially approves the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations to an American investor group in order to keep the social media app operational in the country. Vice President JD Vance said that the deal would value TikTok US at “around $14 …
Read More »Inside the Box: Aaron Levie on reinvention at Disrupt 2025
[ad_1] At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, Box CEO and co-founder Aaron Levie takes the Disrupt Stage for a candid conversation on what invention really looks like inside a public company, what AI is changing (and not changing) in enterprise software, and why …
Read More »Microsoft cuts cloud services to Israeli military unit over Palestinian surveillance
[ad_1] Microsoft has cut off the Israel Ministry of Defense’s access to some of its tech and services after an internal investigation found the organization appeared to be using its tech to store surveillance data on phone calls made by Palestinians. The tech giant announced on Thursday that it made the decision to “cease and disable” certain subscriptions from the Israeli military. This affects …
Read More »OpenAI launches ChatGPT Pulse to proactively write you morning briefs
[ad_1] OpenAI is launching a new feature inside of ChatGPT called Pulse, which generates personalized reports for users while they sleep. Pulse offers users five to ten briefs that can get them up to speed on their day, and is aimed at encouraging users to check ChatGPT first thing in …
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