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Recording device hidden in toilet paper found in top-secret OpenAI meeting room
OpenAI engineer faces 5 years and $250K fine as FBI lobs foreign spy charges.
Netflix to lay off roughly 1,000 employees in biggest round of job cuts since 2022
That's about 6 percent of its current workforce.
U.S. Shuts Down Over 40 Laptop Farms, Charges 14 in North Korean IT Worker Fraud
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday charged 14 people and seized about 187 computers as part of its ongoing efforts to disrupt North Korea's fraudulent remote IT worke…
EV sales rebound to their highest level in a year, and stay 40% below 2025
US EV sales rose 6.1% on the previous quarter to almost 263,000, their highest in a year, against more than 437,000 in the same quarter of 2025. Europe registered 277,006 electric…
Repairing the iPhone Duo’s folding screen costs as much as a new iPhone
If you don't get AppleCare Plus for the iPhone Duo, any repairs are going to be pretty expensive. Apple published the estimated repair costs for the iPhone Duo without AppleCare P…
Honey, Xbox shrunk its controller
Microsoft is officially announcing its Xbox Nano controller today, a smaller and cheaper controller that's designed to fit into your pocket. The more compact controller is also de…
Microsoft has a new machine learning tool to improve weather forecasts
Old-school physics-based weather forecasting and even new AI models typically become less reliable beyond two weeks, a problem Microsoft claims to have solved using machine learni…
Now you can call anyone with WhatsApp, even if they don’t have WhatsApp
WhatsApp's new guest calling feature allows you to invite anyone to a call, without needing them to make an account first. They won't need the app, either, since Meta also added s…
Legendary FPS level designer Richard "Levelord" Gray dies at 68
Tributes pour in for the man behind iconic Duke Nukem 3D levels and much more.
Android will use Gemini to warn you about scammy messages
Google will tell if you a scammer is trying to message you and will protect your banking details from prying eyes while sharing your screen.
2026 standout Titanium Court is springing onto consoles and mobile on October 29
One of the best games of the year won't be confined to Steam for much longer.
Prismm helps banks keep inherited money in-house
With Prismm, account holders can give designated family members access to their accounts and documents ahead of time.
Android is using AI to suss out scammers in Google Messages
Android is introducing new scam defense features that aim to make it easier for users to evade mobile fraud, including bolstered protection in Google Messages and additional safeg…
Square’s new kiosk lets you talk to AI for help with your order
Square is launching new hardware: a big kiosk for ordering things that has a touchscreen and lets you talk to an AI. It's called the Square Kiosk. Square says the Kiosk, which has…
Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer
Abdulrahman Alfozan had worked for the AI giant for more than a year before he was arrested by the FBI.
A London startup is putting AI cameras into Polish operating theatres
VitVio is deploying its Vetro camera and sensor platform at University Clinical Centre in Gdańsk, the first Polish hospital to take it. The AI Act category that covers systems mon…
Alibaba AI models cleared for use in Apple Intelligence in China just in time for the iPhone Duo launch
Apple's integrated AI system is still yet to be rolled out in mainland China, despite launching nearly two years ago.
Anthropic’s self-replicating AI warning is an alarming deja vu
Are legions of smart devices - fridges, ovens, vacuum cleaners, lawnmowers, security cameras, and TVs - conspiring to take over the internet? No. But they could soon be unwitting …
Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music
Deezer said that the new toggle will be rolled out by the end of the year.
Save 50% on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket and join the last two days in San Francisco’s Moscone West
Get 50% discount on the last two days of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Oct. 14-25, in San Francisco's Moscone West. Register now and join the rest of the startup ecosystem. Today, it's…
Netflix is laying off around 1,000 employees
Following a report last week that Netflix was planning to lay off five percent of the company, today the streamer's co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters announced in an email that…
HomeView doesn’t natively support any video apps yet — not even Apple’s
Apple says HomeView is "the perfect way" to enjoy its audio and video entertainment apps, but some notable examples like Apple TV only work if you AirPlay it through your iPhone. …
Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace
Zenzap is used by organizations including Starbucks and Taco Bell
Ukraine claims Starlink is suddenly disrupting service for its military
Ukrainian officials claim the Elon Musk-owned Starlink put new limits on its service in the area without warning, disrupting the country's drone operations and missions, according…