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Rayon raises €10M to bring AI and 3D to its interior design software
Rayon, the Paris-based startup that has created software allowing interior designers to draw floor plans in a web browser, announced that it has raised 10 million euros in its Ser…
Nothing's flagship $399 Headphone 1 Pro actually have some professional features
Nothing's new 'pro' headphones feature a flat EQ, bucking the trend of custom equalizers.
Samsung and five affiliates put $1bn into KKR’s AI infrastructure firm
On Tuesday, the group said that six of Samsung’s companies are pooling their resources to make a $1bn investment in Helix Digital Infrastructure, a company that KKR set up in June…
X withheld nearly 500 accounts in Turkey in a week, censorship monitor says
According to a report by Bloomberg on Tuesday, X has concealed around 500 accounts from users in Turkey over the past week, many of which are operated by reporters, economists and…
Two-thirds of finance teams now use AI tools, CFO Connect survey finds
AI is now a standard feature in finance departments, with 67% of finance teams currently using one or more AI tools, up from 56% the previous year and 31% in 2024. That is the mai…
Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech
Protego Ventures, the first and largest dedicated defense tech VC in Israel, just completed its final $125 million closing, TechCrunch learned exclusively.
Your car’s data privacy problems are worse than you think
You hear it all the time: Modern cars are basically smartphones on wheels. And just like the phone in your pocket, the car in your driveway collects vast amounts of data - trackin…
Anthropic lost $8 billion last year and said its AI could destroy humanity
Despite a $2 trillion valuation ahead of its IPO, Anthropic hasn't been a money-spinning operation so far.
OpenAI apologises to Australia and names four agencies its models accessed
OpenAI has apologized to Australia after its models accessed four government websites without permission during training in June. The company also admitted it should have given an…
Meta now has a version of Muse just for small businesses
The agent can now connect to ad accounts and analytics for Instagram and Facebook.
UK employers are the most wary of AI in hiring, recruiter’s survey suggests
More than half of UK employers in a new survey by recruitment firm Morgan McKinley said they do not use AI to hire, compared with 36% across all seven markets polled. That makes t…
Kiteworks patches critical flaw, brings customer systems online
American tech company Kiteworks has lifted a precautionary advisory asking customers to shut down systems after patching a critical vulnerability. [...]
Ex-Tesla team raises $12.5M to put supply chains on autopilot
Atomic's agentic supply chain software is now being used by companies like DoorDash and HelloFresh.
Dutch Police Arrest 24-Year-Old Amsterdam Man in ShinyHunters Investigation
Dutch authorities have confirmed that they arrested a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam in connection with the ShinyHunters group. "It is true that this month a 24-year-old man from …
OpenAI reportedly cancels GPT-6.1 Astra's release over deceptive behavior
According to The New York Times, OpenAI scrapped GPT-6.1 Astra's release because it didn't meet safety standards.
France says Google fines should cut what EU countries pay into the budget
France wants the billions of euros Google has paid in EU fines to lower what member states pay into the bloc’s budget. Benjamin Haddad, the Minister Delegate for European Affairs,…
Opera for Android now comes with a free eSIM and 3GB of data
It's limited to Opera users in certain countries, however.
OpenAI cancels October launch of GPT-6.1 Astra after failed safety tests
OpenAI has called off the October release of GPT-6.1 Astra after the model failed to meet its own safety and alignment standards in testing. The Wall Street Journal broke the news…
Apple patches CoreGraphics zero-day flaw exploited in attacks
Apple released security updates to fix a zero-day vulnerability exploited in "extremely sophisticated" targeted attacks on iOS devices. [...]
Google takes EU to court over orders to share search data with AI rivals
Google has gone to court to challenge two EU orders that would require it to open Android to rival AI assistants and share search data with other search engines, Reuters reported.…
Anthropic founders to keep 50.1% of votes after IPO through Founder LLC
Anthropic’s seven co-founders will hold 50.1% of the company’s voting power after it lists. They will do so through a new entity called the Founder LLC, according to a draft IPO f…
Marble raises €6.5M Series A led by Smartfin for its open-source fraud and AML platform
The Paris-based company Marble, which develops open-source software for fraud detection and anti-money laundering compliance, raised €6.5 million in its Series A round, with Smart…
Meta signs deal for Firmus AI computing capacity in Southeast Asia
Meta has signed deals to rent AI chips at data centers in Southeast Asia run by Firmus, an Australian company that builds them, the two companies announced. Meta has reserved a ce…
Official MCP Python SDK Flaw Can Let Malicious Servers Steal OAuth Credentials
A malicious MCP server could trick an application built on the official MCP Python SDK into handing over the OAuth credentials it uses to log in to a real service, the SDK's maint…