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Meta says that it has a new internal tool that is converting mouse movements and button clicks into data that can train its AI models.

Anthropic told TechCrunch it is investigating the claims, but maintains that there is no evidence that its systems have been impacted.

The move could shore up weaknesses at each company, but it also reveals them. Neither Cursor nor xAI has proprietary models that can match the leading offerings from Anthropic and OpenAI — the same companies now competing directly with Cursor for the developer market.

Cook, who joined Apple in 1998, succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO in 2011 and went on to transform Apple into a $4 trillion powerhouse. 

Apple's top job comes with almost unrivaled power and money, but it comes with plenty of baggage, too.

Founded by an OSU researcher, the startup is developing AI agents that can become experts in any domain.

Apple tells TechCrunch Cal AI was removed not for web payments alone, but for deceptive billing, manipulative tactics, and App Store rule violations.

When 60,000 attendees descend on Tokyo Big Sight April 27–29, the headline numbers are hard to ignore: 750 startup exhibitors, 151 sessions, city leaders from 49 countries. But the stat that tells you what kind of event this actually is? It's 10,000 facilitated business meetings — brokered, booked, and tracked before most attendees even land.

ChatGPT Images 2.0, the newest image-generation model from OpenAI, shows just how much AI capabilities have evolved over the last few years.

This week, during a podcast appearance, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called out his competitor's new cybersecurity model, noting that the company was using fear to make its product sound more impressive than it actually is.

The photo deletion comes after an FTC settlement with Clarifai. The company had asked OkCupid — whose executives had invested in Clarifai — to share data in 2014, according to court documents.

Latitude's new AI-native platform, Voyage, aims to help gamers create their very own role-playing game.

Extra, from a team of former Pinterest designers and engineers, reimagines email around your life instead of the traditional inbox.

A former employee of a cybersecurity firm pleaded guilty to aiding ransomware criminals to maximize their profits, with the goal of taking a cut of the ransom.

Bond wants you to get off the couch and get back into the real world, its creator says. The new platform's AI system is designed to motivate users to do things away from the app.

YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection tool to celebrities, giving talent and their reps a way to find and remove deepfakes.

The agreement comes just as Einride is finalizing a merger with blank-check company Legato Merger Corp. to go public.

Fintech giant Revolut, which secured a full banking license in the U.K. in March after years of waiting, was most recently valued at $75 billion in a secondary share sale.

Some lawmakers are calling for widespread reforms following years of surveillance scandals and abuses across successive U.S. administrations. But even if the spy law known as Section 702 expires on April 30, the government's spy powers will not automatically lapse.

Starting on September 1, Ternus will lead one of the world's most valuable companies, but if you're not a dedicated Apple enthusiast, you've probably never heard of this man, who has largely remained out of the spotlight until now.