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The vulnerability in the decades-old game could have allowed hackers to take over victims’ computers with a malicious game invite.

Apple has published the policies governing its upcoming Maps advertising business, revealing a strategy that differs from Google’s. The new rules prohibit home services businesses like plumbers, electricians, locksmiths, and roofers from advertising on Apple Maps, along with several other sensitive categories, suggesting Apple is taking a more curated approach to these ads.

The stock has steadily fallen from the euphoric post-IPO high, showing that markets may be sobering up to the promises CEO Elon Musk made before and after SpaceX went public.

It's the company's first public proof point after a year and a half spent building AI infrastructure largely out of public view.

OnePlus could also wind down its operations in India by 2027.

Google's biggest solar and battery project stands in sharp contrast with xAI's nearby unpermitted power plant.

The hacker used an employee's credentials to access source code, which revealed how Suno scraped decades of audio.

Livestream shopping platform Whatnot has acquired AI startup Shaped, a machine learning company focused on real-time recommendations and search. The deal will bolster Whatnot’s personalization and discovery features as it expands into new product categories.

Microsoft's monthly release of security fixes, dubbed Patch Tuesday, resolved a record 570 security vulnerabilities across the company's product line, thanks to discoveries with AI.

If completed, the acquisition would unite two of the biggest names in digital payments.

The deal, which was rumored to be in the works last year, marks an important step for Apple's AI ambitions in a key market.

Can a handful of engineers really do the work of an army of consultants? That’s the bet behind Ode with Anthropic — the joint venture dedicated to embedding forward-deployed engineers in enterprise firms, backed by Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs and others. On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan sits down with Ode’s leaders Chris Taylor and Eddie Siegel, who founded Fractional AI, […]

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New Delhi announced a $6.5 billion smartphone manufacturing program and a $13.3 billion semiconductor push to deepen India's electronics supply chain.

The 2024 indictment, now unsealed, accuses three Russians and two web hosts of aiding hackers and profiting from cybercrime.

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Apple announced the new CarPlay feature not long after Google announced a similar update for Android Auto.

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