Tech
AI Summary
- AI continues to dominate tech headlines, with companies like Anthropic developing watermarking for AI-generated content and Spotify taking steps to label and exclude AI-generated music from recommendations.
- The ongoing discourse around AI's impact extends to its potential misuse, as evidenced by the FBI's report on a North Korean IT staffer working for a US government agency and concerns about AI-led cyberattacks.
- Meta is pushing its vision for AI with new models like Glimmer and Muse Glimmer, while also advocating for open models in contrast to 'closed' AI rivals.
- The tech industry is grappling with the evolution beyond the smartphone, with Amazon's Panos Panay set to discuss future devices at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
- Despite advancements in AI, challenges persist, including the disappearance of the internet's collective memory as AI 'eats the web,' and the ongoing debate surrounding AI's role and potential risks in society.
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TechCrunch
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Bumble ditches its rule that kept men from making the first move
an hour ago
by Lauren Forristal
Apps, bumble, dating apps, online datingBumble is ditching the rule that it has enforced since launching in 2024. Men can finally message first.
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North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI
an hour ago
by Zack Whittaker
Security, cybersecurity, North Korea, us governmentThe investigation shows that North Koreans are able to infiltrate government agencies, as well as private organizations and crypto exchanges.
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Spotify will label ‘AI Persona’ profiles and exclude their music from recommendations
2 hours ago
by Sarah Perez
Media & Entertainment, AI, SpotifySpotify is introducing “AI Persona” labels for artist profiles that represent AI-generated identities and will exclude their music from editorial, algorithmic, and personalized recommendations by default.
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What comes after the smartphone? Amazon’s Panos Panay will make his case at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
3 hours ago
by TechCrunch Events
Hardware, TechCrunch DisruptAt Disrupt 2026, Amazon's Panos Panay will provide an exclusive vision for what's in store for us beyond the smartphone.
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Anthropic says it will watermark text generated by its AI models
3 hours ago
by Ivan Mehta
AI, Anthropic, claude code, watermarksAnthropic will extend support for watermarking AI generations for older models as well.
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The Verge
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Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful
2 hours ago
by Mia Sato
AI, Amazon, Business, Google, Online Shopping, TechEarlier this summer, Amazon customers began noticing that emails related to their online orders looked sparse: Order confirmation emails didn't name specific items anymore, and instead listed only item categories. "Your Beauty item is confirmed!" an email about my retainer cleaning tablets read. Shoppers have posted other iterations of the redacted emails as well: " Ordered: 1 Hardware item ," " Your Drugstore, Shoes, and other items are here! " and " 1 Nutrition & Wellness, 1 Wireless Accessories ," for example. The emails have clip art-style illustrations of general product categories, and a shopper has to exit their email
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GuliKit’s new Switch controller features next-generation anti-drift thumbsticks
2 hours ago
by Andrew Liszewski
Gadgets, Gaming, News, TechGuliKit announced its first wireless controller to use an improved version of the anti-drift tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) thumbsticks featured in its budget-friendly ES Pro that debuted nearly a year ago. Available now for $49.99 , the new GuliKit ES Max is more expensive than last year's $29.99 ES Pro, but still cheaper than Nintendo's Switch 2 Pro Controller , while offering more features and functionality without the risk of stick drift that plagued the original Switch. The TMR thumbsticks in the ES Max don't feature a complete reimagining of the technology but measure stick movement in a slightly different way
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Bumble now lets men make the first move
2 hours ago
by Jess Weatherbed
Apps, News, TechBumble backtracks on “women make the first move.” | Image: The Verge Bumble was famously built around exclusively giving women the power to initiate messages in heterosexual matches when it first launched in 2014 - but now the times they are a-changin' for the dating app. Today, Bumble has announced a "global evolution to its signature conversation experience": anyone can now send the first message, and the deadline to respond before the match expires has been extended from 24 hours to a 72-hour window. "While women making the first move was a radical idea, being women-first was never about prescribing
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Spotify says it won’t recommend music from ‘AI Personas’
2 hours ago
by Emma Roth
AI, Entertainment, Music, News, SpotifySpotify will soon label AI artists and remove their music from your recommendations. The change, which will start rolling out in mid-September , means you'll see an "AI Persona" badge on an artist's profile across the app if they do "not represent a real person." The music streaming platform will allow artists to disclose that they're an AI persona starting today, but it won't rely solely on self-identification. Spotify says it will use human review and AI tools to determine whether someone's profile, including their name and image, "appears to represent photorealistic AI-generated identities." If Spotify determines that an artist's
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Claude will apply invisible watermarks to AI text and images
3 hours ago
by Jess Weatherbed
AI, Anthropic, News, Policy, Politics, Regulation, TechAnthropic has pledged to start marking Claude-generated text and images with machine-readable data, in an effort to comply with European rules for AI transparency. "Generated text will carry embedded watermarks, and generated files will include digitally signed provenance metadata where supported," Anthropic says on a new Claude support page . The changes are invisible to human eyes, but will make it easier for people and online platforms to detect if content was generated by Claude models. These updates are a future commitment rather than something that will go into effect immediately. New AI labeling and transparency obligations under the …
Wired
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AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions
an hour ago
by Molly Taft
Science, Science / Environment, Force, MultiplierNew research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive, AI could help increase carbon emissions by up to nearly 5 percent—vastly outpacing the impact of data centers.
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A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call
2 hours ago
by Lily Hay Newman
Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News, Sneak, AttackResearchers say it took fewer than 20 prompts for a public AI tool to find a flaw (now fixed) allowing anyone on a Zoom call to hijack another participants’ device.
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Ranking the Best Red-Light Therapy Masks and LED Devices of 2026
4 hours ago
by Boutayna Chokrane
Gear, Gear / Buying Guides, Gear / Products / Beauty, Gear / How To and Advice, Glow, UpI tried the red-light therapy masks flooding my feed and consulted with professionals to find out which ones are worth the splurge.
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6 Best Dehumidifiers to Fight Mold and Muggy Summers (2026)
4 hours ago
by Matthew Korfhage
Gear, Gear / Buying Guides, Gear / Products / Home, Some, Like, It, DryIf you care about good air, it’s time for a dehumidifier. These are the best ones we’ve tested for everything from basements to drying laundry.
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A New Trick Reveals AI Models’ Inner Thoughts
4 hours ago
by Will Knight
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, DistilleryResearchers devised a way to extract “reasoning traces” from Claude, GPT, and Gemini. What they found, they say, indicates that some Chinese AI may be trained on leading US models.