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Mozilla announced the shutdown of its Pocket app and the Fakespot browser extension, emphasizing a shift in focus to better align with user needs, effective July 8, 2025.
Anthropic's new AI models, Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, exhibit advanced reasoning capabilities and are reportedly among the best performing in the industry, although early deployment faced safety concerns.
The U.S. House passed a budget bill that would impose a ten-year ban on state-level AI regulations while also revoking California's authority to set stricter tailpipe emission standards, raising eyebrows over its implications for environmental policy.
Google I/O showcased advancements in AI integration across its services, including a new chat feature in Google Search and updates to Android XR, with expectations of augmented reality devices on the horizon.
Microsoft is implementing generative AI features in its Notepad application and Paint tool, signaling a trend toward integrating AI into everyday productivity software as competitors ramp up their own AI-driven innovations.

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Anthropic’s latest flagship AI sure seems to love using the ‘cyclone’ emoji techcrunch.com 11 minutes ago by Kyle Wiggers
AI, Anthropic, Claude
Anthropic’s new flagship AI model, Claude Opus 4, is a strong programmer and writer, the company claims. When talking to itself, it’s also a p…
Tinder CEO to step down in July techcrunch.com an hour ago by Dominic-Madori Davis
Social, In Brief, Match, Tinder
Faye Iosotaluno, the CEO of Tinder, will step down from her role in July, according to a post she published on LinkedIn. Iosotaluno served le…
Senate votes to revoke California’s ability to set air pollution standards techcrunch.com 2 hours ago by Tim De Chant
Climate, Government & Policy, Transportation, air pollution, california, electric vehicles, U.S. Senate, zero emissions
The state was to require increasing sales of zero-emissions cars and passenger trucks starting in 2026.
A safety institute advised against releasing an early version of Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4 AI model techcrunch.com 2 hours ago by Kyle Wiggers
AI, Anthropic, Claude
A third-party research institute that Anthropic partnered with to test one of its new flagship AI models, Claude Opus 4, recommended against d…
Microsoft says Lumma password stealer malware found on 394,000 Windows PCs techcrunch.com 2 hours ago by Zack Whittaker
Security, cyberattack, cybersecurity, In Brief, justice department, malware, Microsoft
Microsoft and law enforcement announced a coordinated takedown of the Lumma pasword-stealing malware.
Mozilla is shutting down read-it-later app Pocket techcrunch.com 2 hours ago by Aisha Malik
Apps, Mozilla, pocket
Mozilla announced on Thursday that it’s shutting down Pocket, a read-it-later app it acquired in 2017, on July 8. The company is also shutting…
Anthropic’s new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline techcrunch.com 3 hours ago by Maxwell Zeff
AI, Anthropic
Anthropic’s newly launched Claude Opus 4 model frequently tries to blackmail developers when they threaten to replace it with a new AI system …
Open social web browser Surf makes it easier for anyone to build custom feeds techcrunch.com 3 hours ago by Sarah Perez
Apps, Social, Bluesky, flipboard, social feeds, social media, surf
With Starter Sets, Surf is simplifying the process of building those custom feeds, personalizing them, and even publishing them off-platform, …
Meta adds another 650 MW of solar power to its AI push techcrunch.com 4 hours ago by Tim De Chant
AI, Climate, Enterprise, data centers, Solar Power, aes, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Meta, renewable power
The company already has more than 12 gigawatts of capacity in its renewable power portfolio.
Anthropic’s new Claude 4 AI models can reason over many steps techcrunch.com 4 hours ago by Kyle Wiggers
AI, Apps, Anthropic
During its inaugural developer conference Thursday, Anthropic launched two new AI models that the startup claims are among the industry’s best…
SpaceX’s Starship cleared to return to flight with expanded ‘hazard areas’ techcrunch.com 4 hours ago by Sean O'Kane
Space, Transportation, SpaceX, Starship
The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared SpaceX to perform the ninth test flight of its Starship rocket system, following back-to-back …
Vercel debuts an AI model optimized for web development techcrunch.com 5 hours ago by Kyle Wiggers
AI, Vercel, V0
The team behind Vercel’s V0, an AI-powered platform for web creation, has developed an AI model it claims excels at certain website developmen…
RevenueCat raises $50M as it expands beyond mobile app monetization techcrunch.com 5 hours ago by Sarah Perez
Startups, Bain Capital, in-app purchase, RevenueCat
Key to the company's growth are the next products RevenueCat has on its roadmap, the company's founder says.
The wild story of how gut health AI toilet startup Throne raised $4M led by Moxxie techcrunch.com 5 hours ago by Julie Bort
TC, Startups, Venture, toilets, Exclusive, Computer Vision, gut health, Moxxie Ventures
The tale of how smart toilet startup Throne landed its seed round is so full of serendipities, one could almost believe it was orchestrated by…
The complete Side Events lineup at TechCrunch Sessions: AI techcrunch.com 5 hours ago by TechCrunch Events
Startups, AI, TechCrunch Sessions: AI, TC Sessions: AI
Get ready to amplify your TechCrunch Sessions: AI experience with the electrifying lineup of Side Events taking Boston by storm during the wee…
OpenAI teams up with Cisco, Oracle to build UAE data center techcrunch.com 6 hours ago by Kyle Wiggers
AI, In Brief, OpenAI, stargate
As rumored, OpenAI is expanding its ambitious Stargate data center project to the Middle East. On Thursday, the company announced Stargate UAE…
4 days left: Up to $900 off your ticket and 90% off for your plus-one at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 techcrunch.com 6 hours ago by TechCrunch Events
AI, Apps, Biotech & Health, Climate, Crypto, Enterprise, Fintech, Fundraising, Government & Policy, Media & Entertainment, Real estate, Robotics, Space, Startups, TC, Venture, Disrupt 2025, TechCrunch Disrupt, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
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Strava is buying up athletic training apps — first Runna, and now The Breakaway techcrunch.com 6 hours ago by Amanda Silberling
Apps, fitness app, Mergers and Acquisitions, runna, Strava, the breakaway
The social fitness app Strava has made two acquisitions over the last month and change: On Thursday, Strava acquired cycling app The Breakaway…
Signal’s new Windows update prevents the system from capturing screenshots of chats techcrunch.com 13 hours ago by Ivan Mehta
Apps, Security, Microsoft, privacy, signal, Windows
Signal said today that it is updating its Windows app to prevent the system from capturing screenshots, thereby protecting the content that is…
OpenAI’s next big bet won’t be a wearable: Report techcrunch.com 16 hours ago by Connie Loizos
AI, TC, devices, In Brief, jony ive, OpenAI
OpenAI pushed generative AI into the public consciousness. Now, it could be developing a very different kind of AI device. According to a WSJ …