A high school student in Baltimore County, Maryland was reportedly handcuffed and searched after an AI security system flagged his bag of chips as a possible firearm.
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High school’s AI security system confuses Doritos bag for a possible firearm | TechCrunch
Taki Allen, a student at Kenwood High School, told CNN affiliate WBAL, “I was just holding a Doritos bag — it was two hands and one finger out,...
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OpenAI launched an AI-powered browser this week, but it feels like it offers a slight efficiency gain at best.
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Who are AI browsers for? | TechCrunch
That news was on our minds as Max Zeff, Sean O’Kane, and I discussed the browser landscape — including some lesser-known alternatives — on th...
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About a week ago, I woke to a dizzying DM on Instagram — Rizzbot flipping me off. This sent me down a rabbit hole about humanoids in society.
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TikTok robot star Rizzbot gave me the middle finger | TechCrunch
About a week ago, I woke to a dizzying DM on Instagram — Rizzbot flipping me off. This sent me down a rabbit hole about humanoids in society.
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BlaBlaCar is seeing rapid growth in India, with 20 million passengers expected this year — up 50% from last year.
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India, the market BlaBlaCar once walked away from, is now its biggest | TechCrunch
BlaBlaCar is seeing rapid growth in India, with 20 million passengers expected this year — up 50% from last year.
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New AI browsers from OpenAI and Perplexity promise to increase user productivity, but they also come with increased security risks.
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The glaring security risks with AI browser agents | TechCrunch
New AI browsers from OpenAI and Perplexity promise to increase user productivity, but they also come with increased security risks.
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The revolving door reportedly reflects deeper tensions.
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Musk's ad chief at X departs after just 10 months | TechCrunch
The revolving door reportedly reflects deeper tensions.
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Learn how to use Spotify, Canva, Figma, Expedia, and other apps directly in ChatGPT.
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How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others | TechCrunch
Learn how to use Spotify, Canva, Figma, Expedia, and other apps directly in ChatGPT.
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The browser wars are heating up again, this time with AI in the driver’s seat.  OpenAI just launched Atlas, a ChatGPT-powered browser that lets users surf the web using natural language and even includes an “agent mode” that can complete tasks autonomously. It’s one of the biggest browser launches in recent memory, but it’s debuting […]
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The browser wars are back, and this time they're powered by AI | TechCrunch
Watch as Equity breaks down Atlas’s debut, the broader wave of alternative browsers, the AWS crash that broke much of the internet, and more of t...
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With this new feature, users can go back and find videos they might not have had the chance to save.
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Instagram's latest feature lets you go back to see your watched Reels | TechCrunch
With this new feature, users can go back and find videos they might not have had the chance to save.
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As demand for electricity from data centers grows, Arbor Energy has made its power plant capable of burning natural gas in addition to biomass.
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Arbor’s ‘vegetarian rocket engine’ power plant is actually an omnivore | TechCrunch
As demand for electricity from data centers grows, Arbor Energy has made its power plant capable of burning natural gas in addition to biomass.
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