Monthly Archives: November 2024

T-Mobile says telco hackers had ‘no access’ to customer call and text message logs

The phone giant said hackers did not access the contents or logs of customer phone calls or text messages, during an industry-wide attack on phone and internet companies. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Top 5 Ways to Bypass Internet Shutdowns

Discover effective methods to bypass internet restrictions and stay connected during shutdowns. Learn how to use VPNs, a mesh network, and more.

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Google Gemini’s Imagen 3 lets players design their own chess pieces

Google Labs, the experimental arm of the tech giant, has introduced a new online project that offers an entertaining variation of the game of chess. The web experiment is named GenChess, which, as the name implies, uses Gemini Imagen 3, … Continue reading

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This Week in AI: AI gets creative in the kitchen

Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. It’s nearly Thanksgiving, and you know what that means: stuffing your face to the point of comatosis. Well, that and entertaining … Continue reading

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Bitcoin bounces back above $95,000 as investors eye $100,000 milestone heading into Thanksgiving holiday

Bitcoin climbed back over $95,000 on Wednesday following a pullback this week from its recent record.

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Meta’s Threads is developing its own take on Bluesky’s ‘Starter Packs’

Hoping to quell some of the momentum behind social network Bluesky, a competitor to X and Meta’s Threads, Meta is developing a feature that takes inspiration from one of Bluesky’s more popular additions: the concept of “Starter Packs,” or hand-curated … Continue reading

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OpenAI moves to trademark its o1 ‘reasoning’ models

OpenAI has filed a trademark application for its latest AI model, o1, as the firm moves to shield its IP. On Tuesday, OpenAI submitted paperwork to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to register the trademark “OpenAI o1.” Interestingly, … Continue reading

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Google Makes Changes to Search Features to Appease EU Regulators

Third-party comparison sites and suppliers will be able to display more detailed information, such as prices and images, within search results.

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TuSimple co-founder demands liquidation, sues company for control of his shares

Xiaodi Hou, the co-founder and former CEO of self-driving truck startup TuSimple, is demanding that the board immediately liquidate the company and return all remaining funds – roughly $450 million – to shareholders “on a pure pro-rata basis, regardless of … Continue reading

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Elon Musk’s AI company may release a consumer app

xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company, is reportedly preparing to release a standalone consumer app. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal, which reports that the upcoming app will be similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT app, allowing users to access xAI’s Grok … Continue reading

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