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X, formerly Twitter, streamlines its crowdsourced fact-checking system Community Notes

Elon Musk-owned X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is streamlining its crowdsourced fact-checking feature Community Notes. The feature historically has provided information to users about why they were seeing a fact check appended to a tweet, er, post. Now, … Continue reading

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Subaru doubles its plans for new EVs, targeting 8 models by 2028

It seems like Subaru is finally getting ready to release a full lineup of electric vehicles. Known for clever marketing schemes that won over sporty lesbians, dog-loving dinks, outdoorsy families and Crocodile Dundee fans alike, the Japanese automaker has so … Continue reading

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UK privacy watchdog warns Meta over plan to keep denying Brits a choice over its ad tracking

The UK’s data protection watchdog has responded to Meta’s announcement yesterday that it intends to offer (other) Europeans a free choice to deny its tracking-for-ad-targeting but won’t be asking UK users for their consent to its surveillance — with some, … Continue reading

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Where founders go wrong with pitch decks

I’ve broken down the wins and fails of more than 60 decks for TechCrunch+. But if we’re being honest, these pitch deck teardowns are a bit of a performance. It’s edu-tainment: Yes, you learn something about some of the things … Continue reading

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Tinder tests AI photo selection feature to help users build profiles

Tinder is currently testing an AI photo selection feature that looks at a user’s photo album and selects the five that best represents them for their dating profile, parent company Match Group revealed during its earnings call today. “AI has … Continue reading

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Voyager and Airbus will operate Starlab private space station via ‘transatlantic joint venture’

Voyager Space and Airbus Defence and Space are expanding their existing relationship via a new joint venture focused on the design, build and operation of the Starlab commercial space station. The two companies announced that they would be partnering on … Continue reading

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Amazon now offers Fresh grocery delivery to non-Prime members in select US cities

Amazon is making its Fresh grocery delivery service available to people without Prime memberships in select U.S. cities. In the past, Fresh grocery delivery was only available to people who had a Prime subscription. With this expansion, people in a … Continue reading

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American-made Antares rocket debut slips to 2025

The final Antares rocket built with components made in Russia and Ukraine lifted off from Wallops Island, Virginia last night, marking the end of a successful flight program and renewed pressure on Northrop Grumman and Firefly to develop its replacement. … Continue reading

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Reflex open source tool helps turn Python code into web apps

Python enjoys great popularity with developers, which is why the founders of Reflex chose it as the basis for their low-code web app development platform. The startup, formerly known as Pynecone, wants to straddle the line between making it easy … Continue reading

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US, Norway say hackers have been exploiting Ivanti zero-day since April

Hackers exploited a zero-day flaw in Ivanti’s mobile endpoint management software undetected for at least three months, U.S. and Norwegian cybersecurity agencies have warned. It was confirmed last week that hackers had compromised multiple Norwegian government agencies by exploiting a … Continue reading

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