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  • More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey

    More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey

    The backlash against license plate readers comes amid a wave of police abuses of surveillance cameras.

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  • Friend-focused photo sharing app Retro snags $21M

    Friend-focused photo sharing app Retro snags $21M

    Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding.

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  • Apple TV is raising its subscription prices again

    Apple TV is raising its subscription prices again

    Now, Apple TV subscriptions will cost $14.99 per month, up from its previous price of $12.99 per month.

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  • a16z creates a $1.1B ‘Machine Age’ fund to ‘accelerate the physical buildout of AI’

    a16z creates a $1.1B ‘Machine Age’ fund to ‘accelerate the physical buildout of AI’

    The firm, known for its focus on software, is going to start throwing more money at the hardware behind AI.

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  • Anthropic gets its first court win over the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk label

    Anthropic gets its first court win over the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk label

    A federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk, handing the AI company a victory as its second Pentagon lawsuit continues in Washington.

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  • Meta executive leaves for OpenAI as the social media giant faces growing scrutiny in India

    Meta executive leaves for OpenAI as the social media giant faces growing scrutiny in India

    Sandhya Devanathan will oversee some OpenAI operations across Southeast Asia and Australia in her new role.

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  • As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space

    As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space

    Launched by Belgian startup Any, LUV1 is a modular electric motorcycle with 120 liters of cargo space that can be used to carry bags, work equipment, or even pets.

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  • AI, athletes, and Keith Rabois: StrictlyVC is back in New York on September 10

    AI, athletes, and Keith Rabois: StrictlyVC is back in New York on September 10

    A boutique StrictlyVC evening returns to New York's West Village on September 10 with Keith Rabois, Craig Shapiro, Jason Levien, Tristan Walker, Brynn Putnam, and Deven Parekh — covering AI,...

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  • Anthropic and OpenAI are joining the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 

    Anthropic and OpenAI are joining the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 

    At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI Stage is back to dig into the single hottest topic in the community for the past few years, presented by Google for Startups.

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  • Rivian’s CFO is leaving the company

    Rivian’s CFO is leaving the company

    Claire McDonough is stepping down on October 30 to pursue a new opportunity, the company said in a filing on Thursday.

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  • Bluesky adds an ‘algorithmic opt-out’ feature for those who don’t want to go viral

    Bluesky adds an ‘algorithmic opt-out’ feature for those who don’t want to go viral

    Sometimes people just want to post to their followers, Bluesky says.

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  • Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids’ data

    Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids’ data

    Meta’s settlement with 29 states allows it to retain certain data from children under 13 to train and test age-detection models, highlighting a privacy trade-off built into the deal.

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  • YouTube now lets creators tag Amazon products and earn commissions from purchases

    YouTube now lets creators tag Amazon products and earn commissions from purchases

    The update turns product recommendations into a more direct revenue stream for creators, and for Amazon, the move puts its massive online marketplace inside one of the most popular video platforms.

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  • Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder ousted before joining OpenAI, is now at Google

    Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder ousted before joining OpenAI, is now at Google

    Zoph, who co-founded Thinking Machines Lab alongside Mira Murati and also served as the startup's CTO, led a brief stint at OpenAI and is now at Google.

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  • ATF declares ‘major incident’ as ransomware gang claims hack

    ATF declares ‘major incident’ as ransomware gang claims hack

    The ATF is the latest federal government agency in recent years to notify Congress of a "major incident" involving its cybersecurity.

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  • OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and 100 other companies call for action to defend against rogue AI

    OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and 100 other companies call for action to defend against rogue AI

    Some of the world's largest tech companies and AI startups have come together to decry the current state of cybersecurity and to advertise a new solution that they say can ward off a new...

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  • Google’s new Fitbit Air brings Pokémon Sleep to your wrist

    Google’s new Fitbit Air brings Pokémon Sleep to your wrist

    Google teamed up with the Pokémon Company to introduce a special-edition Fitbit Air that works with the Pokémon Sleep app.

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  • Fashion startup Atorie raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup

    Fashion startup Atorie raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup

    Shoppers can visit the Atorie website and buy handbags or clothes made from the same material — and coming from the same factory — that manufacturers use in high-end goods.

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  • Hoomanely’s building a smart feeding bowl and an AI platform to help owners spot when their pup is sick

    Hoomanely’s building a smart feeding bowl and an AI platform to help owners spot when their pup is sick

    Hoomanely has developed a smart bowl to measure and record dogs' feeding data, then tells owners if behaviors change.

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  • Google’s AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more

    Google’s AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more

    The updates indicate that Google is looking to position AI Mode as an AI travel agent of sorts, as it's moving beyond simply helping users find information to actually handling parts of the...

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