WhatsApp fixes a “zero click” bug used to hack Apple users with spyware
WhatsApp said Friday it fixed a security bug in iOS and Mac apps that were used to stealth hack “specific target users” to Apple devices. Meta-owned messaging app Giant said it has fixed a vulnerability officially known as CVE-2025-55177 in its security advisory. Apple said at the time that the flaw was being used in […]
Meta Update Chatbot Rules Avoid inappropriate topics with teenagers
Meta is changing the way AI chatbots are trained and how teenage safety is prioritized, a spokesman told TechCrunch alone, following a research report on the lack of AI protection measures for minors. The company says it will train chatbots to stop engaging with teenage users in self-harm, suicide, disordered diet or inappropriate romantic conversations. […]
Mastodon says it has no means to comply with age verification laws
The decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with Mississippi’s age verification laws – the same law that rival Bruski was drawn from the state – because it has no means of doing so. Social nonprofits explain that Mastodon doesn’t track users, making it difficult to enforce such laws. Also, I don’t want to […]
Henrik Fisker quietly defeated his nonprofit after his EV startup went bankrupt
Henrik Fisker, founder of the failed EV Startup Fisker Inc., and his wife Geeta, quietly defeated the private charity foundation, which was founded in late 2021. Tax filings filed with the Internal Revenue Service in December 2024, six months after Fisker Inc. went bankrupt, were marked as the Foundation’s “final revenue.” The submission was published […]
Microsoft and Uber alumni raise $3 million for Munify, backed by YC, the neobank of the Egyptian diaspora
Khalid Ashmawy remembers the first time he took money home while studying in Europe. He had just received a monthly scholarship as a master’s student in Stuttgart, and wanted to send some of it back to his family in Cairo. It was usually a slow and expensive process, he recalled. For example, a $400 wire […]
Billionaire Ambani taps Google and meta for building the Indian AI backbone
Mukesh Ambani, India’s wealthiest person and chairman of Reliance Industry, has announced an ambitious plan to build an AI backbone through its new subsidiary, starting with a strategic partnership with Google Cloud and Meta. At its 48th Annual Meeting on Friday, Ambani launched a new venture called Reliance Intelligence, a subsidiary of Reliance Industry. The […]
Vocal images use AI to help people communicate better
With 4 million app downloads, Estonia-based startup vocal image aims to help people improve their voice and communication skills with AI-powered coaching. But of the 160,000 active users, CEO Nick Lahoika may be the one who will most embody that mission. Lajoika was born in Belarus and never spoke English until he moved to Estonia, […]
Trump administration deals are structured to prevent Intel from selling casting units
The Trump administration appears to be intended to manage Intel’s ability to make key business decisions around its flounder casting business unit. At the Deutsche Bank meeting on Thursday, Intel’s CFO David Zinsner shared new details about the company’s recent deal with the Trump administration, which gave the US government a 10% stake, according to […]
Humanity users face new choices – opt out or share your chat for AI training
Humanity is making major changes to the way user data is processed, so all Claude users will need to decide by September 28th whether they want to use it to train their AI models. When asked what prompted the move, the company led us to a blog post about policy changes, but we formed some […]
Ai or not, Will Smith’s crowd video is fresh shrink
Will Smith posted a video on social media showing a sea of fans cheering for him during his recent tour of Europe. “My favorite part of the tour is seeing you nearby,” the caption says. “Thank you for meeting me too.” Among these thousands of deep crowds, some fans have held signs of support for […]