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Data breach at stalkerware SpyX affects close to 2 million, including thousands of Apple users

A consumer-grade spyware operation called SpyX was hit by a data breach last year, TechCrunch has learned. The breach reveals

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OpenAI’s o1-pro is the company’s most expensive AI model yet

OpenAI has launched a more powerful version of its o1 “reasoning” AI model, o1-pro, in its developer API. According to

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X users treating Grok like a fact-checker spark concerns over misinformation

Some users on Elon Musk’s X are turning to Musk’s AI bot Grok for fact-checking, raising concerns among human fact-checkers

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A key DeepMind robotics researcher left Google, and Nvidia has already backed his stealth startup 

A senior research scientist at DeepMind who worked on robotics and AI has left Google to create his own robotics

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Nvidia reportedly acquires synthetic data startup Gretel

Nvidia has reportedly acquired Gretel, a San Diego-based startup that’s developed a platform to generate synthetic AI training data. Terms

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Group co-led by Fei-Fei Li suggests that AI safety laws should anticipate future risks

In a new report, a California-based policy group co-led by Fei-Fei Li, an AI pioneer, suggests that lawmakers should consider

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Telegram founder Pavel Durov says app now has 1B users, calls WhatsApp a ‘cheap, watered down imitation’

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said today that the service now has more than 1 billion active users. This number is

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Streamer Plex raises subscription price for the first time in a decade

Streaming service and software maker Plex is raising its prices. The company announced on Wednesday its first price increase in

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US teachers’ union says hackers stole sensitive personal data on over 500,000 members

The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), a labor union representing educators across the state, says hackers stole the sensitive personal

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Google unveils redesigned $499 Pixel 9a

Google has officially unveiled the Pixel 9a smartphone, its new midrange phone that will retail for $499. The A-series smartphone’s