The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges the Trump administration is monitoring and punishing non-citizens who express social media views that the government disfavors.
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EFF, unions sue Trump administration over alleged mass social media surveillance of legal residents | TechCrunch
The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges the Trump administration is monitoring and punishing non-citizens who express social media views that ...
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Kayak is bringing AI directly to its main platform with a new β€œAI Mode” that lets travelers research, plan, and book trips through a built-in chatbot.
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Kayak launches an 'AI Mode' for travel questions, search, and bookings | TechCrunch
Kayak is bringing AI directly to its main platform with a new β€œAI Mode” that lets travelers research, plan, and book trips through a built-in c...
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Where training sets were once scraped freely from the web or collected from low-paid annotators, companies are looking to proprietary training data as a competitive advantage.
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Why AI startups are taking data into their own hands | TechCrunch
Where training sets were once scraped freely from the web or collected from low-paid annotators, companies are looking to proprietary training data...
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Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
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Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
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Starting December 15, users will no longer be able to log into the apps and will be automatically redirected to the Facebook website to access Messenger.
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Meta to shut down Messenger desktop apps for Mac and Windows | TechCrunch
Starting December 15, users will no longer be able to log into the apps and will be automatically redirected to the Facebook website to access Mess...
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Google has invested in fusion startups as potential power suppliers. This latest move suggests Google sees them as potential customers, too.
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The real reason Google DeepMind is working with a fusion energy startup | TechCrunch
Google has invested in fusion startups as potential power suppliers. This latest move suggests Google sees them as potential customers, too.
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"Loneliness is the biggest disease in the world right now," founder Francesco Vitali said. "So we built a platform where human time has value again, and a place where being human is important."
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Rent a Cyber Friend will pay you to talk to strangers online and will show off its platform at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch
"Loneliness is the biggest disease in the world right now," founder Francesco Vitali said. "So we built a platform where human time has value again...
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β€œThe platforms that won were the ones that kept people scrolling the longest, not the ones that made them feel the most connected,”  Zehra Naqvi told TechCrunch.β€―β€œNow there is an abundance of content but a scarcity of joy.”  
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A new wave of social media apps provide hope in a doomscrolling worldΒ  | TechCrunch
β€œThe platforms that won were the ones that kept people scrolling the longest, not the ones that made them feel the most connected,”  Zehra Na...
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Deel says it's been profitable for three years and surpassed $1 billion in ARR, including having a month.
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Deel hits $17.3B valuation after raising $300M from big-name VCs | TechCrunch
Deel says it's been profitable for three years and surpassed $1 billion in ARR, including having a month that hit $100 million in revenue.
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After struggling to retain customers at his e-commerce site Headphones.com, founder Andrew Lissimore built his own loyalty solution β€” and it’s now a startup called Lantern. The Shopify-native platform helps brands boost retention through customizable loyalty, referrals, and account management tools.
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How a headphone site operator built loyalty startup Lantern to solve his own problems | TechCrunch
After struggling to retain customers at his e-commerce site Headphones.com, founder Andrew Lissimore built his own loyalty solution β€” and it’s ...
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