Apple eyes ads on Apple TV+, claims report
Apple looks set to join other streaming TV providers by adding a tier to Apple TV+ that includes advertising. What’s less clear is whether customers will have the option to pay less and watch commercials,…
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Google claims math breakthrough with proof-solving AI models
Enlarge / An illustration provided by Google. On Thursday, Google DeepMind announced that AI systems called AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2 reportedly solved four out of six problems from this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), achieving…
Hacker claims theft of Piramal Group’s employee data
A hacker claims to be selling data relating to thousands of current and former employees of the Indian conglomerate Piramal Group, a multinational company that operates across pharma, financial services and real estate. Piramal rebuffed…
Elon Musk claims he is training “the world’s most powerful AI by every metric”
Enlarge / Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a fireside discussion on artificial intelligence risks with Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, in London, UK, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. On Monday, Elon…
The latest iPhone SE 4 rumor claims Apple now wants to make a budget iPhone 16
In an unexpected twist, next year’s iPhone SE 4 will reportedly be based on the chassis of the iPhone 16, which hasn’t even launched yet. Apple’s previous (and current) budget SE phones have used older…
CIA AI director Lakshmi Raman claims the agency is taking a ‘thoughtful approach’ to AI
As a part of TechCrunch’s ongoing Women in AI series, which seeks to give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch interviewed Lakshmi Raman, the director of AI…
From the Sphere to false cyberattack claims, misinformation runs rampant amid CrowdStrike outage
It seemed too good to be true. On Friday morning, as the East Coast woke up to one of the most widespread IT disruptions ever due to a faulty CrowdStrike update, a priceless image circulated…
Hacker claims data breach of India’s eMigrate labor portal
A hacker claims to be selling an extensive database associated with an Indian government portal meant for blue-collar workforce emigrating from the country. Launched by India’s ministry of external affairs, the eMigrate portal helps Indian…
Hacker claims to have 30 million customer records from Australian ticket seller giant TEG
A hacker is advertising customer data allegedly stolen from the Australia-based live events and ticketing company TEG on a well-known hacking forum. On Thursday, a hacker put up for sale the alleged stolen data from…
The Apple Watch Series 10 won’t have a small option anymore, report claims
For those with small wrists, the Apple Watch Series 9 already pushes the envelope of comfort with the smallest option clocking in at a fairly large 41mmm. However, a new report claims that the Apple…