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Cracks are forming in Meta’s partnership with Scale AI Two months after making a $14.3B investment in Scale AI, Meta is relying heavily on its competitors to train next generation…

Spotlight on AI at TechCrunch Disrupt: Don’t miss these sessions backed by JetBrains and Greenfield TechCrunch Disrupt isn’t just about showcasing the startups of tomorrow — it’s also about surfacing…

TikTok now lets users send voice notes and images in DMs TikTok is giving users a way to send voice notes and share images and videos through DMs. TikTok is…

Uber and Lyft drivers in California win a path to unionization The agreement creates a model for drivers to be able to organize for increased pay, job protections, and other…

Tesla challenges $243 million verdict in Autopilot death trial The company's lawyers blame the driver (who settled with the victims separately) for the crash, and the plaintiffs' lawyers for "overwhelming"…

WhatsApp fixes ‘zero-click’ bug used to hack Apple users with spyware A spyware vendor was behind a recent campaign that abused a vulnerability in WhatsApp to deliver an exploit capable…

Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen users After a bombshell report on Meta allowing its AI chatbots to have sensual chats with minors, the company is…

Mastodon says it doesn’t ‘have the means’ to comply with age verification laws Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere,…

Henrik Fisker quietly wound down his nonprofit after his EV startup went bankrupt Henrik Fisker, the founder of failed EV startup Fisker Inc., and his wife Geeta quietly wound down…

Microsoft and Uber alum raises $3M for YC-backed Munify, a neobank for the Egyptian diaspora Khalid Ashmawy found it hard to send money home while studying in Europe. Now, he’s…