Google to build first subsea fiber-optic cable connecting Africa with Australia (techcrunch.com)
Conservative cell carrier Patriot Mobile hit by data breach (techcrunch.com)
Google will use Gemini to detect scams during calls | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Samsung’s operating profit soars 930% as AI tailwinds drive demand for memory chips (techcrunch.com)
Google's call-scanning AI could dial up censorship by default, privacy experts warn (techcrunch.com)
A feature Google demoed at its I/O confab yesterday, using its generative AI technology to scan voice calls in real time for conversational patterns associated with financial scams, has sent a collective shiver down the spines of privacy and security experts who are warning the feature represents the thin end of the wedge. They...
Jack Dorsey departs Bluesky board | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Encrypted services Apple, Proton and Wire helped Spanish police identify activist | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
By the way, the earlier posted article https://restoreprivacy.com/protonmail-discloses-user-data-leading-to-arrest-in-spain had an update starting at the paragraph with title Update: Statement from Proton and additional commentary
Read the memo: Meta is shutting down Workplace, cutting back enterprise ambitions (techcrunch.com)
Orange Charger thinks a $750 outlet will solve EV charging for apartment dwellers (techcrunch.com)
Synapse, backed by a16z, has collapsed, and 10 million consumers could be hurt (techcrunch.com)
This Week in AI: OpenAI considers allowing AI porn | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Jack Dorsey departs Bluesky board. (techcrunch.com)
Google I/O was an AI evolution, not a revolution | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
X rolls out a revamped version of its Communities feature, which lets users network around topics of interest, including improved discovery tools and search (techcrunch.com)
President Biden vetoes crypto custody bill (techcrunch.com)
President Joe Biden has vetoed H.J.Res. 109, a congressional resolution that would have overturned the Securities and Exchange Commission's current
Stripe curbs its India ambitions over regulatory situation (techcrunch.com)
Stripe, the world's most valuable fintech startup, said on Friday that it will temporarily move to an invite-only model for new account sign-ups in India, Stripe is temporarily moving to an invite-only model for new account sign-ups in India.
Chinese e-commerce marketplace Temu faces stricter EU rules as a 'very large online platform' (techcrunch.com)
Temu is to face Europe's strictest rules after being designated as a "very large online platform" under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Spain bans Meta from launching election features on Facebook, Instagram over privacy fears (techcrunch.com)
Meta has been banned from launching features on Facebook and Instagram that would have collected data on voters in Spain using the social networks ahead of next month’s European Elections.
Google admits its AI Overviews need work, but we're all helping it beta test (techcrunch.com)
Google is embarrassed about its AI Overviews, too. After a deluge of dunks and memes over the past week, which cracked on the poor quality and outright
Hugging Face says it detected 'unauthorized access' to its AI model hosting platform | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
AI startup Hugging Face says that it detected a possible breach of its platform for hosting AI models, data sets and more.
Amazon gets FAA approval to expand US drone deliveries (techcrunch.com)
Amazon has received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly its delivery drones longer distances.
With the EU AI Act incoming this summer, the bloc lays out its plan for AI governance (techcrunch.com)
The European Union has taken the wraps off the structure of the new AI Office, the ecosystem-building and oversight body that's being established under
Spotify hikes subscription price in France by 1.2% to match new music-streaming tax (techcrunch.com)
Spotify has hiked its premium subscription in France by an eye-watering €0.13, in response to a new music-streaming tax.
OpenAI's new safety committee is made up of all insiders (techcrunch.com)
OpenAI has formed a new safety committee. But the committee, which will be charged with overseeing the company's AI safety efforts, is made up of all insiders.