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Today · October 17
Modelstheverge.com·4h agoNegative

Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites

Meta removed terms-of-service language that may have permitted scraping news sites' content, a change that follows scrutiny over how the company sources data, potentially for AI training.

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Launchestheverge.com·6h agoNegative

Websites are closing their doors to AI agents

A growing number of websites are blocking AI agents and crawlers from accessing their content, reflecting friction over scraping, data rights, and compensation for AI training and browsing.

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Yesterday · October 16
Launchestechcrunch.com·22h agoNeutral

Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says

Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says

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Launchestechcrunch.com·1d agoNeutral

India becomes the latest country to report rogue AI agent activity

India becomes the latest country to report rogue AI agent activity

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Launchestechcrunch.com·1d agoNeutral

An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet

An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet

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Launchestechcrunch.com·1d agoNeutral

Physical AI is more than robots, says the Nvidia veteran now investing in it

Physical AI is more than robots, says the Nvidia veteran now investing in it

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Launchestechcrunch.com·1d agoNeutral

Elorian’s first AI model wants to reason with images, not just about them

Elorian’s first AI model wants to reason with images, not just about them

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Launchestechcrunch.com·1d agoNeutral

Jev is Vercel’s fastest-adopted AI model ever

Jev is Vercel’s fastest-adopted AI model ever

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Launchesainews.com·1d agoPositive

Singapore partners with Anthropic on public sector AI deployments

Singapore's government has partnered with Anthropic to deploy its AI models across public sector services, marking a national-level adoption of Claude for government use cases.

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Launchestheverge.com·1d agoNeutral

A week with RTX Spark: everything we’ve learned using Nvidia’s new laptops

A week with RTX Spark: everything we’ve learned using Nvidia’s new laptops

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Launchestechcrunch.com·1d agoNeutral

Mark Wahlberg on using AI in film ‘the right way’ and being open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy

Mark Wahlberg on using AI in film ‘the right way’ and being open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy

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Launchestheverge.com·1d agoNeutral

Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free

Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free

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Launchestechcrunch.com·1d agoNeutral

Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles

Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles

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Launchestechcrunch.com·1d agoNeutral

Replit’s CEO says the future of work is the ‘self-driving company’

Replit’s CEO says the future of work is the ‘self-driving company’

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Launchesainews.com·1d agoNeutral

NTT Data: Turning disconnected AI efforts into scalable, enterprise-wide impact

NTT Data outlines an approach for moving enterprises beyond isolated AI pilots toward organization-wide, scalable deployment, emphasizing strategy, governance, and integration across business units.

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Earlier this week
Launchestechcrunch.com·2d agoNeutral

When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off

When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off

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Launchestheverge.com·2d agoNeutral

ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs now

ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs now

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Launchestheverge.com·2d agoNeutral

Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 remaster from sale following disastrous launch

Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 remaster from sale following disastrous launch

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Launchestheverge.com·2d agoNeutral

The tech backlash is now in theaters

The tech backlash is now in theaters

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Launchestheverge.com·2d agoNeutral

Trump posts AI-edited photo to brag about White House restoration work

Trump posts AI-edited photo to brag about White House restoration work

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Launchestechcrunch.com·2d agoNeutral

Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs

Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs

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Launchestheverge.com·2d agoNeutral

Bluesky’s AI tool now lets you make games and apps to share on social

Bluesky’s AI tool now lets you make games and apps to share on social

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Launchestechcrunch.com·2d agoNeutral

Amazon devices chief Panos Panay sees a future where AI devices replace the need to use apps

Amazon devices chief Panos Panay sees a future where AI devices replace the need to use apps

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Launchestechcrunch.com·2d agoNeutral

Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access

Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access

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Launchestechcrunch.com·2d agoNeutral

Bluesky expands its AI-powered Attie app to let anyone build websites, games, and more

Bluesky expands its AI-powered Attie app to let anyone build websites, games, and more

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Launchestheverge.com·2d agoNeutral

Meta and Apple team up to make Muse AI models run better on Macs

Meta and Apple team up to make Muse AI models run better on Macs

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Launchestechcrunch.com·2d agoNeutral

Last chance to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Founder Summit pass: Early booking ends October 16

Last chance to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Founder Summit pass: Early booking ends October 16

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Launchestheverge.com·2d agoNeutral

Friends don’t let friends feed their data to AI agents

Friends don’t let friends feed their data to AI agents

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Launchestechcrunch.com·2d agoNeutral

AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars

AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars

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Launchestheverge.com·2d agoNeutral

How Windows is being optimized for Nvidia’s RTX Spark laptops

How Windows is being optimized for Nvidia’s RTX Spark laptops

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Launchestechcrunch.com·2d agoNeutral

Google’s Universal Cart shopping tool launches in the US

Google’s Universal Cart shopping tool launches in the US

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Launchestheverge.com·2d agoNeutral

Nobody is safe from celebrity AI deepfakes

Nobody is safe from celebrity AI deepfakes

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Launchestechcrunch.com·2d agoNeutral

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Last day

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Last day

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Launchestheverge.com·2d agoNeutral

Benn Jordan on Flock, privacy, and the new surveillance backlash

Benn Jordan on Flock, privacy, and the new surveillance backlash

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Launchestheverge.com·2d agoNeutral

Google launches its ‘universal’ online shopping cart ahead of the holidays

Google launches its ‘universal’ online shopping cart ahead of the holidays

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Launchestechcrunch.com·2d agoNeutral

Amazon’s Bee launches two new personal AI devices, starting at $75

Amazon’s Bee launches two new personal AI devices, starting at $75

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Launchestheverge.com·2d agoNeutral

Amazon’s always-listening Bee wearable can now help you buy stuff

Amazon’s always-listening Bee wearable can now help you buy stuff

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Launchestheverge.com·2d agoNeutral

Your secrets aren’t safe with this cute robot toy — they’re on Chinese servers ready to be hacked

Your secrets aren’t safe with this cute robot toy — they’re on Chinese servers ready to be hacked

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Launchesainews.com·2d agoNeutral

AI & Big Data Expo Europe sets out the next steps for enterprise AI

AI & Big Data Expo Europe outlined next steps for enterprise AI, with sessions on scaling deployments, governance, and data strategy for businesses adopting AI.

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Launchesainews.com·2d agoPositive

GovTech Singapore and Google DeepMind detail on-device Gemma scam detector

GovTech Singapore and Google DeepMind detailed an on-device scam detector built on Gemma, designed to flag scam messages locally on phones without cloud processing.

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Launchestechcrunch.com·3d agoNeutral

Figma announces new features to define how agents work on its platform

Figma announces new features to define how agents work on its platform

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Launchestechcrunch.com·3d agoNeutral

Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis

Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis

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Launchestechcrunch.com·3d agoNeutral

Gudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they erupt

Gudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they erupt

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Launchestheverge.com·3d agoNeutral

McKinsey is making job applicants spar with a fake AI client

McKinsey is making job applicants spar with a fake AI client

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Launchestechcrunch.com·3d agoNeutral

Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different

Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different

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Launchestheverge.com·3d agoNeutral

Eight states sue OpenAI, saying ChatGPT isn’t safe for kids

Eight states sue OpenAI, saying ChatGPT isn’t safe for kids

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Launchestheverge.com·3d agoNeutral

The AI race is back on

The AI race is back on

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Launchestheverge.com·3d agoNeutral

Now that Character.AI is going bankrupt, what happens to all of its users’ data?

Now that Character.AI is going bankrupt, what happens to all of its users’ data?

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Launchestechcrunch.com·3d agoNeutral

YouTube Music launches new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms

YouTube Music launches new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms

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Launchestheverge.com·3d agoNeutral

YouTube sticks new labels on AI-generated songs

YouTube sticks new labels on AI-generated songs

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Launchestechcrunch.com·3d agoNeutral

Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence

Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence

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Launchestheverge.com·3d agoNeutral

My AI doppelganger tells me what to eat

My AI doppelganger tells me what to eat

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Launchestheverge.com·3d agoNeutral

OpenAI claims an ex-employee took its product plans and presented them to Apple

OpenAI claims an ex-employee took its product plans and presented them to Apple

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Launchestheverge.com·3d agoNeutral

Microsoft has a new machine learning tool to improve weather forecasts

Microsoft has a new machine learning tool to improve weather forecasts

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Launchestheverge.com·3d agoNeutral

Square’s new kiosk lets you talk to AI for help with your order

Square’s new kiosk lets you talk to AI for help with your order

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Launchestheverge.com·3d agoNeutral

Android is using AI to suss out scammers in Google Messages

Android is using AI to suss out scammers in Google Messages

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Launchestheverge.com·3d agoNeutral

Anthropic’s self-replicating AI warning is alarming deja vu

Anthropic’s self-replicating AI warning is alarming deja vu

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Launchestechcrunch.com·3d agoNeutral

Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music

Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music

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Launchestechcrunch.com·3d agoNeutral

Save 50% on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket and join the last 2 days in San Francisco’s Moscone West

Save 50% on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket and join the last 2 days in San Francisco’s Moscone West

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Launchestechcrunch.com·3d agoNeutral

Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace

Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace

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