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20 July 2025 Vol 19

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Microsoft begins cleanup of legacy drivers from Windows Update

Forward-looking: Microsoft has traditionally maintained strong backward compatibility with older hardware and software. However, the company is now working to…

I Won’t Use Safari Until Apple Fixes These Problems

I’m a big fan of Apple and its software. I have an iPhone and a MacBook, and use Apple’s huge…

Hospital cyber attacks cost $600K/hour. Here’s how AI is changing the math

How Alberta Health Services is using advanced AI to bolster its defenses as attackers increasingly target healthcare facilities.Read More Source…

Meta held talks to buy Thinking Machines, Perplexity, and Safe Superintelligence

At this point, it’s becoming easier to say which AI startups Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t looked at acquiring. In addition to…

The Download: Talking dirty with DeepSeek, and the risks and rewards of calorie restriction

AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose chatbots for sex talk too,…

‘Wall-E With a Gun’: Midjourney Generates Videos of Disney Characters Amid Massive Copyright Lawsuit

Midjourney’s new AI-generated video tool will produce animated clips featuring copyrighted characters from Disney and Universal, WIRED has found—including video…

Rippling spy says men have been following him, and his wife is afraid

If becoming a spy sounds like an exciting way to live like a le Carré character, let this newest affidavit…

The startups rolling out of Europe’s early-stage micromobility scene

Early-stage micromobility has shifted over the last few years. The cowboy antics of e-scooter companies causing chaos in a bid…

After trying to buy Ilya Sutskever’s $32B AI startup, Meta looks to hire its CEO

Mark Zuckerberg’s AI talent hiring spree continues. In recent months, Meta tried to acquire Safe Superintelligence, the $32 billion AI…

3 more days to save up to $210 on your TC All Stage pass

The countdown is on — you have just 3 days left to save on your pass to TechCrunch All Stage,…