Thursday

16 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn

Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn

Sextortion-based hacking, which hijacks a victim’s webcam or blackmails them with nudes they’re tricked or coerced into sharing, has long…
Scale AI is suing a former employee and rival Mercor, alleging they tried to steal its biggest customers  

Scale AI is suing a former employee and rival Mercor, alleging they tried to steal its biggest customers  

Scale AI, which helps tech companies prepare data to train their AI models, filed a lawsuit against one of its…
Apple’s Siri upgrade could reportedly be powered by Google Gemini

Apple’s Siri upgrade could reportedly be powered by Google Gemini

Apple’s Siri overhaul may include an AI-powered web search tool with technology powered by Google’s Gemini, according to a new…
xAI’s CFO is the latest executive to leave the Elon Musk’s AI firm

xAI’s CFO is the latest executive to leave the Elon Musk’s AI firm

Mike Liberatore, xAI’s chief financial officer, has left the company, according to reporting from The Wall Street Journal. This marks…
CoreWeave acquires agent-training startup OpenPipe

CoreWeave acquires agent-training startup OpenPipe

CoreWeave, which provides cloud servers to large companies training AI models, has struck an agreement to acquire OpenPipe, a 2-year-old…
SpaceX gets a green light to more than double its Florida launches

SpaceX gets a green light to more than double its Florida launches

The world’s most-flown rocket may start flying even more. U.S. regulators have completed a key environmental review that paves the…
Google brings Material 3 Expressive to Pixel 6 and newer devices, along with other features

Google brings Material 3 Expressive to Pixel 6 and newer devices, along with other features

Google announced on Wednesday that it’s bringing a slew of new features to the Android ecosystem and Pixel devices. The…
Why the US government is taking a stake in Intel

Why the US government is taking a stake in Intel

The Trump administration wants the United States to be the dominant force when it comes to artificial intelligence, and one…
Roblox expands use of age estimation tech and introduces standardized ratings

Roblox expands use of age estimation tech and introduces standardized ratings

Amid lawsuits alleging child safety concerns, online gaming service Roblox announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding its age estimation technology…
Netflix CPO Eunice Kim is coming to Disrupt 2025

Netflix CPO Eunice Kim is coming to Disrupt 2025

The celebration of TechCrunch’s 20th anniversary is happening at Disrupt 2025 — taking place October 27-29 — and we couldn’t…