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Tim Cook, Sam Altman, and more attend Trump’s UK state banquet

Tim Cook, Sam Altman, and more attend Trump’s UK state banquet

Top tech names were on the guest list for the banquet thrown for President Trump during his second state visit…
US government charges British teenager accused of at least 120 ‘Scattered Spider’ hacks

US government charges British teenager accused of at least 120 ‘Scattered Spider’ hacks

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday unsealed federal charges against British teenager Thalha Jubair, who prosecutors accuse of being…
Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown 

Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown 

President Donald Trump made countering immigration one of his flagship issues during last year’s presidential campaign, promising an unprecedented number…
Google now lets you share your custom Gemini AI assistants known as Gems

Google now lets you share your custom Gemini AI assistants known as Gems

Google is making it possible to now share your Gemini Gems — custom AI assistants and experts designed for specific…
Google brings Gemini in Chrome to US users, unveils agentic browsing capabilities, and more

Google brings Gemini in Chrome to US users, unveils agentic browsing capabilities, and more

Google announced Thursday that it’s rolling out Gemini in Chrome to all Mac and Windows desktop users in the U.S.…
ICE unit signs new $3 million contract for phone hacking tech

ICE unit signs new $3 million contract for phone hacking tech

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) law enforcement arm Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has signed a contract worth $3 million…
DACLab says it can remove CO2 using less electricity than many competitors

DACLab says it can remove CO2 using less electricity than many competitors

The world’s countries may have pledged to cut its carbon pollution, but with global emissions reaching an all-time high last…
This Microsoft Entra ID Vulnerability Could Have Been Catastrophic

This Microsoft Entra ID Vulnerability Could Have Been Catastrophic

As businesses around the world have shifted their digital infrastructure over the last decade from self-hosted servers to the cloud,…
Google and PayPal team up on agentic commerce

Google and PayPal team up on agentic commerce

PayPal announced on Wednesday a new multi-year partnership with Google that will see the payments giant using Google’s AI technology…
Thomas Wolf of Hugging Face on the Future of Open AI at Disrupt 2025

Thomas Wolf of Hugging Face on the Future of Open AI at Disrupt 2025

AI is moving fast — but who decides how it’s built, shared, and scaled? At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October…