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Fika Jobs raises $4M to build a video-first hiring platform where AI agents interview candidates

The hiring process has long been criticized for its inefficiency and opacity. Candidates spend hours writing applications and submitting cover letters, only to disappear into what often feels like a black box. Generative AI has only made things messier, with employers increasingly relying on AI-powe...

Lauren Forristal 2 months ago

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The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI

A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.

Rebecca Bellan, Connie Loizos 2 months ago

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OpenAI launches new initiative to help find and patch open-source bugs

OpenAI is attempting to tackle the security issues of the open source software community.

Lucas Ropek 2 months ago

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Tesla pushes back on Autopilot narrative after fatal Texas crash

Whether the Autopilot system was truly active, overridden, or malfunctioning likely won't be resolved until investigators finish combing through the vehicle's data logs.

Connie Loizos 2 months ago

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Shareholders sue Uber’s board over sexual assaults, other incidents

The lawsuit, led by a Detroit pension fund, alleges Uber's board and management has cut too many compliance corners, resulting in thousands of lawsuits.

Kirsten Korosec 2 months ago

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The AI world is getting ‘loopy’

The loop takes agentic AI a step further, by authorizing a swarm of agents to work continuously in the background, endlessly.

Russell Brandom 2 months ago

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Microsoft and Chevron plan one of the largest gas-powered data center projects in US

Microsoft inked a 20-year power purchase agreement with Chevron, locking in decades of carbon emissions from a new natural gas power plant.

Tim De Chant 2 months ago

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AI chipmaker Groq confirms $650M raise, re-staffs after Nvidia’s $20B not-acqui-hire deal

What does an AI company do after one of those not-acqui-hire deals? Groq raised money, is leaning into its neocloud business, and is hiring new execs.

Julie Bort 2 months ago

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Nvidia wants to cut data center water use, but that’s not the same as fixing AI’s water problem

Nvidia announced a new cooling system that cuts water use inside the data center. But it does nothing to address AI's biggest water use — fossil fuel power plants.

Tim De Chant 2 months ago

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Tata Electronics, a major tech supplier to Apple and Tesla, confirms data breach

The incident comes as Tata Electronics expands its role in global technology supply chains.

Jagmeet Singh 2 months ago

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A new unpatchable flaw in Apple chips opens the door to an iPhone jailbreak 

European offensive cybersecurity company Paradigm Shift released details of a flaw and a technique to exploit it that opens the door for hackers to unlock and break into older iPhones.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2 months ago

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Google DeepMind bets $75M on AI’s future in Hollywood with A24 deal

Google DeepMind and A24 are teaming up to build AI filmmaking tools.

Dominic-Madori Davis 2 months ago

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Anthropic says Claude may want to see your ID

Claude's chatbot may ask to verify your age and identity "in certain circumstances," such as with a passport or driver's license, according to a privacy policy change.

Zack Whittaker 2 months ago

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Amazon is testing Alexa+ in India with Hindi support

Amazon sent emails to customers inviting them to test Alexa+

Ivan Mehta 2 months ago

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SpaceX inks compute deal with Reflection AI, an open-source AI lab

Reflection AI will pay $150 million a month beginning July 1, 2026 through 2029 for immediate access to Nvidia's latest GB300 AI chips and supporting hardware across SpaceX's Colossus 2 data center near Memphis, Tennessee.

Kirsten Korosec 2 months ago

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WhatsApp gets new chief as Meta taps India’s CRED founder Kunal Shah, and invests $900M in startup

WhatsApp gets a new boss, as Will Cathcart moves to a new role at Meta, while Shah steps down as CEO of Indian fintech giant CRED to replace Cathcart.

Jagmeet Singh 2 months ago

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Instagram looks to take on streaming services with longer-form, episodic and live formats for its TV app

Instagram is coming for streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video as it sets its ambitions for living room viewing.

Aisha Malik 2 months ago

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The founder conference built for growth: TechCrunch Founder Summit pass rates increase June 26

Save up to $190 on your pass to TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 by June 26, 11:59 p.m. PT. Designed for founders first on November 4 in Boston. Register here.

TechCrunch Events 2 months ago

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Lucid Motors’ new CEO cuts 18% of staff to ‘simplify the company’

The company is also eliminating a production shift at its Arizona factory to align "production plans with anticipated demand."

Sean O'Kane 2 months ago

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Seedcamp raises $320M for its new fund to expand its US footprint

After 18 years of focusing on Europe, early-stage investor Seedcamp said that it has raised $320 million for its latest fund which will see it expanding its presence in the United States.

Ram Iyer 2 months ago

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Klue hack results in data breach at several cybersecurity firms

Huntress, HackerOne, Jamf, Recorded Future, and Tanium are among the cybersecurity companies that had data stolen following an earlier breach at market research firm Klue.

Zack Whittaker 2 months ago

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Ethan Thornton is trying to do everything all at once

Mach's approach differs sharply from some of its peers.

Connie Loizos 2 months ago

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Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash

Claude Guillemot, who founded Ubisoft with his four brothers, has died at the age of 69.

Anthony Ha 2 months ago

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Polymarket reportedly paid creators to post deceptive videos about fake bets

Many of those videos were reportedly filmed on “near-perfect copies” of the Polymarket website, while featuring trades and winnings that were not real.

Anthony Ha 2 months ago

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