Apple’s new App Review Guidelines clamp down on apps sharing personal data with ‘third-party AI’

Apple updates its App Store rules to restrict apps from sharing personal data with third-party AI without disclosure and explicit permission.

Blue Origin sticks first New Glenn rocket landing and launches NASA spacecraft

It’s an impressive accomplishment for the new mega-rocket launch system, and paves the way for the company to start re-using the boosters in commercial missions.

ChatGPT launches pilot group chats across Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan

OpenAI on Thursday unveiled a group chat feature for ChatGPT, currently in pilot across Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan, allowing users to collaborate directly within the app.

VCs abandon old rules for a ‘funky time’ of investing in AI startups

The goalposts are moving for AI startups when it comes to growth, product features, and just about everything else.

Inside Harvey: How a first-year legal associate built one of Silicon Valley’s hottest startups

TechCrunch spoke with Harvey’s CEO and co-founder Winston Weinberg about the wild ride that he and co-founder Gabe Pereyra have been on so far.

Google’s NotebookLM adds ‘Deep Research’ tool, support for more file types

The service is rolling out “Deep Research,” a tool that will automate and simplify complex online research.

CISA warns federal agencies to patch flawed Cisco firewalls amid ‘active exploitation’ across the US government

The federal cybersecurity agency said some government departments had been actively exploited after failing to properly patch their systems.

Google’s SIMA 2 agent uses Gemini to reason and act in virtual worlds

“SIMA 2 is a more general agent. It can complete complex tasks in previously unseen environments. And it’s a self-improving agent… which is a step toward more genera- purpose robots and AGI systems more generally.”

LinkedIn adds AI-powered search to help users find people

LinkedIn’s AI-powered people search is rolling out to premium users in the U.S.

Sam Altman-backed Exowatt wants to power AI data centers with billions of hot rocks

The solar-thermal startup wants to deliver electricity for as little as one cent per kWh. But first it has to scale production to 1 million units per year.