OpenAI acquires Promptfoo to secure its AI agents

This deal underscores how frontier labs are scrambling to prove their technology can be used safely in critical business operations.

Anthropic sues Defense Department over supply-chain risk designation

Anthropic filed suit against the Department of Defense on Monday after the agency labeled it a supply-chain risk. The complaint calls the DOD’s actions “unprecedented and unlawful.”

Qualcomm’s partnership with Neura Robotics is just the beginning

Neura Robotics is going to build new robots on top of Qualcomm’s new IQ10 processors that were released at CES.

Russian government hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp users, Dutch spies warn

Dutch intelligence is accusing Russia-backed hackers of running a “large-scale global” hacking campaign against Signal and WhatsApp users.

Salt Typhoon is hacking the world’s phone and internet giants — here’s everywhere that’s been hit

Salt Typhoon is by far one of the most prolific hacking groups in recent years, breaching some of the top American phone companies. Here are all the countries that have been targeted.

Sandberg, Clegg join Nscale board as this ‘Stargate Norway’ startup hits $14.6B valuation

Nvidia-backed British AI infrastructure startup Nscale has raised another megaround of $2 billion.

TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian’s R2 gambit

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” 

Will the Pentagon’s Anthropic controversy scare startups away from defense work?

On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we discussed what the controversy means for other startups seeking to work with the federal government.

Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps

AI data center developers are increasingly relying on a style of camp popularized as housing for men working in remote oil fields.

Ring’s Jamie Siminoff is still trying to calm privacy fears, but his answers may not help

The facial recognition question is where things get more tangled.