A failed December attempt to bring down part of Poland’s energy grid was the work of Russian government hackers known for past power disruptions, according to a security research firm that investigated the incident. Last week Poland’s Energy Minister Milos Motyka told reporters Hackers targeted two thermal and power plants, as well as renewable installations … Read more
Ian LeCun’s new venture, AMI Labs, has attracted intense attention since AI scientists left the meta to find it. This week, the startup finally confirmed what it’s building — and several key details were hidden in plain sight. on it Newly launched websiteThe startup has revealed its development plan ‘World Model’ In order to “build … Read more
The Justice Department has reportedly opened a criminal investigation into the HR and payroll startup Deal for allegedly hiring a corporate spy to leak information about its biggest rival, Rippling. The Wall Street Journal. In an emailed statement to TechCrunch, Deel said it was “not aware of any investigation. We will always cooperate with the … Read more
There is a National Transportation Safety Board open Waymo’s robotics have been spotted multiple times in at least two states after illegally passing stopped school buses. The NTSB is focusing specifically on the more than 20 incidents that occurred in Austin, Texas, it said in a post Friday on the X. “Investigators will travel to … Read more
If you thought 2025 couldn’t get any crazier, the streaming world has yet another surprise before the year ends. Netflix, already the largest streaming platform with over 325 million subscribers, has taken a bold step Warner Bros. acquisitionfilm and television studios, as well as HBO, HBO Max and other properties. The deal, announced in early … Read more
Ryan Mitchell is the founder of a startup Space BeyondHe remembers looking up at the night sky while camping in a state park and wondering what he should do next. A manufacturing engineer who worked on NASA’s space shuttle program before spending nearly a decade at Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin, Mitchell was considering … Read more
Meta said today that it is suspending teen access to its AI characters globally across all of its apps The company noted that it is not abandoning its efforts but intends to develop an updated version of the AI character for teenagers, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. The move comes days before a lawsuit against … Read more
Google Photos now lets you create memes with your own photos. Thursday, Google introduced A new generative AI-powered feature is “Me Meme”, which will allow you to create a meme image by combining a photo template and a photo of yourself. The new addition, which will first be available to US-based users, was originally Development … Read more
tiktokOwned by the Chinese company ByteDance, it has been at the center of controversy in the US for years because user data could potentially be accessed by the Chinese government. Thursday, January 22, 2026, TikTok announcement That TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC was officially established to comply with President Trump executive order which approved the … Read more
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, has A contract is signed The deal, which forms a majority American-owned joint venture with a group of non-Chinese investors to keep the social app operating in the US, ends a six-year-long political saga that began in 2020 when President Donald Trump tried to ban the app over national security concerns … Read more