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Instagram is alerting users who were targeted by hackers during AI chatbot attacks
Hackers appeared to take over victims’ accounts even after Meta said it fixed its AI-powered support chatbot, which granted hackers access to victims’ accounts.
Still facing copyright lawsuits, AI music generator Suno raises another $400M
The prominent AI music-generation startup is now valued at over $5.4 billion — about seven months ago, it raised at a $2.45 billion valuation.
Quick commerce FirstClub doubles valuation to $255M in nine months
The Bengaluru startup has crossed 1 million orders and reached a $50 million annualized GMV run rate within a year of launch.
Lovable signs multiyear deal with Google Cloud to up usage 5x, source says
Lovable and Google signed an expanded multiyear deal that involves a 5x expansion of Lovable’s footprint on Google Cloud, and expanded access to Anthropic Claude.
Defense tech is flooded with money, but who’s built to last?
Defense tech is red hot right now. Anduril and Mach Industries just doubled and quadrupled their valuations, respectively, and the U.S. government is proposing a 40% increase in defense budget. A wave of new startups is chasing those government contracts, but according to Ross Fubini, the…
Meta tests ‘Series’ for episodic Reels on Instagram and Facebook
Meta told TechCrunch that it’s considering ways to monetize the new feature, but didn’t share specifics on what that could look like.
X caters to creators with new ‘React with Video’ feature
X will now let you ‘react with video’ to posts.
Board, the new game startup from Mirror founder Brynn Putnam, raises $20M, has already sold thousands
Board, the startup building what it calls “together tech” designed to bring people into the same room, has closed a Series A led by Union Square Ventures.
Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams
As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted phone numbers and using AI deepfake technology to sound like authority figures, family members, or employers.