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Apple upgrades TestFlight with redesigned invites, testing criteria, and more

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Alongside the Apple Intelligence-powered iOS 18 updates for consumers and developers, Apple is rolling out a sizable refresh to its app testing platform for developers, TestFlight. Developers will have more control over who can join their beta and...

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Screenable’s app turns any iPhone into a starter phone for kids

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A new app called Screenable will help parents introduce their children to technology by turning an iPhone or iPad into a starter phone. The app is designed to grow over time with a child, as it offers different modes for kids of different ages. For...

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Apple adds a menu in iOS 18.2 to change default apps including messages and calls

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Apple released iOS 18.2 as a developer beta users earlier this week. While there was a bunch of AI goodie shipped with this version — including Gemmoji, Image Playground, and ChatGPT integration — the company also shipped a new default menu to...

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Elon Musk reportedly chats regularly with Putin

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Russian president Vladimir Putin since late-2022. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal, which reports that the conversations have raised national security concerns among some...

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Airdog’s founders are back with a precision-strike drone meant for modern warfare

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The war in Ukraine has shown that warfare changes by the day. It’s also clear that the tech used to make war today is costly: While larger countries can afford legions of tanks, helicopters, and precision-strike systems, smaller nations find...

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Google Calendar gets a design refresh, dark mode

Google is revamping Google Calendar’s web interface in line with its Material Design 3 guidelines, and adding support for dark mode. The update applies to controls like buttons, dialogs and sidebars that are more “modern and accessible,” the...

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YouTube brings its affilate program to India, partners with Flipkart

Just ahead of the local festive season, YouTube has brought its affiliate program to India, letting uploaders tag products in their videos and earn referrals. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Google Calendar gets a desgin refresh along with dark mode

Google said Wednesday that it is revamping the Google Calendar’s web interface following the Material Design 3 guidelines. The update also includes support for dark mode. The updated elements include controls like button, dialogs, and a sidebar...

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OpenAI reportedly plans to release its Orion AI model by December

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Update: An OpenAI spokesperson got back to us with more info after this was published. Read the latest here. OpenAI is reportedly planning to release its next frontier AI model, codenamed Orion inside the company, by December of this year, The Verge...

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VW spinoff Scout reveals its EV vision and it includes a model with a gas-powered generator

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Scout Motors, the Volkswagen Group spinoff, unveiled Thursday two EVs it hopes will hook American customers with modern-meets-rugged styling that downplays digital and embraces the mechanical. The catch? The company will also offer variants to its...

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TikTok accounts are becoming divorce fodder

When Kat and Mike Stickler divorced, their biggest challenge was dividing a shared TikTok account with millions of followers that generated significant income, and they aren’t alone, reports The WSJ. A growing number of couples — and divorce...

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Embattled Astra scores DOD contract to develop point-to-point cargo delivery from space

Don’t count out Astra Space just yet. The company, which was taken private again earlier this year for a sliver of its former value, has landed a new contract with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to support the development of a next-gen launch...

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Blue Origin certifies second capsule for suborbital space tourism flights

Blue Origin has carried out a successful uncrewed certification mission of its second New Shepard ship on Wednesday, as the company looks to effectively double the number of tourists it can fly to suborbital space and back. The RSS Kármán Line...

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VW spinoff Scout reveals its EV vision and it includes a model with a gas-powered generator

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Scout Motors, the Volkswagen Group spinoff, unveiled Thursday two EVs it hopes will hook American customers with modern-meets-rugged styling that downplays digital and embraces the mechanical. The catch? The company will also offer variants to its...

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‘They wish this technology didn’t exist’: Perplexity responds to News Corp’s lawsuit

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Perplexity shot back at media companies skeptical of AI’s benefits in a blog post Thursday, responding to News Corp’s lawsuit filed against the startup earlier this week. The lawsuit alleged Perplexity engaged in large-scale copyright violations...

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Lumen Orbit closed one of the biggest rounds from Y Combinator’s last cohort

Lumen Orbit has closed an oversubscribed, eight-figure seed round of more than $10 million, a source familiar with the details told TechCrunch. That would make it one of the hottest deals, if not the hottest deal, of the most recent Y Combinator...

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How the ransomware attack at Change Healthcare went down: A timeline

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A hack on UnitedHealth-owned tech giant Change Healthcare likely stands as one of the biggest data breaches of U.S. medical data in history. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Joby launches $200M public offering ahead of 2025 commercial eVTOL release

Electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle startup Joby Aviation has launched a public offering to sell up to $200 million of its shares of common stock, per a regulatory filing. Joby said it will use the proceeds from the raise — together with...

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Apple will pay security researchers up to $1 million to hack its private AI cloud

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Ahead of the debut of Apple’s private AI cloud next week, dubbed Private Cloud Compute, the technology giant says it will pay security researchers up to $1 million to find vulnerabilities that can compromise the security of its private AI cloud. In...

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Electric aircraft startup Lilium has run out of money

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Electric aircraft startup Lilium is shutting down after failing to raise emergency money from the German government, according to a regulatory filing. The filing comes after a series of setbacks from the German company that was once a darling in the...

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