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‘Wizard of Oz’ blown up by AI for giant Sphere screen

The massive Las Vegas venue known as Sphere will be screening its first classic movie, “The Wizard of Oz,” starting...

Itch.io is the latest marketplace to crack down on adult games

Indie video game marketplace Itch.io announced this week that it has “deindexed” adult and not-safe-for-work games, removing them from its...

DOGE has built an AI tool to slash federal regulations

The Department of Government Efficiency hopes to use a new AI tool to eliminate half of the federal government’s regulatory...

U.K. starts enforcing online age check rules

A U.K. law requiring that pornography websites verify the age of their users took effect Friday. The BBC reports that...

Astronomer winks at viral notoriety with ‘temporary spokesperson’ Gwyneth Paltrow

After spending the past week-plus in the headlines due to a seemingly inescapable social media scandal, data operations startup Astronomer...

Dating safety app Tea breached, exposing 72,000 user images

Tea, an app that allows women to post anonymous comments about men they’ve supposedly dated, announced Friday that it has...

Tesla vet says that ‘reviewing real products’ — not mockups — is...

GM’s EVs have been on a roll lately. After selling just the Chevy Bolt for years, a wave of new...

Allianz Life says ‘majority’ of customers’ personal data stolen in cyberattack

U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life has confirmed to TechCrunch that hackers stole the personal information of the “majority” of its...

Tesla wants to bring robotaxis to San Francisco. Here’s what’s standing in...

Tesla is launching an even-more-limited version of its early robotaxi service in San Francisco this weekend, according to Business Insider,...

India bans streaming apps you’ve never heard of — but millions watch

India has ordered the blocking of 25 streaming services — many with millions of viewers and even paying subscribers —...