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How a Weekend Hacker Found Flaws That Could Let Anyone Remotely Unlock Cars with Just a Name

How a Weekend Hacker Found Flaws That Could Let Anyone Remotely Unlock Cars with Just a Name

Photo by sippakorn yamkasikorn on Unsplash Imagine you’re walking through a parking lot. You jot down a car’s VIN from the windshield. A few minutes later, you’ve got access to the owner’s personal data — and, with a few clicks, you could unlock their car. Sounds like a thriller movie plot, right? Except it’s not […]

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From Magic Cat to Magic Mouse: Inside the Massive Scam That’s Stealing 650,000 Credit Cards a Month

From Magic Cat to Magic Mouse: Inside the Massive Scam That’s Stealing 650,000 Credit Cards a Month

Photo by Moritz Kindler on Unsplash If you’ve ever gotten a sketchy text saying you owe a toll or missed a delivery, you’re not alone. And chances are, you were a target of one of the most relentless scam operations in recent years. These aren’t just annoying texts. They’re scammers posing as legit services—postal companies,

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GPT-5 Rollout Gets Off to a Bumpy Start, Altman Promises Fixes and a Possible Return of GPT-4o

GPT-5 Rollout Gets Off to a Bumpy Start, Altman Promises Fixes and a Possible Return of GPT-4o

Photo by Erwan Hesry on Unsplash OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-5, landed with high expectations—and a few missteps that got people talking. From users calling it “dumber” than before to a now-infamous botched chart during the launch, things didn’t go exactly as planned. But CEO Sam Altman isn’t hiding from the hiccups. In fact, he’s answering

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Scammers Are Pretending to Be TechCrunch Reporters — Here’s How to Spot the Fakes Before They Trick You

Scammers Are Pretending to Be TechCrunch Reporters — Here’s How to Spot the Fakes Before They Trick You

Photo by omid armin on Unsplash Fake journalists, phishing attempts, and suspicious interviews — here’s what you need to know to protect your company from an unsettling new scam making its way through the tech world. Imagine this: You’re a startup founder or a comms lead, and you get an email from a TechCrunch reporter

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After a Buzzy Year at Elon Musk’s xAI, Legal Chief Robert Keele Steps Down to Reclaim Family Time

After a Buzzy Year at Elon Musk’s xAI, Legal Chief Robert Keele Steps Down to Reclaim Family Time

Photo by nina . on Unsplash Just over a year after joining xAI, Robert Keele is stepping away from his role as head of legal — trading startup chaos for toddler cuddles. Keele announced his departure this week on both X and LinkedIn, saying it’s time to focus on his two young kids. “I love

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Tesla Quietly Shuts Down Dojo Supercomputer Team, Shifts Focus to Rival Tech and Bigger Bets on Cortex

Tesla Quietly Shuts Down Dojo Supercomputer Team, Shifts Focus to Rival Tech and Bigger Bets on Cortex

Photo by imgix on Unsplash So, remember when Elon Musk kept talking about Dojo — the in-house supercomputer that was supposed to be Tesla’s secret weapon in the race to full self-driving cars? Well, that chapter just closed. What Happened? Tesla has officially broken up the team behind its ambitious Dojo project, according to a

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Hubble Network’s Bold Plan to Blanket Earth in Bluetooth: How Two Massive Satellites Could Quietly Transform Global Connectivity

Hubble Network’s Bold Plan to Blanket Earth in Bluetooth: How Two Massive Satellites Could Quietly Transform Global Connectivity

Photo by Vimal S on Unsplash Imagine being able to track any Bluetooth-enabled device, anywhere on the planet — even the middle of the ocean or remote mountains — using just a tiny chip and a satellite in low Earth orbit. That’s what Seattle-based startup Hubble Network is building, and their newest upgrade makes that

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Former DOGE Official Edward “Big Balls” Coristine Assaulted in Late-Night Carjacking Attempt in Logan Circle

Former DOGE Official Edward “Big Balls” Coristine Assaulted in Late-Night Carjacking Attempt in Logan Circle

Photo by Travis T on Unsplash Edward “Big Balls” Coristine—yes, that’s really what folks call him—found himself in the middle of a violent encounter this past weekend, and the tech world is paying attention. Coristine, a teenage software engineer and former Neuralink intern, first rose to public attention as a standout figure in the Trump

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OpenAI’s Models Just Landed on AWS: What That Means for Developers, Amazon, and the AI Race

OpenAI’s Models Just Landed on AWS: What That Means for Developers, Amazon, and the AI Race

Image by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash For the first time ever, OpenAI’s models are now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS). If you’ve been following the cloud wars and the tug-of-war over AI dominance, this move is a big deal—and not just for developers. Here’s what’s happening and why it matters. OpenAI + AWS = A

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Clay Just Raised 0M at a .1B Valuation – And It’s Betting Big on AI-Powered Sales

Clay Just Raised $100M at a $3.1B Valuation – And It’s Betting Big on AI-Powered Sales

Photo by Chelaxy Designs on Unsplash If you’ve been wondering where AI is making the biggest impact right now, here’s a clue: it’s eating up the sales and marketing space. And Clay is right in the middle of it. The eight-year-old startup just confirmed it raised a $100 million Series C round, pushing its valuation

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