Meta is adding AI-powered summaries to WhatsApp
Meta announced on Wednesday that it’s adding an AI-powered summaries feature to WhatsApp. The optional new feature uses Meta AI to summarize unread messages in a chat. This summary would only be visible to you, not others in your chat, the company notes. The feature builds on the AI technology
Read moreRubrik acquires Predibase to accelerate adoption of AI agents
Predibase helps companies train and fine-tune open source AI models which will help Rubrik customers deploy AI agents faster.
Read moreGetty drops key copyright claims against Stability AI, but UK lawsuit continues
Getty Images dropped its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI on Wednesday at London’s High Court, narrowing one of the most closely watched legal fights over how AI companies use copyrighted content to train their models.
Read moreIntroducing the Going Public Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
For the first time ever, TechCrunch Disrupt is launching the Going Public Stage — a brand-new destination for founders navigating the mid and late stages of company building. This content is essential for any founder, but especially those scaling fast, preparing for exit, or reimagining what comes next. Because whether
Read moreBetter Auth, an authentication tool by a self-taught Ethiopian dev, raises $5M from Peak XV, YC
Better Auth, which offers a framework that simplifies user authentication for developers, has raised $5M seed funding from Peak XV and others.
Read moreSitch’s new dating app fuses human matchmaking and AI
Can AI improve the dating app market? A new dating app called Sitch aims to find out by leveraging human expertise in matchmaking to power its AI model. Today’s dating apps bank on the speed of onboarding and having millions of options. Users create profiles within seconds by uploading photos
Read moreApple Sports app adds live tennis scores and a redesigned home screen
Apple Sports is introducing tennis coverage ahead of Wimbledon, along with a redesigned home screen experience.
Read moreBill Gates-backed AirLoom begins building its first power plant
Wind power has run into some headwinds, and not the kind that spin its turbines. Recently, President Trump has decided to wage war against the technology, an unwelcome bit of friction that coincides with rising costs in recent years. Onshore wind power went for $61 per megawatt-hour last year, according
Read moreRussia frees REvil hackers after sentencing
Four members of the REvil ransomware group have been released from custody despite pleading guilty to fraud and malware distribution charges. The Dzerzhinsky Court of St. Petersburg allowed Roman Muromsky, Andrei Bessonov, Mikhail Golovachuk, and Dmitry Korotaev to walk free after sentencing them to five years in prison on Monday,
Read moreRing cameras and doorbells now use AI to provide specific descriptions of motion activity
Ring gets a new AI-powered feature that offers users specific text descriptions of current motion activity.
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