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OpenAI says AI browsers may always be vulnerable to prompt injection attacks

Even as OpenAI works to harden its Atlas AI browser against cyberattacks, the company admits that prompt injections, a type of attack that manipulates AI

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Waymo resumes service in San Francisco after robotaxis stall during blackout

Waymo suspended its robotaxi service in San Francisco on Saturday evening after a massive blackout appeared to leave many of its vehicles stalled on city

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Google and Apple reportedly warn employees on visas to avoid international travel

Law firms representing Google and Apple have warned that employees who need a visa stamp to re-enter the United States should avoid leaving the country

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Sequoia partner spreads debunked Brown shooting theory, testing new leadership

Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire is once again drawing unwanted attention to the prominent venture firm after falsely accusing a Palestinian student of being behind

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TikTok agrees to deal to cede control of US business to American investor group

TikTok has reached a deal to cede a substantial portion of its U.S. operation to a group of American investors, thus ending a years-long tussle

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Instacart’s AI-driven pricing tool attracted attention — now the FTC has questions

According to Reuters, Instacart is currently getting the regulatory equivalent of a throat-clearing from the FTC, which has sent the grocery delivery platform a civil

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Weeks after raising $100M, investors pump another $180M into hot Indian startup MoEngage

MoEngage, a customer engagement platform used by consumer brands across 75 countries, has announced a $180 million Series F follow-on transaction just over a month

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VCs discuss why most consumer AI startups still lack staying power

Even three years after the generative AI boom started, most AI startups are still making money by selling to businesses, not individual consumers. Although consumers

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How iRobot lost its way home

There’s something painfully American about the arc of iRobot, the company that taught your vacuum to navigate around the furniture. Founded in 1990 in Bedford,

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India’s Spinny lines up $160M funding to acquire GoMechanic, sources say

Spinny, an Indian online marketplace for used cars, is raising around $160 million as it moves to acquire car services startup GoMechanic, TechCrunch has learned.