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August 6, 2026

OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300-$400

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/OpenAI-logo-in-Seoul.jpg?w=1024 More details continue to trickle out about OpenAI’s mysterious new hardware device — described previously as an AI-fueled smart speaker that will be the “physical […]
August 6, 2026

Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/blackstone-wall-street.jpg?resize=1200,800 Even in the age of AI-powered autonomous cyberattacks, the crude, tried and tested hacking techniques of tricking victims into doing things they shouldn’t are still […]
August 6, 2026

China-linked LightSpy spyware caught targeting victims in 13 countries, including the US

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/china_hack.jpg?resize=1200,800 Security researchers say they have evidence that a Chinese-linked spyware has expanded from mainland China to now target victims in over a dozen countries, including […]
August 6, 2026

Hacker pleads guilty to stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/snowflake-data-breaches.jpg?resize=1200,800 Connor Moucka, a 26-year-old Canadian citizen, has pled guilty to hacking more than 165 companies, stealing billions of records, and extorting several companies and individuals.  […]
August 5, 2026

PSA: Apple’s Private Relay can leak your real IP address

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1237753209.jpg?resize=1200,800 Apple’s Private Relay, an opt-in feature designed to hide a user’s IP address when they browse the internet with Safari, can be circumvented to reveal […]
August 4, 2026

Android app developers may be unwittingly sharing their users’ location data with advertisers

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/stalkerware-leaked-location-2.jpg?resize=1200,675 For many apps, granting permission to access your device’s precise location makes sense. Your favorite weather app needs to know where you are to get […]
August 4, 2026

Nvidia doesn’t mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it’s already showing progress

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/jensen-ces-2026-getty.jpg?resize=1200,800 The week-old Open Secure AI Alliance (OSAA), an industry group spearheaded by Nvidia that has already grown to over 120 companies, has developed a cutely […]
August 4, 2026

Hackers steal over $130M by exploiting bug in offline hardware wallets

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/bitcoin-us-dollars.jpg?resize=1200,800 Hackers are in the midst of a massive theft of cryptocurrency from supposedly secure offline hardware wallets, according to blockchain security firms monitoring the heists. […]
August 3, 2026

Apple challenges UK government’s latest demand for iCloud backdoor: report

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/apple-icloud-drive.jpg?resize=1200,761 Apple is challenging another legal demand by the U.K. government to access the encrypted data of its users in the country, according to the Financial […]