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July 30, 2026

In the Hugging Face breach, OpenAI’s hacker was noisy and fast — but not unstoppable

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hugging-face-logo-smartphone.jpg?resize=1200,800 Earlier this month, AI dataset platform Hugging Face shocked the world when it revealed that it had fallen victim to a fully autonomous AI-powered cyberattack. […]
July 30, 2026

FTC sues Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing patients’ medical data with advertisers Meta and Snap

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/NYSE-hims-hers-shot1.jpg?resize=1200,674 The Federal Trade Commission is suing healthcare giant Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing its customers’ medical and healthcare information with advertisers and tech giants, […]
July 29, 2026

US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing risks to national security

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/humanoid-robot-china-fcc-2285947327.jpg?resize=1200,800 The Trump administration is banning the import of new foreign-made humanoid robots, robot dogs, and power inverters, citing an “unacceptable” threat to national security. The […]
July 27, 2026

PSA: Your Claude shared chats and Artifacts may have ended up on Google

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/facepalm-statue.jpg?resize=1200,688 An untold number of Claude chats and Artifacts — the interactive mini apps and documents users can build inside Claude — were found publicly searchable […]
July 27, 2026

Microsoft launches its first cybersecurity model, plus a new agentic cybersecurity system

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_4458.jpeg?resize=1200,900 Microsoft on Monday launched its first cybersecurity-specialized model alongside a new AI cybersecurity platform at a small event in San Francisco, taking a big swipe […]
July 27, 2026

This $9 key physically locks your most addictive apps

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AutonomousKey1.jpeg?w=1200 Screen-time apps aren’t effective for many people because, in the end, they depend on your willpower. They remind you to stop scrolling or let you […]
July 26, 2026

Can Apple make smart glasses that aren’t a constant privacy threat?

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/tim-cook-glowing-apple-logo-GettyImages-2234517515.jpg?w=1024 As Apple prepares to launch its first smart glasses, the company is also wrestling with how to address consumer privacy concerns, according to Bloomberg’s Mark […]
July 26, 2026

Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hugging-face-openai-logos-split-screen.jpg?resize=1200,799 After OpenAI recently admitted that one of its models had breached the systems of AI platform Hugging Face, Hugging Face’s CEO Clem Delangue posted on […]