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October 15, 2026

Amazon’s Bee launches two new personal AI devices, starting at $75

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-638007236.jpg?resize=1200,798 Amazon’s personal AI wearable maker, Bee, is announcing its first new products since being acquired by the retail giant last year. The tech company on […]
October 15, 2026

Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads to hack people with ‘zero-click’ spyware

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-1404252962.jpg?resize=1200,800 Security researchers at digital rights unit Citizen Lab say government spyware makers are abusing global advertising networks to target and hack devices by serving malicious […]
October 15, 2026

Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: ‘We shouldn’t pause progress’

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/GettyImages-2300215073.jpg?w=1024 Flock’s founder and CEO Garrett Langley doesn’t think the risks of introducing surveillance technology at scale outweigh the rewards. “If we want to live in […]
October 14, 2026

Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55589672916_8efa76c0ac_o.jpg?resize=1200,800 Flock CEO Garrett Langley said the company’s gunshot-detection microphones detect “just gunshots,” but Flock’s website paints a far broader picture of what other ambient audio […]
October 14, 2026

Flock CEO: We haven’t ‘fired’ any police departments as customers

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/garrett-langley-disrupt.jpg?resize=1200,900 Flock CEO Garrett Langley said that his company has not ended any contracts with its customers over abuse of its products. Speaking to TechCrunch editor-in-chief […]
October 14, 2026

Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/6811e05224449e9b499b4916_apate_team-p-1600.webp?resize=1200,797 Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or to speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover to get scammed. Founded in 2024 on […]
October 14, 2026

Disrupt 2026: Day 2 | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55588024910_19d361db07_k.jpg?resize=1200,800 Day 2 of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is here at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Explore innovative startups and solution providers in the Expo Hall, discover emerging […]
October 14, 2026

Justice Department says North Koreans have infiltrated dozens of U.S. companies

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/GettyImages-2299247760.jpg?resize=1200,787 The U.S. Department of Justice is warning that hackers working for the North Korean regime are increasingly relying on Americans to facilitate the hacking of […]
October 13, 2026

FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting hidden recording device in conference room

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/openai-employee-product-recording.jpg?w=1145 OpenAI said it has alerted the FBI after discovering that an employee allegedly planted a hidden recording device in one of the AI maker’s office […]