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August 3, 2026

Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users’ internet connections with strangers

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/samsung-smart-tv-108466523.jpg?resize=1200,728 Several popular Samsung smart TV apps contain code that share the owner’s internet connection with strangers, potentially putting millions of Samsung smart TVs at risk […]
August 1, 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 […]
August 1, 2026

What’s the best handheld mini fan?

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/mini-fans-review.jpg?resize=1200,675 It’s summer. You are sweaty. There’s some unprecedented heat wave that’s even worse than the last unprecedented heat wave. You are uncomfortable. You’re getting sweatier […]
July 30, 2026

CareCloud begins to notify hundreds of thousands after hackers stole medical records

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/medical-records-getty.jpg?resize=1200,798 Hundreds of thousands of people are receiving letters notifying them that their medical records were stolen in a cyberattack at U.S. health tech giant CareCloud […]
July 30, 2026

Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/google-chrome-logo-hand.jpg?resize=1200,800 With help from its internal AI tools, Google says it has patched more security flaws in its Chrome browser in the last month than in […]
July 30, 2026

Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for about $200M

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Okta-lobby.jpg?resize=1200,816 Okta on Thursday agreed to acquire AI identity security startup Permiso Security, betting that demand for protecting AI agents and other machine identities will grow […]
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 […]