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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 […]
August 3, 2026

Who’s legally to blame for Anthropic and OpenAI’s autonomous AI hacks? It’s complicated

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/sam-altman-dario-amodei-split-screen.jpeg?w=1021 Can autonomous AI agents be sued or prosecuted for hacking? It’s no longer a question for sci-fi movies. It’s a question human lawyers and judges […]
August 3, 2026

Horizon3 hits $2 billion valuation with $250M Series E as AI threats escalate

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1197780051.jpg?resize=1200,800 Cybersecurity startup Horizon3 has raised a $250 million Series E at a $2 billion valuation, more than tripling its valuation in 14 months. The San […]
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 […]