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June 17, 2026

Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Google-Home-Speaker-Berry.jpeg?resize=1200,899 After years of incremental updates, Google is betting that its Gemini AI can reinvent its smart speaker. On Wednesday, the company introduced its first audio […]
June 16, 2026

Apple plans to change its Hide My Email privacy feature that could make it less effective

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-477672484.jpg?resize=1200,800 Apple’s plan to change a privacy feature that lets paying customers hide their real email addresses when creating online accounts could make it easier for […]
June 16, 2026

Bug in FIFA World Cup internal system gave anyone ability to modify TV stream

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/fifa-world-cup-stadium-tv-camera.jpg?resize=1200,800 A security researcher said she was able to access several internal FIFA platforms due to a simple security flaw, which allowed her to watch and […]
June 16, 2026

Plaud says its software business topped $100M in ARR after shipping over 2M AI notetakers

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SilverBlack-Plaud-Note-Pro.jpeg?resize=1200,675 There aren’t many success stories to refer to when it comes to AI hardware. Plaud, which makes AI-powered notetakers, is trying to become one by […]
June 16, 2026

India orders temporary ban on Telegram over exam fraud concerns

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/telegram-app-cellphone.jpg?resize=1200,800 India has issued an order to block Telegram until June 22 over concerns that fraudsters are using the messaging platform to target candidates ahead of […]
June 15, 2026

The US government’s Anthropic models ban was never about an AI jailbreak

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/trump-2267050833.jpg?resize=1200,800 The U.S. government’s enforcement letter to Anthropic, which effectively forced the company to pull its latest AI models offline just before the weekend, should be […]
June 15, 2026

Cybersecurity vets protest ‘dangerous’ US government ban on Anthropic’s most powerful models

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/claude-mythos-logo.jpg?resize=1200,800 A group made up of dozens of cybersecurity experts, including several well-known veterans of the industry, published an open letter to the U.S. government asking […]
June 15, 2026

As AI agents become employees, NewCore emerges with $66M to give them identities

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/newcore-founders.jpg?resize=1200,800 Cybersecurity startup NewCore emerged from stealth with $66 million in funding on Monday, aiming to solve a challenge it believes many companies will soon face […]
June 14, 2026

The new Sonos Play has become my go-to desk and kitchen speaker

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Sonos-Play-With-Wireless-Charging-Base-Black.jpg?resize=1200,800 I work from home, so I typically listen to audio through headphones or AirPods. But I’ve always wanted a desk speaker that doesn’t take up […]