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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 […]
July 25, 2026

The hacker who humiliated spyware makers and was never caught

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/anonymous-hacktivist-mask.jpg?resize=1200,800 Over the last few decades, several mysterious hackers have captured the public’s imagination, but none quite like Phineas Fisher. A decade after their most famous […]
July 24, 2026

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/us-customs-border-cbp-465228460.jpg?resize=1200,774 The U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border authorities with a passcode that wiped the contents of his phone, according […]
July 24, 2026

How AI guardrails are impeding the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/claude-mythos-logo.jpg?resize=1200,800 For months, AI giants have devised special vetted programs and strict guardrails to limit the use of their models by malicious hackers. But these limits […]
July 23, 2026

AegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop AI-driven spear phishing

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/aegisai-co-founders.jpg?resize=1200,800 Hackers are increasingly using AI to launch attacks on a massive scale, with email emerging as a primary target. AI can quickly aggregate personal information—such […]
July 23, 2026

US government says Iran-linked hackers are disrupting American water and energy providers

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/palo-verde-dam-1244053673.jpg?resize=1200,800 The U.S. government is warning that Iranian state-backed hackers are actively breaking in and disrupting industrial control systems at American water and energy providers. This […]
July 22, 2026

How an OpenAI’s human mistake led to the AI-powered hack on Hugging Face

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hugging-face-openai-logos-split-screen.jpg?resize=1200,799 On Tuesday, OpenAI revealed that one of its models went rogue during a test and hacked the systems of AI dataset platform Hugging Face in […]