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Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder. | TechCrunch

Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder. | TechCrunch

At a trendy venue near the San Francisco pier, Sam Altman’s verification project World celebrated its next evolution and rapid expansion of its ambitions.  And it’s starting with Tinder. Tools for Humanity, the company behind the World project, announced Friday plans to integrate its verification tech into dating apps, event and concert ticketing systems, business organizations, email, and other arenas …

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The PBS Artemis II documentary is streaming on YouTube

The PBS Artemis II documentary is streaming on YouTube

The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission have safely returned to Earth, but if your Moon fever has yet to break, or you’re curious to get a big picture view of how the second of a planned five Moon missions was pulled off, PBS has a new documentary you’ll want to watch. The hour-long Return to the Moon was produced …

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Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company continues to shed ‘side quests’ | TechCrunch

Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company continues to shed ‘side quests’ | TechCrunch

OpenAI is losing two of the architects of its most ambitious moonshots. Kevin Weil, who led the company’s science research initiative, and Bill Peebles, the researcher behind AI video tool Sora, both announced their departures on Friday. The exits come as OpenAI consolidates around enterprise AI and its forthcoming “superapp.” The departures follow OpenAI’s decision to cut back on “side …

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Man who hacked US Supreme Court filing system sentenced to probation | TechCrunch

Man who hacked US Supreme Court filing system sentenced to probation | TechCrunch

Nicholas Moore, who pleaded guilty to hacking the U.S. Supreme Court’s electronic document filing system dozens of times over several months, was sentenced on Friday to a year of probation. Moore had also hacked into the network of AmeriCorps, a government agency that runs stipend volunteer programs, and the systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs, which provides healthcare and …

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A lot of you panic-bought PCs to avoid RAMaggedon 2026

A lot of you panic-bought PCs to avoid RAMaggedon 2026

The specter of price hikes caused by the current AI-driven demand for memory and storage appears to have convinced a fair share of people to buy a new computer. According to data analyzed by Counterpoint Research, global PC shipments grew around 3.2 percent year-over-year in Q1 2026, “driven by pre-emptive buying before memory-led price increases hit the retail level” and …

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Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges | TechCrunch

Sources: Cursor in talks to raise B+ at B valuation as enterprise growth surges | TechCrunch

AI coding startup Cursor is nearing new funding in which the four-year-old company would raise at least $2 billion in fresh capital, according to four sources familiar with the matter. Returning investors Thrive and Andreessen Horowitz are expected to lead the financing at a $50 billion valuation, prior to the new capital injection, the people said. Battery Ventures, a new …

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