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OpenAI said Tuesday it is releasing a set of prompts that developers can use to make their apps safer for teens. The AI lab said the set of teen safety policies can be used with its open-weight safety model known as gpt-oss-safeguard. Rather than working from scratch to figure out how to make AI safer for teens, developers can use …

The AI-powered notetaking app Granola, valued at $250 million, has become a popular tool among tech industry founders and VCs. But one developer believes there’s demand for a more private, local-only alternative that’s available for a one-time fee and without a subscription. That’s led to the creation of a new Mac app called Talat. Yorkshire, England-based developer Nick Payne, a …

Google has a trio of new AI-powered features for its Google TV platform, after smarter Gemini integration at CES back in January. Google TV can now provide “richer visual help” when you ask it a question. Request the current sports scores, for example, and will bring up not only a live updating scorecard, but also where you can watch the …

Apple Maps will soon have ads, Apple confirmed in a blog post announcing the company’s new Apple Business platform. Reports that Apple planned to expand its ad business outside of the App Store and Apple News broke as recently as yesterday, but the company has been rumored to be exploring putting ads in its navigation app as far back as …

Canada’s BRK Capital announced Monday that its Fund II has closed $20 million CAD (around $14.5 million USD), bringing it closer to its $50 million CAD target. This fund is looking to back “high-growth technology companies led by founders from the Black community, building solutions for the future of work, living, and global connectivity,” managing partner Lise Birikundavyi told TechCrunch. …

Canada’s BKR Capital announced Monday that its Fund II has closed $20 million CAD (around $14.5 million USD), bringing it closer to its $50 million CAD target. This fund is looking to back “high-growth technology companies led by founders from the Black community, building solutions for the future of work, living, and global connectivity,” managing partner Lise Birikundavyi told TechCrunch. …

Apple TV’s long-running sci-fi show For All Mankind has just been renewed for a sixth and final season, ahead of . This seems more like the natural endpoint of the story instead of a cancellation, according to remarks made by some of the creators. “Getting to explore the For All Mankind universe over six seasons has been an amazing privilege, …

Anime streaming service Crunchyroll has confirmed a data breach involving customer service ticket information following an incident with a third-party vendor, after a hacker claimed to have accessed user data and internal systems. The streaming site, which Sony acquired from AT&T in 2020 for $1.18 billion, operates as a joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan-based Aniplex. Crunchyroll …

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are often described as a company’s “central brain” because the software connects different departments — including finance, HR, and inventory — into a single database where everyone shares the same information. In recent years, a new crop of AI-powered ERP startups, such as Rillet and Campfire, has emerged hoping to replace legacy offerings like NetSuite. …

iOS and iPadOS 26.4 are here, with a surprising number of new features for a point release. Chief among them is a new AI playlist generator, similar to one Spotify launched in 2024. Playlist Playground is Apple’s branding for the song list generator. It works as you’d expect: Type a prompt, and it spits out tracks that match it. As …