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What we learned from the indictment of LockBit’s mastermind

On Tuesday, U.S. and U.K. authorities revealed that the mastermind behind LockBit, one of the most prolific and damaging ransomware groups in history, is a 31-year-old Russian named Dmitry Yuryevich K

Jumia is back, growing total sales and orders in Q1 2024

Jumia, an African e-tailer, attributes this growth to continued improvements in its supply and product assortment.

Inside Mercury’s competitive push into software and Ramp’s potential M&A targets

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at Mercury’s latest expansions, wallet-as-a-service startup Ansa’s raise and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most imp

Here’s everything Apple just announced at its Let Loose event, including new iPad Pro with M4 chip, iPad Air, Apple Pencil and more

Today is Apple iPad Event day, and we’re bringing you all the iPad goodness you can stand, summed up in a convenient package.

TikTok sues the US government over law that could ban the app

TikTok is suing the United States government in an effort to block a law that would ban TikTok if its parent company, ByteDance, fails to sell it within a year. The lawsuit, which was filed on Tuesday

Threads is testing cross-posting from Instagram globally

Meta is encouraging more users to post to its X rival Threads. In its latest experiment, the company is providing an easy toggle for users to cross-post from Instagram to Threads, the company told Tec

Here’s Apple’s new iPad lineup

While the entry-level iPad didn’t receive an update, the company lowered its price, too. And of course, yes, the iPad mini is still around.

TechCrunch Minute: Audible deploys AI-narrated audiobooks. Can it replace the human touch?

AI is coming for audiobooks, and that is not an entirely bad thing. But it is a cause of concern in the realm of audio titles and the folks who make them today. Audible is making it easy for authors t

Google’s budget Pixel 8a delivers updated silicon, Gemini access for $499

Google, it seems, couldn’t wait until I/O next week to show off the latest addition to the Pixel line. For the past several years, the company has used its annual developer conference to showcase an

Google’s Pixel Tablet is now available without the thing that makes it interesting

When we reviewed the Pixel Tablet roughly this time last year, we noted in no uncertain terms, “It’s all about the dock.” It was, after all, the one thing that truly distinguished the device fro

Copilot Chat in GitHub’s mobile app is now generally available

GitHub is betting that there are quite a few use cases for Copilot Chat on mobile that make this a worthwhile effort.

Apple teased AI improvements, including the M4’s neural engine, at its iPad event

Tuesday's theme focused on the new hardware devices themselves — devices like new iPads and an updated Apple Pencil — not on the AI advances Apple is making under the hood.

OpenAI says it’s building a tool to let content creators ‘opt out’ of AI training

The tool, called Media Manager, will allow creators and content owners to identify their works to OpenAI and specify how they want those works to be included or excluded from AI research and training.

Kevin Eisenfrats is developing the ‘male IUD’

Einsfrats sat down with Found to discuss building this company and medical testing for it.

Sperm whale ‘alphabet’ discovered, thanks to machine learning

Researchers at MIT CSAIL and Project CETI believe that they have unlocked a kind of sperm whale “alphabet” with the aid of machine learning technologies. Results from the study, which were

Photo editing app VSCO launches marketplace to connect photographers with brands

Photo editing tool VSCO has launched a new VSCO Hub to connect professional photographers and brands with each other.

Exclusive: Wayve co-founder Alex Kendall on the autonomous future for cars and robots

UK-based autonomous vehicle startup Wayve's CEO Alex Kendall talks about the company's $1.05B fundraise, licensing plans, and the self-driving market.

US, UK police identify and charge Russian leader of LockBit ransomware gang

The identity of the leader of one of the most infamous ransomware groups in history has finally been revealed. On Tuesday, a coalition of law enforcement led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency anno

Apple’s Final Cut Camera lets filmmakers connect four cameras at once

The latest version of Final Cut Pro introduces a new feature to speed up your shoot: Live Multicam. It’s a bold move from Apple, transforming your iPad into a multicam production studio, enablin

The new iPad Pros are Apple’s first devices powered by its M4 chip

At its iPad event today, Apple announced its new iPad Pro tablets, powered by its new M4 chips, the fourth generation of its custom SoCs. The new chips feature a new display engine, as well as a signi
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