More on the Dell data breach: So yesterday we brought you the story about Dell experiencing a data breach. We noted that the company behaved rather nonchalantly about the whole affair, even saying that personal data wasn’t taken. Well, TechCrunch decided to do its own investigating and found that whoever breached Dell scraped some data that appears to be physical addresses. Read More
Kids can now use Anthropic: Well, for certain things. Anthropic will begin letting teens and preteens use third-party apps (but not its own apps, necessarily) powered by its AI models so long as the developers of those apps implement specific safety features and disclose to users which Anthropic technologies they’re leveraging. Read More
Microsoft’s mobile game store:The store is scheduled to open in July and will include popular games like Candy Crush and Minecraft. The official announcement comes as Microsoft has been talking about launching an Xbox mobile gaming store for quite some time now. Last December, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said the company was in discussions with partners about launching an Xbox mobile store and noted that it would arrive sooner rather than later. Read More
This week in AI: OpenAI has been examining the ability to create adult content this year, so it should come as no surprise that it will now explore how to “responsibly” generate AI porn. OpenAI’s new NSFW policy is intended to start a conversation about how — and where — the company might allow explicit images and text in its AI products, OpenAI said. Read More
Bluesky has new features: Bluesky is now allowing users to personalize their main Discover feeds using “Show more like this” and “Show less like this” buttons in a post’s menu to choose which content the algorithm surfaces. Read More
Mercury eyes the fintech crown: This week on TechCrunch's Equity podcast, our hosts dug into Mercury’s plans to branch out into software and looked at a new string of acquisitions from DocuSign, Samsung and Akamai. They also reveal a pleasant surprise from FTX: Victims are getting their money back, plus interest. Listen here
Inspired by “16 and Pregnant”: Kevin Eisenfrats is the founder of Contraline, a company that has developed a male contraceptive in the form of a non-hormonal, sperm-blocking gel that’s injected into the scrotum. On TechCrunch’s Found podcast, Eisenfrats discussed building this company, medical testing for it, and the medical innovation he had to create to make it all possible. Listen here
