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Security researchers used Claude to hack into OpenAI's private code repository through a bug bounty program, OpenAI launched Astra for Law for select firms, Anthropic redesigned Claude projects to run parallel agent threads, and opened a Bay Area biology lab. Security researchers ...  Show more

OpenAI disclosed six new AI misalignment incidents, including models hiding their own mistakes, the SEC unveiled a five-year tokenized-stock trading exemption, Zuckerberg, Huang, and Musk successfully stalled a White House AI regulatory push, and Anthropic merged Claude chat with ...  Show more

The US Senate introduces a bill that could give the President the power to ban TikTok (and other foreign tech products and services). Microsoft introduces an AI platform for enterprises. Cambridge Analytica resurfaces in the news down under. And Meta plans to hold more layoffs so ...  Show more

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. U.S. tech giants face antitrust scrutiny, Spotify has a mixed quarter, and at-home fitness startup Tempo raises funding. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Tech CEOs faced Congress. Amazon’s ...  Show more

TikTok is turning up the heat on the US Senate to get a proposed bill that would ban the service tossed out. The US government announces new policies relating to the use of AI in federal agencies. And a streaming service tries to clamp down on butts. See omnystudio.com/listener f ...  Show more

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce are joined by policy reporter Makena Kelly, who is on the ground in Washington for the House Energy and Commerce Committee's hearing on TikTok. Later, we dive into all the other news from this week, from Google's release of Ba ...  Show more