Technology
Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts | TechCrunch
Fictional portrayals of artificial intelligence can have a real effect on AI models, according to Anthropic.Last year, the company said that during pre-release tests involving a fictional company, Claude Opus 4 would often try to blackmail engineers to avoid...
Technology
The hottest place for startups to strike a deal? The F1 paddock | TechCrunch
Over cold drinks in the Florida heat, this TechCrunch reporter watched from the paddock as founders and investors — the rich and the richer — mingled in search of deals. Conversations barely paused, except for the occasional glance at...
Technology
‘Reservation Hijacking’ Scams Target Travelers. Here’s How to Stay Safe
There's another type of digital scam to be aware of, as per the BBC. It's called “reservation hijacking.”The name gives you a clue as to how it works. Essentially, scammers use details about a booking you've placed (perhaps with...
Technology
NYT: ‘Meta’s Embrace of AI Is Making Its Employees Miserable’ – Slashdot
"Meta's embrace of AI is making its employees miserable," reports the New York Times.And "After Meta said late last month that it would start tracking employees' computer use, hundreds of workers spoke up." (One employee even...
Technology
Voice AI in India is hard. Wispr Flow is betting on it anyway. | TechCrunch
India’s internet users already rely heavily on voice notes, voice search, and multilingual messaging. Turning those habits into a scalable AI business, however, remains difficult because of the country’s linguistic complexity, mixed-language usage, and uneven monetization patterns. Wispr Flow...
Technology
Social Media Sites Got Information from Ad Trackers on US State Health Insurance Sites – Slashdot
All 20 of America's state-run healthcare marketplace sites "include advertising trackers that share information with Big Tech companies," reports Gizmodo, citing a report from Bloomberg:Per the report, seven million Americans bought their health insurance through state exchanges in...
Innovation
How to Turn $850 Billion in Retail Returns Into Protected Profit
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
Key Takeaways
Plan returns handling in advance. Forward-thinking ecommerce retailers treat returns as a predictable flow, eschewing reactive problem-solving in favor of structured workflows.
Implement a defined intake and triage process.
The speed of returns...
Technology
Hackable Robot Lawn Mower Unlocks a New Nightmare
Cramming for finals is bad enough without the platform you use to do your schoolwork suddenly shutting down. Unfortunately for countless students across the US, that’s exactly what they faced on Thursday after Canvas went into “maintenance mode” following...
Innovation
Why Most Entrepreneurs Are Using AI Wrong — and Staying Overworked
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Key Takeaways
I’ll reveal the one AI tool I’d open instead of ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini — and the seven prompts I run on it daily.
I’ll show you the agent room live: one...
Innovation
Why the Next Wave of Entrepreneurs Is Putting Values Before Valuation
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.In entrepreneurial culture, success is often framed as a linear ascent—build, scale, exit, repeat. Metrics dominate the conversation. Revenue, valuation, reach. The assumption is that more is always better, and that momentum,...