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Eight years ago, orthopedic surgeon Dr. William Cup attended a medical conference that changed his professional life. He co-founded a company from a private practice doctor who built a critical care hospital and sold the company. It gave him interest in both sides of healthcare: the medication and business side, he told TechCrunch. There he went to an annual conference hosted by renowned physician scientist Dr. Daniel Craft to learn about new technologies that can improve results while reducing costs. Dr. Peter Diamandis, founder and chairman of the Xprize Foundation, was on the stage that year with Dr. Bob Hariri,…

Amazon is currently inducing shoppers in 1,000 U.S. cities to order perishable groceries through same-day delivery services. This is because the e-commerce giant is trying to compete more directly with Instacart and Walmart+ in the growing quick commerce space. Amazon plans to expand its options to more than 2,300 cities by the end of the year. Users can now order fresh grocery items, including produce, dairy products, meat, seafood, baked goods, and other items that can be used for same-day delivery, including daily household items, electronics and other items. Amazon says its “specialized temperature controlled fulfillment network” ensures shoppers receive…

A new report from the nonprofit found that the proportion of women and nonbinary individuals in the partner roles of all major companies has doubled in the past few years despite market headwinds. Rays CEO Page Hendrix Buckner chatted with TechCrunch's Dominic-Madori Davis about his push for the equity shift this week. “It has two pieces,” she said of her progress for women. She said that much of it has to do with companies that want to be more efficient and is trying to promote the best people within the company internally. The second part is that companies recognize the…

For all apps about spilling beans about people you allegedly dated, it's ironic that Teaonher spilled the personal information of thousands of users on the open web. Teaonher was designed to share photos and information about women that men claim to be dating. However, as Teaonher reported last week, the security in which Teaonher publishes user personal information, including user personal information and other government-issued ID documents, has punched a hole in security, just like the Tea that Tea was trying to replicate. Apps like these gated communities were created superficially to allow users to share information about their relationships…

Apple has rejected Elon Musk's accusation that the App Store is biased against AI apps that compete with Openai. “We showcase thousands of apps via charts, and present recommendations, curated lists of algorithms selected by experts using objective criteria,” the BBC quotes Apple as saying. This response comes after Musk threatens to sue Apple via Xai. iPhoneMaker claims that “it is behaving in a way that makes it impossible for non-Openai AI companies to reach #1 on the App Store.” Last year, Apple and Openai joined a partnership to integrate AI company models and ChatGpt into Apple products such as…

StubHub strongly indicates that the IPO is back. It filed a public S-1 in late March, suspended in April after Trump administration tariffs surprised Wall Street. On Monday, I submitted my latest S-1.IPO expert Renaissance Capital estimates the IPO can raise $1 billion in March, saying this fresh S-1 could mean its debut next month. StubHub declined to comment on the IPO plan, citing the quiet period. In 2024, it generated nearly $1.8 billion in revenue and recorded a net loss of $2.8 million. Its biggest shareholders are Madrone Partners (27.1%), followed by Westcap Management (10.8%) and Bessemer (9.6%). Founder…

According to the New York Times, the Russian government is said to be behind a data breaches affecting the US court application system known as Pacer. Citing an anonymous source, the newspaper said Russia is “at least partially responsible” for the cyberattacks, which part of the Russian government is behind the hack. Hackers searched interim criminal cases in the New York City area and several other jurisdictions, whereas according to the article, may involve people with Russian and Eastern European surnames. Last week, Politico reported that hackers could break into the federal judicial electronic litigation filing system and access the…

In 2019, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued the dating app giant Match Group, accusing Match.com users of deceiving them of purchasing subscriptions through misleading means. Now, six years later, the company operating the popular dating app Match, Tinder, Okcupid, Hinge and the abundant fish have agreed to a $14 million settlement, as announced by the FTC on Tuesday. The FTC said $14 million will be used to provide “relief to injured consumers.” According to the lawsuit, consumers were at risk of fraud after sending marketing emails about new messages from senders who were already identified as bots and…

There is growing demand for AI “companion” applications other than big names like ChatGpt and Grok. According to new data provided to TechCrunch by App Intelligence Firm AppFigures, out of 337 active and revenue-generating AI companion apps available worldwide, 128 have been released so far in 2025. This subsection of the mobile AI market generated $82 million in the first half of this year and is expected to attract more than $120 million by the end of the year, the company's analysis shows. Image credits: AppFigures Unlike general-purpose chatbots, the AI companion app personifies AI interactions by allowing users to…

The hackers claim they compromised the North Korean government's hacker's computers, leaked its contents online, and provided an unusual window into hacking operations by the infamous, secret nation. Two hackers who Saber and Cyb0rg go to have released a report on violations in the latest issue of Phrack Magazine, the legendary cybersecurity e-zine first released in 1985. In the article, the two hackers wrote that they were able to compromise on workstations that contain virtual machines and virtual private servers belonging to the hacker. Hackers claim that Kim works for a North Korean government spy group known as Kimsky, also…