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Adobe offers more AI-powered image editing and extensions to Photoshop using Firefly models. The company said today it is deploying Image-UpScaling functionality, object blends and upgraded object removers in Photoshop. The company said the generative upscale feature enhances images up to 8 megapixels. This will help you restore old photo details, upscaling printed images, and adopt assets on various platforms. In 2024, Adobe teased a feature called Project Perfect Blend. It is working on modifying the color, shadow, and lighting of new objects added to existing images. The idea is to have new objects like sofa chairs in the room…

Security researchers say sex toy maker Lovense has failed to completely fix two security flaws that publish the user's private email address and allow the user to acquire the user's account. Researchers going with the Bobda Hacker on the Handle released details of the bug on Monday after claiming that Lovense would take 14 months to fix the defect so as not to use inconvenient users of its legacy products. Lovense is one of the largest manufacturers of internet-connected adult toys, and is said to have over 20 million users. The company made headlines in 2023 to become one of…

During the first months of the new Trump administration, the White House cut cybersecurity budgets, staff and initiatives. And some people, including cybersecurity experts and legislators, are not happy about it. One of them is Colin Ahern, the Chief Cyber Director of New York. In a recent interview with TechCrunch, Ahern said both he and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul were worried that the Trump administration's cybersecurity cuts put the country at risk. “We work with the federal government every day. We need and hope that the federal government is effective,” Ahern told TechCrunch. “I don't think it's a secret…

TechCrunch took place in 2025 at Moscone West from October 27th to 29th, as the startup world descends on San Francisco. With over 10,000 startups and VC leaders coming together due to the disruption of this milestone, conversations about access, geography and opportunity have become more timely than ever before. On the builder stage, Anh-Tho Chuong (Lago), David Hall (Revolution) and Heather Doshay (Signalfire) lead a must-see session for anyone looking to scale smartly in today's startup landscape. Sign up now to save up to $675 before July ends and participate in this (and even more sessions). Why this conversation…

In 2025, TechCrunch's AI stage is coming alive with voices shaping the future of technology, creativity and security. Top VCs are betting on the next wave of AI founders, making it clear what they need to earn money in the rapidly evolving landscape. Listen to groundbreaking insights from leaders at visionary startups such as Apptronik, ElevenLabs, Hugging Face, Runway, Wonder Dynamics, Wayve, and Wayve. These leaders, and many more, represent the cutting edge of the growing impact of AI. In the AI stage, we take an internal look at how breakthroughs change the industry, the user experience, and what startups…

Flights across Russia are based after a cyberattack struck Aeroflot on Monday, the country's biggest airline. Although details of the cyberattack remain limited, a group of pro-woman hackers known for targeting a Russian organisation called the Silent Crow has gained credibility in the cyberattack along with Belarusian hackers, citing Russia's occupation of Ukraine. The group said in a Telegram post seen by TechCrunch that it controlled Aeroflot's critical system, which contains terabytes of internal data. The group said it “destroyed” the airline's systems that it has access to. Screenshots posted by hackers are said to show access to several Aeroflot…

Tea announced on Friday that she was suffering from a data breach, an app that allows women to post anonymous comments about men they believed to have dated, and hackers had access to 72,000 images. That number includes 13,000 selfies and photo IDs submitted for account verification, as well as 59,000 images from posts, comments and direct messages, the company said. Tea also said that no email or phone number was published and only users who signed up before February 2024 were affected. “We are working as third-party cybersecurity professionals and work round the clock to ensure our systems,” the…

Allianz Life, the leading US insurance company, confirmed with TechCrunch that hackers stole the “majority” of their customers, financial experts and employees during a data breach in mid-July. When they reached TechCrunch, Allianz Life spokesman Brett Weinberg confirmed the violation. “On July 16, 2025, malicious threat actors accessed a third-party cloud-based CRM system used by Allianz Life,” referring to the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database that contains information about customers. “Threat actors were able to obtain personally identifiable data related to the majority of Allianz Life clients, financial experts, and were able to use social engineering techniques to select Allianz…

Early stage founders cannot escape Tam. This is the concept of having a fully addressable market for startups to confuse and conquer. However, Jahanvi Sardana, a partner at index ventures, has reminded to all founders who are worried about finding TAM for their products and services. “What was the market for previous searches on Google?” Saldana asked the audience at TechCrunch's 2025 all-stage event in Boston earlier this month. “What was the market for the operating system before Microsoft, or the market for the Cloud before Amazon?” Saldana compares tam with surfing. Every few years there is a huge wave…

CHATGPT users may want to think twice before turning to AI apps for treatment or other kinds of emotional support. According to Openai CEO Sam Altman, the AI industry still doesn't understand how to protect user privacy when it comes to these more sensitive conversations. Executives made these comments about the recent episode of Theo Von, Theo Von. In response to questions about how AI works in today's legal system, Altman said one of the issues that it doesn't have a legal or policy framework for AI yet is that its user conversations are lacking legal confidentiality. “People talk about…