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The browser company said Tuesday that it is considering selling or open sourceing ARC browsers as it aims to divert resources to the development of a new AI-powered browser called DIA. When the company announced DIA in December 2024, ARC acknowledged that it was a complex browser for many users and wanted to build a product that appeals to the public. Since then, browser companies have issued bug fixes and security updates for ARC, but have stopped app development and added features. In a new blog post, the company's CEO Josh Miller said the ARC browser has encountered a “fresh…

Founder, a call has been raised. The battlefield is open – and the fearlessness is already moving. TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield 200 is still accepting applications in 2025, but time is running out. Over 10,000 high-tech leaders are watching. This is your chance to be reminded of in the spotlight. This is not the elevator pitch. This is an all-out battle for recognition, investment and legacy. If your startup has grit, technology, or vision, step into the arena by applying it before the June 9th deadline. Apply now and request your location on the battlefield Thousands answer the phone. Only 200…

We were excited by the notable interest in speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, which will be held October 27-29 in Moscone West, San Francisco. After a detailed review process, we selected 20 exceptional finalists. I chose 10 for the breakout session and 10 for the roundtable. Now we are making the final decision in your hands. Viewer choice voting is open until May 30th at 11:59pm. You can vote for as many sessions as you wish – 1 vote per session. Top 5 breakout sessions and top 5 roundtables will be selected to take the stage. Meet the finalists Breakout…

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Only 24 hours left in TechCrunch's early pricing lock for 2025 – takes place on October 27th-29th at Moscone West in San Francisco. Save up to $900 on your pass or bring some brilliant people to get 90% off your ticket. The transaction closes tonight at 11:59pm. Grab the early bird discount here – prices will go up tonight. You probably saw the headline. Speaker list. statistics. This will all be: But this is something you can't find on the disruptive website: A sentence that rearranges your thoughts. A handshake that changes the direction of your career. Late-night conversations that…

Naukri.com, a popular Indian employment website, fixed a bug that used the platform to publish recruiter email addresses to search and hire talent online. The issue, discovered by security researcher Lohith Gowda, affected the APIs Naukri used in Android and iOS apps. The API has released the email addresses of recruiters who will visit the profiles of potential candidates on Naukri's platform. This issue does not appear to affect the company's website. “The email ID of an exposed recruiter can be used for targeted phishing attacks, and recruiters can receive excessive unsolicited emails and spam,” Gowda told TechCrunch. He added…

Venture capitalists have always focused on investing in companies that use technology to disrupt established industries or create whole new business categories. However, some VCs are beginning to turn their scripts upside down in their investment style. Rather than funding startups, they acquire mature businesses such as call centres, accounting firms and other specialized services companies, optimizing them with artificial intelligence to serve more customers through automation. Often compared to private equity rollups, this strategy has been adopted by companies such as General Catalyst, Thrive Capital and Solo VC Elad Gil. The general catalysts promoting this as a new asset…

According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly made changes to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and changed or rejected the state's newly passed laws requiring that the age of the device's owner be verified. Abbott has not signed the bill yet. But Apple, alongside Google, is working with interest groups to fight legislation. In particular, Apple argues that the implementation of the Texas bill could pose a threat to user privacy. The bill requires that if a minor uses the device and their app store account is tied up by their parents, parents will be notified of…

Digg, a link aggregator in the Web 2.0 era, Digg is currently given a second chance in his life and is open to buying Pocket, Mozilla's reading app. On Thursday, Mozilla announced it would close its pockets on July 8th. Shortly afterwards, Digg's original owner Kevin Rose, alongside Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, posted to X that his company was interested in getting a Pocket from Mozilla. Rose tagged both Mozilla and Pocket, saying, “We love pockets with @digg. We've taken it and will continue to support your users for years to come!” The post was further tagged with Betaworks founding…

Ethical interests are no longer theoretical because generative AI is faster, cheaper and more persuasive. What happens when deceiving tools become widely accessible? And how do you build a powerful system? TechCrunch Sessions: AI, held June 5th at Zellerbach Hall in Artemis Seaford, Zellerbach Hall in Barkley, California, ElevenLabs' AI Safety Director and Databricks co-founder Ion Stoica, a professor at US Berkeley, will be a major stage to unlock today's AI ethical agenda. Their conversations are cut to the heart of one of the most urgent questions in technology. What will we unleash? How Seaford and Stoicka are addressing AI's…