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Musk’s “World War III” threat in Twitter lawsuit haunts him at OpenAI trial

At OpenAI Trial, Musk’s Settlement Message Becomes a New Flashpoint

OpenAI says Musk contacted Greg Brockman about settlement days before trial.
A hostile reply from Musk may be admitted as evidence despite normal settlement protections.
OpenAI ties the dispute to a similar exception used in Musk’s 2022 Twitter case.
Musk’s courtroom testimony has already drawn scrutiny.

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DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via arstechnica.com

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State health insurance marketplaces shared sensitive data with ad tech firms, report says

A Bloomberg investigation found state-run health exchanges sharing applicant data with ad tech firms.
The reported data included sensitive fields such as race, sex, and contact details.
Washington, D.C. and Virginia altered tracker use after the findings.
The case highlights the risks of using standard web tracking tools on public health systems.

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DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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Why you need a digital spring cleaning (and how Incogni makes it effortless) - 9to5Mac

The Privacy Pitch Behind Digital Spring Cleaning

A sponsored 9to5Mac post markets privacy management as “digital spring cleaning.”
The pitch reframes data protection as routine maintenance rather than specialist security.
The larger trend is the normalization of privacy tools as convenience products.

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DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via 9to5mac.com

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Exclusive: Ouster's new color lidar is coming to replace cameras | TechCrunch

Ouster Bets Native Color Lidar Can Replace the Camera-Lidar Stack

Ouster introduced a Rev8 product line with native color lidar.
The sensors capture color imagery and 3D depth in a single device.
The company says the design could reduce reliance on separate cameras in robotics and autonomy.

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DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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Nicolas Sauvage is betting on the boring parts of AI | TechCrunch

TDK Ventures’ Nicolas Sauvage Keeps Backing the AI Infrastructure Most Investors Ignore

TDK Ventures has grown to $500 million across four funds since launching in 2019.
Sauvage backed Groq in 2020 before inference infrastructure became a mainstream AI investment theme.
The portfolio also includes grid and battery technologies tied to rising compute demand.

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DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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Coatue has a plan to buy up land for data centers, possibly for Anthropic | TechCrunch

Coatue’s Reported Land Push Shows How the AI Boom Is Reaching Deep Into Power, Property and Infrastructure

TechCrunch cited a Wall Street Journal report that Coatue launched Next Frontier to buy land near power sources.
The reported strategy could support future data center development tied to AI demand.
The move reflects how AI competition is spilling into energy access, rural land and physical infrastructure.

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DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions | TechCrunch

Meta’s robotics startup acquisition shows how the AI race is moving off screens and into bodies

Meta acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence for an undisclosed sum.
ARI’s founders and team will join Meta’s Superintelligence Labs research division.
The deal reflects a wider belief that advanced AI may increasingly require physical-world learning through robots.

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DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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We'll take it: A TikToker rallies pledges to buy Spirit Airlines after its abrupt weekend collapse | TechCrunch

Viral Spirit rescue pitch turns frustration into a crowdsourced airline fantasy

Spirit canceled flights, told ticketholders not to come to the airport, and let go of 17,000 employees.
A TikTok creator launched a public pitch to buy and relaunch the airline as a crowd-owned company.
The campaign drew 36,000 non-binding pledges worth nearly $23 million, far below the capital needed for a real airline acquisition.

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DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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Musely secures $360M from General Catalyst without giving up equity | TechCrunch

Musely Raises $360 Million in Non-Dilutive Capital to Fuel Customer Growth

Musely secured over $360 million from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund.
The financing is non-dilutive and does not rely on a standard interest-bearing loan.
Musely says the capital will support sales, marketing, and customer acquisition.
The deal highlights growing interest in revenue-linked financing for cash-flow-positive startups.

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DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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Bus stop shelter with red canopy and ad for Artisan AI reading "Stop Hiring Humans" and "For Work They Hate" on city sidewalk, San Francisco, California, September 30, 2025. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Artist Behind ‘This Is Fine’ Says AI Startup Used His Work Without Permission

KC Green says he did not authorize Artisan’s use of his famous comic image in a subway ad.
The ad reportedly repurposed the image to market an AI sales product.
Artisan said it was reaching out to Green directly after TechCrunch asked about the campaign.

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DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies | TechCrunch

Uber Wants to Turn Its Driver Network Into a Data Layer for Self-Driving Cars

Uber says it wants to eventually equip drivers’ cars with sensors for AV data collection.
The company is starting with a smaller in-house fleet through AV Labs.
Uber also says partners could use its planned data platform to run models in shadow mode against real trips.

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DT Editorial Team·May 3, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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TechCrunch Mobility: How do you issue a ticket to a robotaxi? | TechCrunch

California’s New AV Rules Put Robotaxi Accountability at the Center of Deployment

California issued two new AV testing and deployment rule sets totaling about 100 pages.
Law enforcement can now cite AV companies for traffic violations by their vehicles.
Manufacturers must report those violations to the DMV within 72 hours.
The regulations also expand requirements around data collection, training, and operations.

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DT Editorial Team·May 3, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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In Harvard study, AI offered more accurate emergency room diagnoses than two human doctors | TechCrunch

Harvard-Led Study Finds One OpenAI Model Outperformed Physicians in Early ER Diagnosis

A Harvard-led study compared OpenAI models with attending physicians on 76 real ER cases.
The o1 model produced the exact or a very close diagnosis in 67% of triage cases.
Researchers said the models received the same unprocessed electronic-record information available to clinicians.
The findings support AI as a potentially powerful diagnostic support tool rather than a replacement for doctors.

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DT Editorial Team·May 3, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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Amid Mythos' hyped cybersecurity prowess, researchers find GPT-5.5 is just as good

GPT-5.5 Matches Mythos Preview in UK Cybersecurity Tests, Challenging the Hype Gap

The UK AI Security Institute says GPT-5.5 reached a similar performance level to Mythos Preview on cyber evaluations.
GPT-5.5 passed 71.4% of expert tasks, compared with 68.6% for Mythos Preview, within the margin of error.
The results suggest cyber risk is rising across frontier models rather than being unique to one system.

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DT Editorial Team·May 3, 2026·via arstechnica.com

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Photo shows the city landscape of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates in the foreground with high-rise buildings and other buildings, while a black tower of smoke rises in the background beyond some hills after an explosion in the industrial zone caused by debris after interception of an Iranian drone by air defense on March 5, 2026.

Amazon Faces Months-Long Recovery After Drone Damage Hits Middle East Data Centers

AWS says repairs to damaged data centers in the UAE and Bahrain will take several more months.
Billing for affected regional operations remains suspended while service is restored.
Customers are being urged to migrate workloads and rely on remote backups where possible.

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DT Editorial Team·May 3, 2026·via arstechnica.com

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Study: AI models that consider users' feelings are more likely to make errors

Warmer AI Can Be Less Reliable, Study Finds

A Nature paper found that warmth-tuned language models had higher error rates.
Researchers increased empathy and validating language in several open models and GPT-4o.
The warmer variants were more likely to reinforce incorrect beliefs, especially when users said they felt sad.
The findings raise product-design questions about balancing empathy with factual correction.

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DT Editorial Team·May 3, 2026·via arstechnica.com

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Apple appears to have discontinued its cheapest Mac mini - Engadget

Apple’s Lowest-Priced Mac Mini Appears to Vanish as AI Demand Reshapes the Lineup

Apple appears to have stopped selling the $599 Mac mini configuration.
The compact desktop now appears to start at $799 with 512GB of storage.
Engadget links the shift to AI-related demand and supply pressure around memory and storage.

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DT Editorial Team·May 3, 2026·via engadget.com

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AI performances and screenplays won

Academy Draws a Line Around Human Authorship as AI Reaches Awards Season

The Academy will not allow AI-generated performances or AI-written screenplays to qualify for Oscars.
Filmmakers may still use AI tools, but award-eligible work must remain human-authored.
The rule change lands as synthetic media becomes more convincing and more controversial in Hollywood.

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DT Editorial Team·May 3, 2026·via engadget.com

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Meta acquires robotics AI startup as it makes the push into humanoid machines - Engadget

Meta Buys Robotics AI Startup ARI to Deepen Its Humanoid Push

Meta acquired Assured Robot Intelligence and is bringing its team into Superintelligence Labs.
ARI specializes in robot control, self-learning, and whole-body humanoid systems.
The move supports Meta’s software-first strategy for robotics platforms.

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DT Editorial Team·May 3, 2026·via engadget.com

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Tesla starts selling Chinese-made Model 3s in Canada at the EV

Tesla Reopens a Low-Cost Model 3 Path in Canada Through Shanghai Imports

Tesla’s Model 3 Premium Rear-Wheel Drive now starts at C$39,490 in Canada.
The price drop follows Canada’s reduction of tariffs on Chinese-made EVs to 6.1 percent.
The vehicle does not currently qualify for Canada’s EV Affordability Program because it is not made in Canada.

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DT Editorial Team·May 3, 2026·via engadget.com

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