Google has officially acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in all-cash, a full year after the companies announced the deal. This marks Google's biggest acquisition in its history.

Also, Amazon's changes allow more merchants to participate in Amazon's Shop Direct program, which sends Amazon customers to other retailers' websites.

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Startup Hyperscale Power is developing technology that promises to shrink power transformers, freeing up precious space within data centers.

Also, YouTube's AI deepfake detection tool is becoming available to politicians, journalists, and officials, letting them flag unauthorized likenesses for removal.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that his company's investments in OpenAI and Anthropic will likely be its last — but his explanation may not tell the whole story.

Also, if Rivian reaches its R2 sales target in 2026, it will be one of the fastest ramp-ups ever of a new EV in the United States.

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Luma introduced Luma Agents, powered by its new “Unified Intelligence” models, designed to coordinate multiple AI systems and generate end-to-end creative work across text, images, video and audio.

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A father is suing Google and Alphabet, alleging its Gemini chatbot reinforced his son’s delusional belief it was his AI wife and coached him toward suicide and a planned airport attack.

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The social media giant says that end-to-end encryption would make users less safe.

Plus, TikTok says that end-to-end encryption would make users less safe.

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The new Audible Standard plan is $6 cheaper than the platform's existing "Premium" plan, which costs $14.95 per month.

The new X chat app promises a way to send and receive messages without being distracted by your timeline.

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Many consumers ditched ChatGPT's app after news of its DoD deal went live, while Claude's downloads grew.

Also, Stripe released a preview intended to allow AI companies to easily track, pass through, and make a profit on underlying AI model fees.

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Tech workers have signed an open letter urging the Department of War to withdraw its designation of Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" and instead to settle the matter quietly.

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As TechCrunch's Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai writes, a hacking group called Department of Peace said they hacked a specific office within Homeland Security to protest ICE’s mass deportation campaign, and the companies aiding it.

Also, the new labels comply with regulations and allow creators to be more transparent with their followers.

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Six newly-created accounts made a profit of $1 million by correctly betting that the U.S. would strike Iran by February 28.

TechCrunch spoke with VCs to learn what investors aren't looking for in AI SaaS startups anymore.

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