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- U.S. and EU police shut down LeakBase, a site accused of sharing stolen passwords and hacking tools
by Zack Whittaker on March 4, 2026 at 7:01 pmAuthorities say LeakBase was “one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals,” and maintained an archive of hacked databases containing hundreds of millions of passwords.
- MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, and everything else Apple announced this weekby Aisha Malik on March 4, 2026 at 7:00 pm
From a new iPhone to a budget-friendly MacBook, Apple announced a series of new products this week.
- Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI Mode to all US usersby Sarah Perez on March 4, 2026 at 6:50 pm
Canvas in AI Mode is available to U.S. users in English for creating plans, projects, apps, and more.
- Decagon completes first tender offer at $4.5B valuationby Marina Temkin on March 4, 2026 at 6:32 pm
The AI-powered customer support startup is the latest example of a fast-growing, young company that’s providing employee liquidity.
- The US military is still using Claude — but defense-tech clients are fleeingby Russell Brandom on March 4, 2026 at 5:20 pm
As the U.S. continues its aerial attack on Iran, Anthropic models are being used for many targeting decisions.
- X taps William Shatner to give out invites to its payments service, X Moneyby Sarah Perez on March 4, 2026 at 4:34 pm
42 X users donated to William Shatner’s charity in exchange for an early invite to X Money beta.
- Host a Side Event during TechCrunch Founder Summit Week in Bostonby TechCrunch Events on March 4, 2026 at 4:00 pm
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- TikTok won’t add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, report saysby Aisha Malik on March 4, 2026 at 3:15 pm
The social media giant says that end-to-end encryption would make users less safe.
- Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusionby Rebecca Bellan on March 4, 2026 at 2:58 pm
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.
- Meet the MacBook Neo, Apple’s colorful answer to the Chromebook, starting at $599by Amanda Silberling on March 4, 2026 at 2:57 pm
Apple is offering the MacBook Neo at a more affordable price point by using an A18 Pro chip, which is used in the iPhone 16 Pro.
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- Sony won’t bring any more single-player PlayStation games to PC
by Samuel Axon on March 4, 2026 at 7:17 pmTitles like Ghost of Yotei will remain exclusive to Sony’s hardware.
- Re-creating the complex cuisine of prehistoric Europeans
by Jennifer Ouellette on March 4, 2026 at 7:00 pmSEM analysis of pottery residues showed people combined fish with a wide variety of plants when cooking.
- The US Senate empowers NASA to fully engage in lunar space race
by Eric Berger on March 4, 2026 at 6:50 pm“Our bill authorizes critical funding for, and gives strategic direction to, the agency.”
- MacBook Neo hands-on: Apple build quality at a substantially lower price
by Andrew Cunningham on March 4, 2026 at 6:44 pmThe Neo won’t be for everyone, but Apple has managed to preserve a premium feel.
- Google Pixel 10a review: The sidegrade
by Ryan Whitwam on March 4, 2026 at 5:00 pmMeet the new boss, same as the old boss.
- Are consumers doomed to pay more for electricity due to data center buildouts?
by Martha Muir, Financial Times on March 4, 2026 at 2:54 pmData center operators to sign pledge to supply their own power instead of relying on grid.
- The $599 MacBook Neo is Apple’s long-awaited colorful, lower-cost MacBook
by Andrew Cunningham on March 4, 2026 at 2:18 pmCute, colorful laptop takes the place of the old $599 M1 MacBook Air.
- No fooling: NASA targets April 1 for Artemis II launch to the Moon
by Stephen Clark on March 3, 2026 at 10:54 pm“Engineers are assessing what allowed the seal to become dislodged to prevent the issue from recurring.”
- Downdetector, Speedtest sold to IT service-provider Accenture in $1.2B deal
by Scharon Harding on March 3, 2026 at 10:20 pmAccenture plans to buy Ookla, which also includes RootMetrics and Ekahau.
- FCC chair calls Paramount/WBD merger “a lot cleaner” than defunct Netflix deal
by Jon Brodkin on March 3, 2026 at 10:05 pmFCC to review foreign debt, but Carr indicates it will be a formality.