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The Cate Blanchett-led ‘Human Consent Registry’ launches today.

RSL Media — the nonprofit founded by Blanchett — is opening up access to a new registry that will allow people to set terms for how AI systems use their likenesses.

Meta launches its own smart glasses brand at $299, breaking from the Ray-Ban name

Meta launched $299 smart glasses under its own brand, matching Ray-Ban Meta specs with 12MP camera and AI features.

HaloBraid raises $7M from Seven Seven Six to end the six-hour hair salon appointment

HaloBraid aims to help salons speed up braiding with its first device, slated to launch later this year, that acts as a braiding assistant for professional stylists.

The Fitbit Air Takes a Smarter Approach to the AI Health Dumpster Fire

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Amazon’s new plan for games: James Bond and AI Snoop Dogg

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Claude is down, or at least it was.

Anthropic’s most recent update on the outage is from about 10:25AM ET, saying “The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented,” but that’s all we have for now, other than a dropping number of reports noted by Down Detector.

Claude Outage: Anthropic's Latest Wobble

Update: Anthropic says the incident has been identified and a fix is being implemented. The company says the issue affects Claude.ai, Claude Console, Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork.

Abu Dhabi-backed MGX raises $50B for AI bets

It cements MGX as one of the largest tech funders out there.

The Global Awards: Discover the Tech and AI Categories

The Global Awards 2026 will place a strong focus on recognizing AI-led innovation and digital solutions across sustainability, procurement and supply chain

AI bubble fears send tech stocks plunging

Tech stocks slump as fears about an AI bubble sap market momentum.

SpaceX Reflection AI deal: $6.3bn for compute

Reflection AI will pay SpaceX $150mn a month for Nvidia chips at Colossus 2, a deal worth roughly $6.3bn by 2029. The SpaceX Reflection AI deal puts Nvidia on both sides of the trade.

4 days left to save up to $190 on Founder Summit 2026

Four days left to save up to $190 on your pass to TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 before Early Bird rates end on June 26 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here.