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Meta AI's new Mac app wants you to talk to your apps | TechCrunch
Meta said its Muse Spark model is powering the dictation feature.

US says hackers are targeting vulnerable water systems with the help of AI | TechCrunch
Hackers are targeting internet-connected Siemens controllers used in water facilities around the United States.

For a16z, AI gives foreign founders an advantage | TechCrunch
a16z’s Borderless Founder network initiative supports immigrant and international founders. 'Having one foot in your home country, and one foot in Silicon Valley," is an advantage, the firm believes.

AI data giant Alation confirms cyberattack | TechCrunch
The data search and AI giant confirmed unauthorized access to its systems during an incident on Tuesday, and said it was investigating the breach.

Exclusive: Apollo Atomics wants to make nuclear power cheaper by shrinking an overlooked part | TechCrunch
Y Combinator alumnus Apollo Atomics is shrinking a key nuclear reactor part, which promises to slash the cost of electricity below natural gas.

Five Americans, Ecuador intelligence chief killed in tourist helicopter crash in Kenya | CNN
Five Americans and the head of Ecuador’s intelligence agency died after a helicopter carrying tourists crashed in central Kenya Wednesday.