📢An AI hater: While many companies are running toward generative AI, not all of them are. Procreate, a popular iPad design app, came out against the technology this week and vowed it would never incorporate it into its app even if that puts the company at risk of being left behind. Read more
📗 Microsoft AI manual: Have you ever wondered, "What exactly is Microsoft Copilot?" It's time to learn. Kyle Wiggers wrote a comprehensive guide for Microsoft's AI model, including information on what it is, how it differs from the competition, and what it includes. Read more.
🏥 Tumultuous timeline: Back in February, a ransomware attack on Unitedhealth-owned Change Healthcare was one of the largest data breaches of U.S. health and medical data in history. Learn what happened then and what's still happening now. Read more
🚸 The kids are on X: A recent study by parental control software maker Qustodio found that 30% of kids ages 7 to 9 have an X account. There's a rise of interest from these "iPad kids" coming from recent changes to Google search results, and parents may not realize they need to block more apps than they thought. Read more
🎤 Podcast player: Apple today announced a new interface and new features for Apple Podcasts on the web; the features were previously only accessible via the app. You should go try it out by listening to TechCrunch's Found and Equity podcasts. Read more
✈️ FlightAware fumbles: Flight-tracking application FlightAware released a notice on its website that due to a "configuration error," customer data — including names, contact info and in some cases, Social Security numbers — was exposed dating back to the beginning of 2021. Read more
