​Amazon’s Alexa+ can now generate custom AI podcasts on demand, as the company expands its assistant into a personalized AI content platform.  

​The open source project said hackers stole its codebase and threatened to publish its source code if the company did not pay.  

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​Privacy will be a major theme when Apple unveils a new version of Siri.  

​A big theme in the trial’s final days was whether OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is trustworthy.  

​It’s tough to get graduating students excited about a future shaped by artificial intelligence.  

​Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.  

​Investing in the real world was lonely for Lior Susan 10 years ago. Now his firm finds itself at the center of the tech world’s action.  

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