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Crusoe raises $3.9B to build massive data centers and small modular “AI factories”
The round values the data center giant at $30.9 billion....
Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate
Google DeepMind just launched an institute to hash out the big AGI questions in public...
PrismML hopes its tiny LLM will change how we all use AI
If AI lab PrismML isn't on your radar yet, it should be....
The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875 million worth of AI
A new AI-based software program is being launched to help air traffic controllers better navigate their jobs as the cros...
The fix for rogue AI agents could be more AI
Y Combinator has funded 106 companies related to AI observability in recent years...
OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior
OpenAI disclosed instances of GPT-5.6 Sol instructing future contexts to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior, highl...
Is the AI safety debate about safety or control?
Not everyone agrees with Amodei's call for globally coordinated action for AI safety....
UN turns to Google to make its global data ready for AI agents
The shift comes after a UNICEF test found leading AI models struggled to accurately retrieve global development statisti...
Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,’ new unredacted filings reveal
Newly unsealed court filings show Microsoft privately called OpenAI's data practices "theft" while both companies scrape...
Waymo restarts San Antonio service 5 months after flooding troubles
The company suspended service in the city in April after one of its robotaxis got swept away....
Even the King of England has his hesitations about AI
King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and UK government....
Base Labs launches an open-weight AI safety partnership with Hugging Face and Goodfire
Base Labs, the research group Baseten spun up earlier this year, will develop and publish methods for training and monit...
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events schedule: NMI, Backblaze, PeakXV Partners, Augment, and more to host
TechCrunch Disrupt is where the tech community comes together to build, debate, and connect. And while the main event ta...
Apple will let EU apps use less alarming tracking consent screens
Apple is changing its App Tracking Transparency prompts in parts of Europe after competition regulators said the system ...
Roku’s new Labs hub brings experimental apps to the big screen
Roku’s latest OS update introduces Roku Labs, a new hub for experimental apps, alongside personalized home screens in mo...
Last call: Disrupt volunteer application closes soon
If you've been on the fence about volunteering at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, this is your sign to stop deliberating and st...
I tried Tovala’s smart oven for two weeks — here’s whether it beats takeout
Tovala offers both a smart oven and a meal-delivery service. Its meals come with QR codes that you scan using the app, a...
Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia
Huawei is accelerating the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip as it pushes to compete with Nvidia and cl...
2 days left to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Last day to book your exhibit table at Disrupt is September 18. Two days left. Get your startup in front of 10,000+ foun...
Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls
People can use these assistants to make restaurant reservations and cancel subscriptions...
Google, Nvidia and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centers
A new coalition that includes Google, Nvidia, Anthropic and Emerald AI wants to find 100 GW of grid capacity for new dat...
Lucid Motors has a potential robotaxi partner for Europe
The company is partnering with mobility platform Bolt -- but no vehicle orders have been placed just yet....
How Bain Capital Ventures plans to deploy its fresh $1.6B fund
BCV's latest fund targets early-stage founders harnessing AGI and building the infrastructure to run it efficiently....
Spotify expands its partner program for podcasts to 35 new countries
Spotify said since changing its video podcasts creator terms in January, its payouts have increased by more than a third...
Comp AI sets eyes on a continuously agentic future for security and compliance
Comp AI, a cybersecurity and compliance startup, announced a $34 million Series A round led by Roo Capital and Grand Ven...
Iceland-based Treble raises $18 million for its voice simulation platform
Treble's voice simulation platform is used by voice AI model developers, AI wearable, and robotics companies...
Your startup’s next teammate might be an AI agent: Gusto, Insight Partners, and Leland explain what that changes at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
This session will explore how early-stage companies are building teams where humans and AI agents work alongside each ot...
Snap tries to make the case again for its $2,200 smart glasses
Snap unveiled new features for its smart glasses this week....
Musk’s long-time backer is giving SpaceX stock to its investors
Valor Equity Partners is handing out stock to its LPs instead of cash returns....
Al Gore has a surprisingly calm take on the AI data center backlash
In an interview with TechCrunch, Al Gore suggested he isn't losing sleep over AI data center emissions — he's more worri...
US automakers could soon be forced to include AM radio for free
The House of Representatives, in rare bipartisan support, overwhelmingly approved legislation that would require new veh...
Noise wants to help everyday people become paid content creators
Marketing platform Noise is on a mission to help anyone with a smart phone make money from their content....
Pulley, a Carta rival, is shutting down
Cap table management platform Pulley, backed by General Catalyst, Stripe, and Founders Fund, announced that it's closing...
Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed safety evaluators. Will they really be independent?
Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed independent safety evaluators inside their AI labs. Researchers welcome the unprecede...
After accusations of selling ‘perv glasses,’ Meta prepares to sell a pair without a camera
Can Meta dodge the "pervert glasses" accusations with a new camera-free product?...
X will now let U.S. users trade via cashtags
The move closes the gap between the market discussions taking place on the timeline, and the market itself....
Automattic’s interim CEO and legal chief signed reciprocal severance deals during Mullenweg’s brief ouster
CFO Mark Davies and legal chief Andy Missan signed each other’s severance agreements while Matt Mullenweg was on leave, ...
Former Waymo CFO jumps to self-driving startup Wayve
Elisa de Martel, who left her position as chief financial officer at Alphabet's autonomous vehicle company Waymo in Janu...
Hear why Science Corp CEO Max Hodak says the screen era is ending at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
At this year's Disrupt, Science Corp CEO Max Hodak will present a vision for screen-free interfaces that can even offer ...
AI labs want in-house auditors — but maybe they should shut the front door first
There may be a simpler and more effective fix for rogue agents, hiding in plain sight....
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