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YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’

YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’

August 1, 2026

You Can Now Sound the Alarm on AI Behaving Badly

You Can Now Sound the Alarm on AI Behaving Badly

July 1, 2026

Yes, you can now order DoorDash from the command line

Yes, you can now order DoorDash from the command line

July 16, 2026

Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs

Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs

August 13, 2026

Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet

Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet

July 8, 2026

Why the rise of open source AI isn’t hurting Anthropic … yet

Why the rise of open source AI isn’t hurting Anthropic … yet

July 7, 2026

Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice

Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice

August 12, 2026

Why is OpenAI selling a ChatGPT basketball?

Why is OpenAI selling a ChatGPT basketball?

July 16, 2026

Why Every AI Demo Looks Amazing and Every AI Rollout Fails

Why Every AI Demo Looks Amazing and Every AI Rollout Fails

July 2, 2026

Waze is getting a bunch of new AI-powered features

Waze is getting a bunch of new AI-powered features

July 13, 2026

Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough

Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough

August 9, 2026

US investors will soon get access to SK Hynix, another memory maker riding the AI boom

US investors will soon get access to SK Hynix, another memory maker riding the AI boom

July 6, 2026

Trump’s latest AI czar has already resigned

Trump’s latest AI czar has already resigned

July 20, 2026

Travis Kalanick’s robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z

Travis Kalanick’s robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z

July 22, 2026

Threads users can now chat with Meta AI in their DMs

Threads users can now chat with Meta AI in their DMs

July 27, 2026

Thinking Machines co-founder Lilian Weng left the company citing health reasons, then joined OpenAI

Thinking Machines co-founder Lilian Weng left the company citing health reasons, then joined OpenAI

July 29, 2026

Thinking Machines amps up its bet against one-size-fits-all AI with its first open model, Inkling

Thinking Machines amps up its bet against one-size-fits-all AI with its first open model, Inkling

July 15, 2026

The perfect kit for all your tiny repairs

The perfect kit for all your tiny repairs

July 12, 2026

The only AI glossary you’ll need this year

The only AI glossary you’ll need this year

July 3, 2026

The Interface Revolution: How AI Is Making Software Invisible

The Interface Revolution: How AI Is Making Software Invisible

July 2, 2026

The first rival Android app store just arrived in the US Play Store

The first rival Android app store just arrived in the US Play Store

August 10, 2026

The first American autonomous ground vehicles are fighting in Ukraine

The first American autonomous ground vehicles are fighting in Ukraine

July 7, 2026

The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human

The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human

July 6, 2026

The fanfiction community is at war with AI — and itself

The fanfiction community is at war with AI — and itself

July 2026

The Anthropic-Physical Intelligence rumor roiling AI Twitter

The Anthropic-Physical Intelligence rumor roiling AI Twitter

July 22, 2026

Tech industry is buzzing after a Claude agent hacked into a gym

Tech industry is buzzing after a Claude agent hacked into a gym

August 10, 2026

Stanford is running 37,000 AI agents as a virtual biotech — and one of its drug designs got independently confirmed by Merck

Stanford is running 37,000 AI agents as a virtual biotech — and one of its drug designs got independently confirmed by Merck

August 7, 2026

Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership

Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership

August 4, 2026

Space mirrors could ruin astronomy — and your eyes

Space mirrors could ruin astronomy — and your eyes

August 10, 2026

Some of the nation’s rich are letting AI teach their kids

Some of the nation’s rich are letting AI teach their kids

July 6, 2026

Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them using it at their jobs, classes

Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them using it at their jobs, classes

August 12, 2026

Social media limits are coming for teens across Europe

Social media limits are coming for teens across Europe

July 13, 2026

Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content

Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content

July 31, 2026

SK Hynix raises $26.5B in the biggest foreign IPO in US history, is urged to build new US fabs

SK Hynix raises $26.5B in the biggest foreign IPO in US history, is urged to build new US fabs

July 10, 2026

Sick and wrong: Ontario auditors find doctors' AI note takers routinely blow basic facts

Sick and wrong: Ontario auditors find doctors' AI note takers routinely blow basic facts

May 14, 2026

Shopify says AI search is driving more traffic and sales, not replacing Google

Shopify says AI search is driving more traffic and sales, not replacing Google

August 5, 2026

Satya Nadella says companies that trust one AI for everything may not survive

Satya Nadella says companies that trust one AI for everything may not survive

July 27, 2026

Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI

Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI

July 13, 2026

Sam Altman isn’t the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI

Sam Altman isn’t the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI

July 31, 2026

Sam Altman is still making the case for parenting via ChatGPT

Sam Altman is still making the case for parenting via ChatGPT

August 1, 2026

Sam Altman and AI’s decel debate

Sam Altman and AI’s decel debate

August 2, 2026

Runway launches AI model router as generative media gets crowded

Runway launches AI model router as generative media gets crowded

July 23, 2026

PSA: Your Claude shared chats and Artifacts may have ended up on Google

PSA: Your Claude shared chats and Artifacts may have ended up on Google

July 27, 2026

Polaroid’s tiny instant camera is $72 and includes a free pack of film

Polaroid’s tiny instant camera is $72 and includes a free pack of film

August 16, 2026

OpenAI’s new flagship model deletes files on its own, people keep warning

OpenAI’s new flagship model deletes files on its own, people keep warning

July 14, 2026

OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400

OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400

August 6, 2026

OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach has reignited the debate over alignment and control

OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach has reignited the debate over alignment and control

July 27, 2026

OpenAI’s first hardware device is reportedly a screenless speaker that can move

OpenAI’s first hardware device is reportedly a screenless speaker that can move

July 14, 2026

OpenAI says Hugging Face was breached by its pre-release models

OpenAI says Hugging Face was breached by its pre-release models

July 21, 2026

OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok

OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok

July 31, 2026

OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer

OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer

August 11, 2026

OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund

OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund

July 2, 2026

OpenAI makes ChatGPT Health available to all US users

OpenAI makes ChatGPT Health available to all US users

July 23, 2026

OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6

OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6

July 9, 2026

OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing

OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing

July 9, 2026

OpenAI is scared of open-weight models. Should the US be?

OpenAI is scared of open-weight models. Should the US be?

July 20, 2026

OpenAI hires new CRO as executive shake-up continues

OpenAI hires new CRO as executive shake-up continues

August 13, 2026

OpenAI exec says company hopes to burn $50B of somebody else's money on compute this year

OpenAI exec says company hopes to burn $50B of somebody else's money on compute this year

May 5, 2026

Open-weight AI models are catching up to the frontier. The safety gap remains.

Open-weight AI models are catching up to the frontier. The safety gap remains.

August 4, 2026

Open source AI matters more than ever, according to Hugging Face’s Clem Delangue

Open source AI matters more than ever, according to Hugging Face’s Clem Delangue

July 10, 2026

One fallen power line exposed a growing AI data center problem. Here’s how to fix it.

One fallen power line exposed a growing AI data center problem. Here’s how to fix it.

July 25, 2026

‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’

‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’

July 19, 2026

Nvidia doesn’t mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it’s already showing progress

Nvidia doesn’t mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it’s already showing progress

August 4, 2026

No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance

No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance

July 12, 2026

New Mexico court orders Meta to pay additional $567M in child safety case

New Mexico court orders Meta to pay additional $567M in child safety case

August 7, 2026

My favorite feel-good show is back

My favorite feel-good show is back

August 8, 2026

Morgan Stanley cut its riskiest reconciliation job in half — by making its agents less autonomous

Morgan Stanley cut its riskiest reconciliation job in half — by making its agents less autonomous

June 30, 2026

Monday.com is the latest tech company to blame AI for layoffs — here are 20 others

Monday.com is the latest tech company to blame AI for layoffs — here are 20 others

July 26, 2026

Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage

Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage

July 4, 2026

Microsoft is reportedly training salespeople to talk down OpenAI and Anthropic

Microsoft is reportedly training salespeople to talk down OpenAI and Anthropic

July 15, 2026

Meta’s ‘open’ AI, and a $250M deal gone very wrong

Meta’s ‘open’ AI, and a $250M deal gone very wrong

August 14, 2026

Meta wants its AI glasses to seem less creepy. Its AI strategy says otherwise.

Meta wants its AI glasses to seem less creepy. Its AI strategy says otherwise.

July 8, 2026

Matic’s robot vacuum is getting a $250 price hike in September

Matic’s robot vacuum is getting a $250 price hike in September

July 2026

Mark Zuckerberg’s AI manifesto is exactly why people don’t like AI

Mark Zuckerberg’s AI manifesto is exactly why people don’t like AI

August 10, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg tells staff that AI agents haven’t progressed as quickly as he’d hoped

Mark Zuckerberg tells staff that AI agents haven’t progressed as quickly as he’d hoped

July 2, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg predicts that billions of people will have personal AI agents in five years

Mark Zuckerberg predicts that billions of people will have personal AI agents in five years

July 29, 2026

Making sense of the panic over Chinese AI

Making sense of the panic over Chinese AI

July 26, 2026

Lorde says Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses are ‘not sexy’

Lorde says Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses are ‘not sexy’

July 13, 2026

Lorde says AI glasses are ‘not sexy’

Lorde says AI glasses are ‘not sexy’

July 14, 2026

The LLM Cost Curve Is Collapsing Faster Than Anyone Predicted

The LLM Cost Curve Is Collapsing Faster Than Anyone Predicted

June 30, 2026

Librarians are hosting viral ‘Avoiding AI’ workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech

Librarians are hosting viral ‘Avoiding AI’ workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech

July 25, 2026

Klaviyo acquires Elias Torres’ Agency in full-circle reunion for tech founders

Klaviyo acquires Elias Torres’ Agency in full-circle reunion for tech founders

August 5, 2026

Judge says Trump admin still lacks evidence for Anthropic ‘supply-chain risk’ label

Judge says Trump admin still lacks evidence for Anthropic ‘supply-chain risk’ label

July 30, 2026

Jill Lepore on the ‘Artificial State’ and why Silicon Valley’s leaders are bad sci-fi readers

Jill Lepore on the ‘Artificial State’ and why Silicon Valley’s leaders are bad sci-fi readers

August 7, 2026

Jersey Mike’s IPO illustrates how bad the AI hype has become

Jersey Mike’s IPO illustrates how bad the AI hype has become

July 2, 2026

Investors love AI, as long as you’re a cloud host

Investors love AI, as long as you’re a cloud host

July 30, 2026

ICE are heavily armed killers. They’re also huge losers

ICE are heavily armed killers. They’re also huge losers

July 12, 2026

Hyperscalers might regret embracing natural gas if new forecast proves correct

Hyperscalers might regret embracing natural gas if new forecast proves correct

August 14, 2026

Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack

Hugging Face CEO calls for ‘radical transparency’ after ‘unprecedented’ OpenAI hack

July 26, 2026

How Keurig saved — and ruined — your coffee

How Keurig saved — and ruined — your coffee

July 6, 2026

How America's 250th birthday became a test of AI-powered collective intelligence

How America's 250th birthday became a test of AI-powered collective intelligence

July 4, 2026

Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation

Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation

July 13, 2026

Have a laugh at AI’s expense by roleplaying as a chatbot

Have a laugh at AI’s expense by roleplaying as a chatbot

August 16, 2026

Hark previews its browser use agent for completing tasks

Hark previews its browser use agent for completing tasks

August 5, 2026

Hack suggests AI music generator Suno scraped YouTube for training data

Hack suggests AI music generator Suno scraped YouTube for training data

July 15, 2026

GoPro’s discounted Max 2 bundle includes $100 worth of accessories

GoPro’s discounted Max 2 bundle includes $100 worth of accessories

July 19, 2026

Google’s AI Mode now lets you link and interact with select apps

Google’s AI Mode now lets you link and interact with select apps

July 16, 2026

Google Photos adds a new AI ‘Video Remix’ tool

Google Photos adds a new AI ‘Video Remix’ tool

July 8, 2026

Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI era

Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI era

July 22, 2026

Four AI agents coordinating in real time outperformed Claude Opus 4.8 on enterprise coding tasks

Four AI agents coordinating in real time outperformed Claude Opus 4.8 on enterprise coding tasks

August 7, 2026

Ford’s new AI assistant can check your fuel levels and tire pressure

Ford’s new AI assistant can check your fuel levels and tire pressure

August 10, 2026

Experts say exploiting Anthropic’s Fable isn’t how Kimi K3 got so good

Experts say exploiting Anthropic’s Fable isn’t how Kimi K3 got so good

July 23, 2026

Don’t overlook Elektron’s budget electronic music instruments

Don’t overlook Elektron’s budget electronic music instruments

August 16, 2026

Discover what’s next for AI, from the SaaS reckoning to the agent security gap, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Discover what’s next for AI, from the SaaS reckoning to the agent security gap, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

July 29, 2026

Design Arena creators raise $7.9 million to bring taste to AI models

Design Arena creators raise $7.9 million to bring taste to AI models

August 3, 2026

Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT was ‘silencing an entire generation’

Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT was ‘silencing an entire generation’

July 19, 2026

Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation.

Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation.

August 13, 2026

Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI’s favorite second act

Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI’s favorite second act

July 17, 2026

The CRM Interface Nobody Wanted Was the Form. Natural Language Is Fixing That.

The CRM Interface Nobody Wanted Was the Form. Natural Language Is Fixing That.

July 4, 2026

Congress’ favorite AI tool? ChatGPT

Congress’ favorite AI tool? ChatGPT

August 3, 2026

Claude Helped a Hacker Find a Way to Issue Tickets to Almost Every US Music Festival

Claude Helped a Hacker Find a Way to Issue Tickets to Almost Every US Music Festival

July 1, 2026

Claude Cowork expands to mobile and web

Claude Cowork expands to mobile and web

July 7, 2026

China’s Alibaba takes another swipe at America’s AI supremacy

China’s Alibaba takes another swipe at America’s AI supremacy

August 3, 2026

China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance

China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance

July 20, 2026

ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users

ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users

August 6, 2026

Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’

Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’

August 11, 2026

Bluesky’s AI assistant Attie expands into an open social research tool

Bluesky’s AI assistant Attie expands into an open social research tool

July 24, 2026

As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions

As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions

July 24, 2026

As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it

As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it

July 29, 2026

Are brain waves the next unlock for physical AI?

Are brain waves the next unlock for physical AI?

July 27, 2026

Apple’s lawsuit couldn’t come at a worse time for OpenAI

Apple’s lawsuit couldn’t come at a worse time for OpenAI

July 17, 2026

Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft

Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft

July 10, 2026

Apple finally fixed Siri. So why does it feel anticlimactic?

Apple finally fixed Siri. So why does it feel anticlimactic?

August 3, 2026

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei responds: doesn’t oppose open-weight models, but fears Chinese AI

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei responds: doesn’t oppose open-weight models, but fears Chinese AI

July 28, 2026

Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war.

Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war.

August 13, 2026

Anthropic, now atop the AI bubble, files for its IPO

Anthropic, now atop the AI bubble, files for its IPO

June 1, 2026

Anthropic launches Opus 5

Anthropic launches Opus 5

July 24, 2026

Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 at a steep discount to its top model as the company races toward a blockbuster IPO

Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 at a steep discount to its top model as the company races toward a blockbuster IPO

June 30, 2026

Anthropic is discussing a new custom chip with Samsung

Anthropic is discussing a new custom chip with Samsung

July 2, 2026

Anthropic Added a New Security Measure to Get Back Into the Trump Administration’s Good Graces

Anthropic Added a New Security Measure to Get Back Into the Trump Administration’s Good Graces

July 1, 2026

An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100M fundraise

An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100M fundraise

July 9, 2026

AMD takes on Nvidia with its Helios AI rack-scale system

AMD takes on Nvidia with its Helios AI rack-scale system

July 23, 2026

Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out

Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out

August 12, 2026

Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again

Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again

July 14, 2026

AliExpress fined almost $630 million over illegal product sales

AliExpress fined almost $630 million over illegal product sales

July 20, 2026

AI’s most important protocol is getting a little bit easier to use

AI’s most important protocol is getting a little bit easier to use

July 20, 2026

Airbnb says AI is helping it ship features faster as it tests a new search function

Airbnb says AI is helping it ship features faster as it tests a new search function

August 7, 2026

AI Model Context Protocol Adds Centralised Auth for Enterprise

AI Model Context Protocol Adds Centralised Auth for Enterprise

July 6, 2026

AI labs want to pump the brakes, but Amazon and SpaceX are still blasting off

AI labs want to pump the brakes, but Amazon and SpaceX are still blasting off

July 31, 2026

AI hedge fund Situational Awareness may have sold its public portfolio, but it still has its Anthropic shares

AI hedge fund Situational Awareness may have sold its public portfolio, but it still has its Anthropic shares

July 30, 2026

AI-driven memory crunch jolts India’s smartphone market

AI-driven memory crunch jolts India’s smartphone market

July 17, 2026

AI-Assisted Data Import: The End of Manual Migration

AI-Assisted Data Import: The End of Manual Migration

June 27, 2026

AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year

AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year

August 12, 2026

AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round

AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round

July 8, 2026

Agility Robotics plants its flag in Tesla’s backyard

Agility Robotics plants its flag in Tesla’s backyard

July 17, 2026

Agentic AI in the Enterprise: Beyond the Chatbot

Agentic AI in the Enterprise: Beyond the Chatbot

July 2, 2026

After shocking quarter, IBM insists that AI isn’t killing the mainframe

After shocking quarter, IBM insists that AI isn’t killing the mainframe

July 22, 2026

Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last

Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last

August 11, 2026

A Marc Benioff-backed startup thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem

A Marc Benioff-backed startup thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem

August 3, 2026