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Masad said the decision was made for a number of different reasons, including cost. Replit announced a partnership with OpenAI in August, but there was never any indication that it was no longer with…

Copilot 16 October 2026

India becomes the latest country to report rogue AI agent activity

The agents got in through credentials and connection settings left exposed in app configurations, public code repositories, and overly permissive cloud roles.

Copilot 16 October 2026

An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet

Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators,…

Copilot 16 October 2026

Physical AI is more than robots, says the Nvidia veteran now investing in it

Copilot 16 October 2026

Elorian’s first AI model wants to reason with images, not just about them

According to Elorian's evaluations, Glimpse outperforms even GPT-6 Astra on scientific chart reasoning and short-form video captioning, with competitive results on other visual reasoning tasks.

Copilot 16 October 2026

Jev is Vercel’s fastest-adopted AI model ever

The data comes from Vercel's AI gateway, a unified API service similar to OpenRouter.

Copilot 16 October 2026

Mark Wahlberg on using AI in film ‘the right way’ and being open to an AI clone carrying on his legacy

Actor and angel investor Mark Wahlberg says he's OK with using AI in filmmaking, provided it's used "to enhance what you're doing."

Copilot 16 October 2026

Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles

Counterfeiters are getting better at replicating brands' marks and passing off dupes, known as "superfakes," as genuine items. A startup called Veritas wants to tackle the problem with its own chip…

Copilot 16 October 2026

Replit’s CEO says the future of work is the ‘self-driving company’

Replit CEO Amjad Masad envisions a future of “self-driving companies,” where AI agents handle day-to-day tasks and people focus on higher-level decisions.

Copilot 15 October 2026

When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off

The company generated over $30 million in revenue in two years and was acquired by MyFitnessPal for an undisclosed amount of money in March.

Copilot 15 October 2026

Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs

Meta and Apple have teamed up for the launch of the social media giant's newest model, Muse Spark Open, which will run locally on Apple silicon.

Copilot 15 October 2026

Amazon devices chief Panos Panay sees a future where AI devices replace the need to use apps

Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Amazon devices chief Panos Panay described a future where ambient AI devices work in the background, anticipating users' needs instead of waiting for commands.

Copilot 15 October 2026

Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access

METR will publish its own assessments of Anthropic’s risks, incidents, and practices, and the frontier AI model maker has given up the right to block them.

Copilot 15 October 2026

Bluesky expands its AI-powered Attie app to let anyone build websites, games, and more

Bluesky is bringing “social vibe coding” to its experimental Attie platform, allowing users to create interactive experiences like games, quizzes, and websites that can tap into the social network's…

Copilot 15 October 2026

Last chance to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Founder Summit pass: Early booking ends October 16

Savings of up to $200 end October 16 for TechCrunch Founder Summit. These savings for Founder and Investor Passes vanish after Friday. Join 1,000 founders and investors on November 4 at Boston’s SoWa…

Copilot 15 October 2026

AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars

We'll likely learn more about how this will work at the company's upcoming "AI & Autonomy Day" event in December.

Copilot 15 October 2026

Google’s Universal Cart shopping tool launches in the US

The new shopping tool is available in the U.S. across Google Search and the Gemini app.

Copilot 15 October 2026

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Last day

Last day to be part of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Join 10,000+ tech leaders for a day of connections and insights. Save 75% on your pass now.

Copilot 15 October 2026

Amazon’s Bee launches two new personal AI devices, starting at $75

Amazon-owned Bee has launched its first new AI devices since its acquisition, including an updated wearable and a credit-card-sized recorder that attaches to smartphones. The devices can summarize…

Copilot 15 October 2026

Figma announces new features to define how agents work on its platform

Figma is also releasing its code layers feature in open beta.

Copilot 15 October 2026

Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis

The founders detailed how their startup is developing AI that can design chips, learn from each iteration, and improve subsequent designs, all with the goal of automating and accelerating the chip…

Copilot 15 October 2026

Gudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they erupt

Gudea, a company that tracks how stories and rumors spread online that describes itself as the “storm tracker for the internet,” is using AI to help organizations spot trouble brewing online before…

Copilot 14 October 2026

Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different

Langley’s comments come amid mounting scrutiny of Flock from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, and members of the public who are concerned about the misuse of its technology.

Copilot 14 October 2026

YouTube Music launches new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms

The label will appear on the player page and include songs entirely generated by AI or partially, such as AI involved in composition and vocals.

Copilot 14 October 2026

Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence

Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover to get scammed.

Copilot 14 October 2026

Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music

Deezer said that the new toggle will be rolled out by the end of the year.

Copilot 14 October 2026

Save 50% on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket and join the last 2 days in San Francisco’s Moscone West

Get a 50% discount on the last two days of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, October 14-15, in San Francisco. Register now and join the rest of the startup ecosystem. Today, it's all about physical and…

Copilot 14 October 2026

Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace

Zenzap is used by organizations including Starbucks and Taco Bell.

Copilot 14 October 2026

Floqer’s AI agents research sales prospects so teams don’t have to

The problem Floqer is trying to solve is familiar to anyone who has worked in sales or revenue operations.

Copilot 12 October 2026

Microsoft to expand Azure Maia system to multi-gigawatt deployments

Azure Maia 200 now in production; Azure Maia 300 coming in 2027 As we move into the era of Super Intelligence, Microsoft is entering a new phase of infrastructure. We will scale our Azure Maia family…

Copilot 9 October 2026

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts in 4 days — lock in your pass savings of up to $100 before prices rise

Four days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts, when 10,000 founders, investors, and tech leaders gather in San Francisco's Moscone West on October 13-15. Save up to $100 on your price. Plus, save…

Copilot 8 October 2026

Pretend you’re sitting at Elizabeth Holmes’ desk on this weirdly detailed website

With over a thousand emails, slides, texts, and documents from the United States v. Elizabeth Holmes trial, Extend engineer Bo Lau created a website that simulates what it might have been like to…

Copilot 8 October 2026

Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect

Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company’s AI…

Copilot 8 October 2026

Ben Affleck is an AI nerd, and the internet is impressed

Ben Affleck is going viral for his deep knowledge of AI, from neural networks and transformers to open weights. The actor, who sold his AI filmmaking startup to Netflix earlier this year, is proving…

Copilot 8 October 2026

Popular AI leaderboard Arena nearly doubles valuation to $3.1B valuation in 10 months

The company behind the popular LMArena leaderboard has raised $200 million led by Lightspeed and Khosla, and is now measuring AI models on alignment issues such as lying.

Copilot 8 October 2026

OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected

It had previously been reported that the AI lab's annualized revenue was some $70 billion, but a new report claims it's a whole lot less than that.

Copilot 8 October 2026

Google brings agentic AI to Gemini, starting with businesses

Google is turning Gemini into an AI agent that can plan, execute tasks, and work across business apps and systems. The agent can delegate work to subagents, use multiple AI models, and even gets its…

Copilot 8 October 2026

Anthropic changes usage policy to ban model abuse and election interference

Anthropic's updated usage policy explicitly prohibits users from repeatedly abusing Claude in extreme cases, though ordinary frustration and criticism are still allowed. The new rules also address…

Copilot 8 October 2026

OpenAI’s math solutions aren’t meeting the field’s standards yet

OpenAI's flood of proofs deviated from the guidelines set by a group of mathematical researchers consulted by the frontier lab.

Copilot 8 October 2026

Natura’s $99 smart ring puts AI agents on your finger

Natura’s $99 Interface smart ring lets you summon AI agents with the press of a finger to complete tasks, capture thoughts, and control devices — while doubling as a health tracker.

Copilot 8 October 2026

Goodfire says its new ‘inside-out’ monitors catch rogue AI agents at a fraction of the cost

Goodfire just launched what it says is a cheaper way to keep AI agents in check: Instead of paying a second AI to read everything an agent does, its monitors peek inside the model while it works and…

Copilot 8 October 2026

Hear from Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy execs on where the AI infrastructure boom is creating opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Ambrosia Energy CEO Ben Longmier and Bloom Energy SVP Bill Thayer join the Smart Systems Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Register now to save up to $100. Grab a second of the same pass to save 50%.

Copilot 8 October 2026

5 days to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Don’t pay more at the door for your pass

The global tech ecosystem gathers at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 at San Francisco’s Moscone West on October 13-15. Get your pass now to save up to $100. Get a second of the same ticket type to save 50%.

Copilot 8 October 2026

Cal AI’s 19-year-old founder just raised $10M for his new AI startup

Zach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of popular Cal AI calorie tracking app, has launched a new personal AI agent startup that competes with Instinct, Muse, and Bee.

Copilot 8 October 2026

Google releases a new local-first Granola competitor

Google’s new AI Edge Foresight app takes on Granola with an offline meeting note-taker that can transcribe conversations, generate notes, and answer questions using on-device AI.

Copilot 8 October 2026

China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta

Boyu Capital and IDG Capital led the funding round, and existing shareholders Tencent, HSG (formerly known as Sequoia China), ZhenFund, and others also participated.

Copilot 7 October 2026

Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B valuation, launches AI agents for business users

The developer of Hermes Agent raised a $90 million Series B.

Copilot 7 October 2026

Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip AI PCs with revamped Windows 11

Microsoft revealed the specs and price for its Surface Laptop Ultra, AI PCs that run on Nvidia chips that are designed to run AI models and agents.

Copilot 7 October 2026

Meta’s Muse launches on iPad just a month after its mobile debut

Meta’s AI agent Muse is now available on iPad, just a month after its mobile debut, as the company rapidly expands the assistant’s reach and integrations.

Copilot 7 October 2026

ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises

ChatGPT’s teen safeguards are meant to protect vulnerable users, but new testing found the chatbot continues encouraging engagement during crises and potentially encourages unhealthy relationships…

Copilot 1 October 2026

Musk’s AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela’s president

President Trump reportedly asked for Grok's opinion before invading Venezuela and capturing Nicolás Maduro.

Copilot 1 October 2026

ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you

OpenAI is rolling out new shopping features for ChatGPT that let users virtually try on clothing and accessories using their own photos and save products they like to a Favorites library.

Copilot 1 October 2026

Google thinks SpaceX’s Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground

Google launched its first advanced chip into orbit to pave the way for space data centers.

Copilot 1 October 2026

OpenAI cuts ties with 3 safety researchers, WSJ reports

OpenAI has parted ways with three safety researchers after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive company information, report says.

Copilot 1 October 2026

Opus 5.5 loves to tell you ‘this matters’ (and other AI writing tells)

Opus 5.5’s biggest tell is the word “dependable,” which pops up 23 times more often than in human samples.

Copilot 1 October 2026

Amazon releases its own Jev clone as decision models flood the web

Amazon Web Services' Strand Labs has released the latest Jevalike decision model, Strands Decider 2B.

Copilot 1 October 2026

Shopify debuts Canvas, a way to build online stores by chatting with AI

Shopify’s new Canvas site builder lets merchants create and customize their online stores by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick, while watching the changes happen in real time.

Copilot 1 October 2026

Brian Chesky interview: AI agents need their own operating system

Brian Chesky on making Airbnb agent-friendly, the state of consumer AI, and why the world needs an AI-native operating system.

Copilot 1 October 2026

Microsoft 365 and LinkedIn leadership update

Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, and Ryan Roslansky, Executive Vice President of LinkedIn and Microsoft 365, shared the below communications with Microsoft and LinkedIn employees this morning. SATYA…

Copilot 1 October 2026

Photon held a funeral for mobile apps. Now it has $4.5M to help replace them with agents.

The startup helps developers build AI agents that work over iMessage, SMS/RCS, email, and other messaging platforms. It's a bet that consumers will increasingly use agents instead of downloading apps.

Copilot 1 October 2026

Hearing tech startup Legato launches its AI hearing glasses

The glasses stem from the startup’s goal of making hearing care more accessible by addressing the cost, comfort, and stigma associated with traditional hearing aids.

Copilot 1 October 2026

Satlyt, founded by a former Google and SpaceX product manager, raises $8M to run AI on satellites

Satlyt wants to be the Android of orbital computing, offering open software that works on many companies' satellites, versus SpaceX's closed, all-in-one iPhone-style approach.

Copilot 30 September 2026

Google releases Gemini 4 Argon, called its most powerful model yet

Google has released its latest Gemini model, marketing it as a workhorse for coding and cybersecurity work.

Copilot 30 September 2026

Valor, Atreides, and Sequoia back AI startup Flow Engineering at $750M valuation

Flow Engineering, which is bringing AI agents to hardware design, also landed Roelof Botha as an angel investor and board member.

Copilot 30 September 2026

OpenAI’s Jev clone could help the frontier lab stop its swarming agents

OpenAI's "Decisions API" is a Jev clone that confirms the importance of fast, cheap intelligence.

Copilot 30 September 2026

AI voice startup ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22B

The $300 million employee tender was co-led by Wellington and T. Rowe Price.

Copilot 30 September 2026

Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots

Reddit is ending support for RSS feeds, as the company continues tightening access to its trove of user-generated content.

Copilot 30 September 2026

The ugly economics of consumer AI

There’s a reason frontier labs have gotten gun-shy about consumer AI — and it’s not because the tech isn’t good enough.

Copilot 30 September 2026

Meta disputes claim that Muse read a user’s private messages without permission

Meta says its Muse AI agent cannot access a user’s Messages without explicit permission, disputing a journalist’s account that the agent read his private messages while the required Mac setting was…

Copilot 30 September 2026

DoorDash launches an AI agent you can text to order food

By launching an AI agent for food ordering, DoorDash is looking to gain an edge over rivals Uber Eats and Grubhub.

Copilot 29 September 2026

New Microsoft data innovations unlock what only your business knows

Every organization has knowledge that is uniquely its own: the way its business operates, the data it has built over time, the expertise of its people and the context behind thousands of everyday…

Copilot 25 September 2026

Introducing the new Copilot with Home, Code and Autopilot

We’re reimagining Microsoft Copilot to enable work as it evolves and to help expand what every individual and every organization can accomplish in the flow of human ambition. Today we’re introducing…

Copilot 25 September 2026

Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on early-stage AI

The venture firm is aligning its India fundraising cycle with its global funds for the first time, as it shifts to a shorter investment period.

Copilot 24 September 2026

Bring your co-founder, partner, or colleague and get 50% off a second TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass

Buy one pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and get 50% off a second of the same ticket type. Register before event starts on October 13 at 8 a.m. PT.

Copilot 24 September 2026

PrismML brings its tiny LLMs to Qualcomm-powered smart glasses

Prism's larger goal is open-weight AI that runs on devices and makes better use of the computing power they already have.

Copilot 24 September 2026

Oracle sends force majeure notice on its New Mexico Stargate data center

The notice would allow Oracle to delay payments should the facility miss its 2028 target to come online.

Copilot 24 September 2026

Meta’s Muse Charm looks like a Tamagotchi, but it’s tapping into a much newer trend

Meta’s new AI gadget may look like a Tamagotchi, but its dangling form factor taps into a much broader Gen Z trend around bag charms, retro tech, and turning gadgets into fashion accessories.

Copilot 24 September 2026

Google Photos ‘Clueless’-inspired virtual closet is now available on Android and iOS

The AI-powered feature builds a virtual wardrobe from your photos, and is now broadly available after first rolling out to Android users in June.

Copilot 24 September 2026

TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Everything you need to know

TechCrunch Founder Summit is a full-day gathering in Boston on November 4 where founders across all stages connect with top VCs and experienced entrepreneurs to gain tactical insights on building and…

Copilot 24 September 2026

ElevenLabs’ CEO on margins, IPO timing, and telling customers they’re talking to a bot

ElevenLabs powers the AI voice on the other end of a lot of customer service calls, and its CEO told me this week that businesses should probably tell you that — at least until getting a machine is…

Copilot 24 September 2026

Meet the next wave of VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Meet the next wave of VCs judging the Startup Battlefield 200 contenders on the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register by September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT, to save up to $200 and to get a…

Copilot 24 September 2026

Google tests letting Gemini call businesses for you

Google says the AI-calling feature will first be available to Pixel 11 owners in the U.S. who pay for a Gemini subscription.

Copilot 24 September 2026

Shield AI, Waabi, and General Motors on building AI when failure is not an option at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Leaders from Waabi, Shield AI, and General Motors join the Real World AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to talk building AI. Save up to $200 by September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Get a second pass at…

Copilot 24 September 2026

Lovable’s annualized revenue crosses $600M as vibe coding takes off

Lovable co-founder Fabian Hedin said that apps created on the platform are getting nearly a billion monthly views each month.

Copilot 24 September 2026

Ando wants to take on Slack with a team messaging app that lets humans and agents work together

The app gives agents their own identities and inboxes and lets them partake in conversations as naturally as people can.

Copilot 24 September 2026

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Cal AI’s Zach Yadegari on how to create viral growth and capitalize on it

Zach Yadegari joins the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to share how he capitalized on viral growth. Save up to $200 before September 25. Save 50% on a second pass.

Copilot 24 September 2026

2 days left to save up to $200 on a TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass — reason 4 of 5 to attend

Reason 4 of 5 to attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Practical answers. Two days left to save up to $200 on your pass. Savings disappear after September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Bring a second guest at 50%…

Copilot 24 September 2026

Australia to investigate if OpenAI hack of government health website broke the law

The incident is the first known breach to affect a government agency, and Australia's prime minister has vowed to hold OpenAI accountable.

Copilot 24 September 2026

Everything new coming to Meta’s AI agent Muse

CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the company’s annual Connect event in Menlo Park on Wednesday with a keynote that made one thing clear: Meta is going all-in on Muse. It's even coming to Meta's AI…

Copilot 24 September 2026

Meta made a Tamagotchi-like wearable for its Muse AI agent

The tiny hardware device creates another mobile home for its AI agent Muse.

Copilot 23 September 2026

Meta introduces camera-free AI glasses

Meta says the camera-free glasses will be lighter and have up to 12 hours of battery life.

Copilot 23 September 2026

Anthropic says its biology lab has already found something big

But maybe the biggest reveal is that Anthropic has not let Claude run loose in its biology lab. Humans are still, so far, in the loop.

Copilot 17 September 2026

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.

Copilot 17 September 2026

Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate

The new institute aims to surface differing views between Google, Google DeepMind, and the broader global research community around AGI. "They will not always agree, and they will likely change their…

Copilot 17 September 2026

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.

Copilot 17 September 2026

The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875M worth of AI

A new AI-based software program is being launched to help air traffic controllers better navigate their jobs as the crossing guards of America's skies.

Copilot 17 September 2026

The fix for rogue AI agents could be more AI

As companies hand off longer and more complex tasks to AI agents, they are running into an oversight problem: Agents can act faster, longer, and at greater volume than humans can realistically review.

Copilot 17 September 2026

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, highlighting the growing challenge of detecting misalignment as increasingly capable…

Copilot 17 September 2026

Is the AI safety debate about safety or control?

Not everyone agrees with Amodei's call for globally coordinated action for AI safety.

Copilot 17 September 2026

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 statistics.

Copilot 17 September 2026

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 scraped paywalled Times content, built datasets from it, and warned internally it…

Copilot 17 September 2026

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 the U.K. government.

Copilot 17 September 2026

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 monitoring open models.

Copilot 17 September 2026

Pinterest teases a new ‘Restyle’ feature that lets you redesign your room with AI

Pinterest is testing Restyle, a new AI-powered feature that lets users visualize furniture, decor, lighting, and more in photos of their own rooms — potentially helping turn saved inspiration into…

Copilot 17 September 2026

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 close China’s AI computing gap with the U.S.

Copilot 17 September 2026

What we’ve learned from Microsoft’s own AI transformation

AI is reshaping work faster than any organization has fully mastered. Across industries, the conversation has shifted from what AI can do to how companies can use AI to create business value and…

Copilot 17 September 2026

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+ founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders on October 13–15.

Copilot 17 September 2026

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.

Copilot 17 September 2026

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 data centers.

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