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The group won't be given leeway to slow down or redirect OpenAI's ongoing mathematical research.
Apple has refreshed the Mac Mini with a brand-new chip, the M6. And this time, it’s more focused on AI than ever.
Brynn Putnam and Tristan Walker have already done something that most founders only dream about: created companies so compelling that bigger outfits bought them. Putnam, a trained ballerina with a small chain of boutique studios, built the connected-fitness company Mirror and sol
Trump claimed, without evidence, that the AI backlash is a Democratic hoax.
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JSON →Hello Robot CEO and co-founder Aaron Edsinger will bring Stretch 4 for a live demo on the Real World AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to save up to $200, plus get a second pass at 50% off.
Factor home-delivery meals have mastered the art of a juicy, medium-rare steak. But inconsistency is still an issue.
Noble Carbon has developed a smart circuit breaker that allows households to electrify without the pain of a main panel upgrade.
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, five sessions across the AI Stage and Real World AI Stage cover AI safety, featuring leaders from Anthropic, NVIDIA, AWS, Waabi, and more. Register now to save up to $200 before Sept 25.
Autonomy-1 will have a small, transformer-based AI model taking charge of a space probe.
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Eight months after establishing a U.S.-based joint venture, TikTok is getting on board fellow platforms to support industrywide child safety work.
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Singapore-based Nexstrom has raised new funding to develop equipment that could help chipmakers manufacture 2D semiconductor materials at scale.
No cameras? No problem. Viture’s first display-free smart glasses have bone-conduction microphones to privately record your daily musings.
The Android version of Premiere has unique layouts on candy bar phones and foldable devices. It’s free to use and available today.
The Biological Computing Company is bringing its AI tools to Amazon Web Services in a major boost for a once-fringe field that aims to marry nature with code.
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