An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police
Anthropic did not discover this behavior until over two months after its AI submitted the false tip.
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Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust?
Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy…
Amazon drops data center NDAs, and AI agents want your credit card
Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy…
Danu Robotics’ fight to build a better recycling robot
For six years, Danu founder Amy Ma has been working on a better way to sort recyclable waste.
We can’t help treating AI like it’s human. But should we?
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A16z’s Olivia Moore on the state of consumer AI
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Pretend you’re sitting at Elizabeth Holmes’ desk on this weirdly detailed website
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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 …
Hear from Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy execs on where the AI infrastructure boom is creating opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
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Cal AI’s 19-year-old founder just raised $10M for his new AI startup
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