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These Researchers Made AI Drive a Toyota Corolla to Get In-N-Out
Three engineers put GPT, Claude, and Grok in charge of a real car. Only one of them was successful.
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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.
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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.
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“Software is over”: Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones
Opus-built Creative Cloud alternatives are ambitious, free, and nowhere near finished.
Claude Haiku 5.5 Officially Released: Beyond an Average 75% Price Cut, a 100K-Token Price Cliff
Anthropic released Claude Haiku 5.5 with steep short-context price cuts, but requests over 100K tokens trigger a 5x price jump, and a more aggressive tokenizer further complicates real savings for RAG and long-context workloads.
GPT-6 Rolls Out Globally: The Interface Is the App, and OpenAI Changed More Than the Model
OpenAI has begun rolling out GPT-6 globally, introducing an Intelligent UI that lets ChatGPT generate interactive layouts, tools, and mini-apps inside the chat window. The launch positions OpenAI as a larger-scale chaser in the interactive AI interface race, while raising unresolved questions about compute costs and platform boundaries.
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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 with the AI itself.
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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.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Leads with 87.41: 2026-10-08 Smoke Quick Test Data Brief
Claude Sonnet 4.6 tops the 2026-10-08 YZ Index Smoke quick test with 87.41 points. This daily 10-question test covers Code Execution and Material Constraints, offering short-term monitoring signals rather than long-term conclusions.
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Meta rolls out new AI tools to detect ads that secretly lead to child sexual abuse material
Meta launches new AI tools after discovering ads on its platforms that may look normal but direct users to harmful content elsewhere online.
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Fraudster jailed for using 10K bots and AI songs to outstream Taylor Swift
Man gets 18 months for AI scheme stealing $8M in music streaming royalties.
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The New ChatGPT Is More Show Than Tell
OpenAI is updating ChatGPT for all users with an “Intelligent UI” that’s more visual—generating interactive elements as part of the chatbot’s outputs.
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ChatGPT is getting a lot more visual, with the launch of a new interface
OpenAI is launching a new user interface that will bring interactive visuals to ChatGPT.
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Get hands-on: The full lineup of interactive roundtables at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
From Nvidia and Chime to Obvious Ventures and Anthropic, explore the entire roundtable agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register now to save up to $100 on your pass and get a second pass at 50% off.
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OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — days after the launch of Dots
OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos is coming to the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, just days after the launch of Dots. Join this conversation by registering for your pass. Get you pass now to save up to $100 and get a second at 50% off.
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Google experiments with an AI-powered gaming platform
Google Labs is working on a new AI-powered game-creation platform called Playground for users to build browser-based games using simple text prompts.
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Tony Fadell on why the first wave of AI gadgets failed — and what comes next
The “father of the iPod” says the first generation of AI gadgets failed to solve real problems — and the next wave will need to earn consumers’ trust.
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Healthleap raises $38M for its AI that flags hospital patients who may need a closer look
The financing includes an $8M seed round co-led by Sequoia Capital and First Round Capital, and a $30 million Series A led by Hummingbird Ventures.
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The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos
The US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
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The Download: weight-loss drugs slowing aging and carbon dioxide batteries
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Weight-loss drugs show signs of slowing biological aging, say drugmakers Popular weight-loss drugs may do more than help people shed pounds. They might also slow the aging process. Drugmakers Eli Lilly…