The former CEO of Character.AI, which Disney previously sent a cease-and-desist letter to, will serve as the company's first-ever chief technology officer.
Google is refocusing its CC AI agent on household coordination, letting families share emails, schedules, and tasks so the AI can manage calendars, fill out forms, make shopping lists, plan meals, and more.
Anthropic’s CEO says that safety hinges on understanding how AI “thinks.” So far the evidence is disturbing.
The reliably Republican South Dakota senate seat has an incumbent on the ballot. But PACs associated with AI labs and investors have already spent more money on the race than actual residents have.
Muse is now available on the Mac, where it can work with your files and apps to take action on your behalf.
Nvidia's Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes discuss one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups on the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
The satirical collaboration between a creative studio and the music producer behind Big Data, “Bezzy” is a cute little doll that spews the sounds of real data centers.
Researchers used Claude to reach an OpenAI employee account and sensitive GitHub data.
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Security researchers used Anthropic’s Claude to exploit vulnerabilities in OpenAI’s systems, taking over employee accounts and gaining access to an internal code repository before reporting the flaws.
The Trump administration says it wants AI models free from ideological bias, as it pressures their developers to reflect the president’s worldview.
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. Could AI really kill us all? Your questions, answered On Wednesday, MIT Technology Review hosted a live Roundtables event that asked the question many seem to be asking right now: could…
Gartner reports that warehouse automation now spans four operational AI tiers as logistics operators transition from software trials to live facility deployments. In an analysis released this month, the research firm concludes that logistics infrastructure has reached a clear adoption threshold. Three pressures are driving this change across the sector. Persistent worker deficits make automated […] The post Gartner outlines four AI tiers in warehouse automation appeared first on AI News.
Anthropic has launched the beta version of its Life Sciences Verification Program, a two-tier authorization system that grants vetted institutions access to Claude Mythos 5.1, Opus 5, and Sonnet 5 for drug discovery and life sciences work while retaining safeguards against bioweapon misuse. The program pairs standard team-wide permissions with project-scoped high-risk access, backed by offline behavioral monitoring and joint U.S. government review for the most sensitive Mythos access.
On Wednesday, MIT Technology Review hosted a live Roundtables event for subscribers that asked the question everyone’s asking right now: Could AI really kill us all? But attendees had so many more questions than we had time to answer in the 30 minute session. So we asked our senior AI editor Will Douglas Heaven and…
A Hacktron AI report disclosed that three researchers used a vulnerability chain to obtain OpenAI employee ChatGPT accounts, read files in its private Monorepo, and submit a pull request proving access, all in under 72 hours and for less than $3,000 in AI compute. The incident shows how AI is eroding the "security through complexity" barrier and rapidly lowering the cost of advanced attacks.
The left wants AI regulation. They just can't agree on what it should look like or how concerned they should be.
In recent weeks, leaders of some of the biggest AI companies have warned that the very tech they are developing is dangerous. Last weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argued that AI carries serious risk and that progress should be slowed. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded on X: “I agree with Dario that we need to pace the…
Once the music industry’s biggest headache, Napster’s next act is bringing AI to the classroom.
The Instinct-to-Instinct model that is the talk of Silicon Valley presents too small a future for personal AI. With Fulcra’s multiplayer capabilities, people can get agent to agent collaboration without having to lock-in to any AI model. BOSTON, September 18, 2026 — Fulcra Dynamics, the company behind the best user-owned context backend for AI agents, […] The post Fulcra Brings Universal Multiplayer to Any Agents You Choose appeared first on AI News.
