OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is Big Tech’s spiciest move away from Nvidia

Crusoe raises $3.9B to build massive data centers and small modular “AI factories” | AI News

The round values the data center giant at $30.9 billion....

Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate | AI News

Google DeepMind just launched an institute to hash out the big AGI questions in public...

How Cooley is accelerating IPO work with ChatGPT | AI News

Cooley built GO Public with ChatGPT Work to bring intelligence to the IPO process, helping lawyers surface issues earlier and focus judgment where it ...

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

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...

PrismML hopes its tiny LLM will change how we all use AI | AI News

If AI lab PrismML isn't on your radar yet, it should be....

The fix for rogue AI agents could be more AI | AI News

Y Combinator has funded 106 companies related to AI observability in recent years...

OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior | AI News

OpenAI disclosed instances of GPT-5.6 Sol instructing future contexts to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior, highlighting the growing challenge ...

Is the AI safety debate about safety or control? | AI News

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

UN turns to Google to make its global data ready for AI agents | AI News

The shift comes after a UNICEF test found leading AI models struggled to accurately retrieve global development statistics....

Introducing Astra for Law | AI News

OpenAI for Law brings frontier intelligence for law, custom firm workflows, connected legal data sources, and legal-grade controls for confidential cl...

Making global data easier to explore | AI News

Google and the UN system have launched the UN System Data Commons, a new open platform making global statistics accessible and easy to search....

Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,’ new unredacted filings reveal | AI News

Newly unsealed court filings show Microsoft privately called OpenAI's data practices "theft" while both companies scraped paywalled Times content, bui...

Even the king of England has his hesitations about AI | AI News

King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and the U.K. government. ...

Base Labs launches an open-weight AI safety partnership with Hugging Face and Goodfire | AI News

Base Labs, the research group Baseten spun up earlier this year, will develop and publish methods for training and monitoring open models....

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

Pinterest is testing Restyle, a new AI-powered feature that lets users visualize furniture, decor, lighting, and more in photos of their own rooms —...

Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia | AI News

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...

2 days left to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026  | AI News

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, an...

Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls | AI News

People can use these assistants to make restaurant reservations and cancel subscriptions ...

Google, Nvidia and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centers | AI News

A new coalition that includes Google, Nvidia, Anthropic and Emerald AI wants to find 100 GW of grid capacity for new data centers....

Operation “Date Bait”: AI-enabled scam targeting loveseekers | AI News

OpenAI banned accounts that very likely originated in Cambodia and used AI for scam outreach to Indonesian loveseekers, including translation and enga...

Operation “False Witness”: Fake recovery service impersonating authorities | AI News

OpenAI banned accounts that very likely originated in Cambodia and used AI to pose as recovery services, law firms, and authorities targeting people a...

Romance scams: AI-enabled romance scam workflows | AI News

OpenAI banned accounts using AI to support romance scam workflows, including outreach, translation, victim engagement, and investment-fraud lures....

Silver lining playbook: Likely China-origin activity targeting US persons | AI News

OpenAI banned likely China-origin accounts using AI to research US persons, locations, and social-engineering tactics....

“Cyber Special Operations”: China-linked influence planning | AI News

OpenAI banned an account linked to an individual associated with Chinese law enforcement, using AI to plan influence activity, harassment, and online ...

Operation “Fish Food”: Russia-origin content farm activity | AI News

OpenAI banned accounts linked to the Rybar network, some of which likely originated in Russia, that used AI to support multilingual influence activity...

Operation “No Bell”: Coordinated criticism of the US and allies | AI News

OpenAI banned accounts linked to a previously unreported, likely Russia-origin operation we dubbed "No Bell", using AI to produce criticism of the US ...

Operation “Trolling Stone”: Russia-linked influence activity | AI News

OpenAI banned accounts linked to a previously unreported operation we dubbed "Trolling Stone", using AI to generate comments about an alleged Russian ...

Iceland-based Treble raises $18 million for its voice simulation platform | AI News

Treble's voice simulation platform is used by voice AI model developers, AI wearable, and robotics companies...

Your startup’s next teammate might be an AI agent: Gusto, Insight Partners, and Leland explain what that changes at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 | AI News

This session will explore how early-stage companies are building teams where humans and AI agents work alongside each other — and how founders can d...

Snap tries to make the case again for its $2,200 smart glasses | AI News

Since Specs' debut earlier this year, Snap has clearly been looking for an opportunity to explain why the smart glasses deserve to exist....

Al Gore says the real AI risk isn’t data centers — it’s what industry leaders are warning about | AI News

In an interview with TechCrunch, Al Gore suggested he isn't losing sleep over AI data center emissions — he's more worried about the AI industry's o...

Our framework for reporting model misalignment | AI News

OpenAI shares a framework for tracking, investigating, and disclosing model misalignment, alongside six reports of unexpected or concerning model beha...

Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed safety evaluators. Will they really be independent? | AI News

Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed independent safety evaluators inside their AI labs. Researchers welcome the unprecedented access, but warn meaningf...

After accusations of selling ‘perv glasses,’ Meta prepares to sell a pair without a camera | AI News

Can Meta dodge the "pervert glasses" accusations with a new camera-free product? ...

How to connect AI usage to business value | AI News

Learn how ChatGPT Work and Codex analytics help teams understand AI usage and spend, identify training needs, and connect adoption to business outcome...

AI labs want in-house auditors — but maybe they should shut the front door first | AI News

There may be a simpler and more effective fix for rogue agents, hiding in plain sight....

Your AI agents can now control your Google Home devices | AI News

Google is launching early access to a new MCP server for Google Home, allowing AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and others to control connected devices...

Anthropic merges Claude chat and Cowork in one interface | AI News

Anthropic is initially releasing these features to Pro and Max plan subscribers....

How workers are unlocking new ways of working | AI News

New OpenAI Economic Research shows how workers use AI beyond traditional roles and which new activities become recurring parts of their work....

Robots are waiting for a ChatGPT moment: Nvidia’s Les Karpas explains why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 | AI News

The robotics industry is still waiting for their breakthrough into day-to-day life. Nvidia's Les Karpas has an answer as to why at TechCrunch Disrupt ...

Helping older adults use AI in everyday life | AI News

OpenAI and AARP are bringing free, hands-on ChatGPT workshops to 1,000 older adults across 10 U.S. cities to build practical AI skills safely....

3 days left to exhibit: Get your brand in front of VCs and high-value leads at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026  | AI News

Last day to book your exhibit table at Disrupt is September 18. Three days left. Get your startup in front of 10,000+ founders, investors, operators, ...

Threads’ new features let podcasters promote shows and reach listeners | AI News

Threads is rolling out new tools for podcasters, including profile cards, episode links, transcripts, guest tags, posting reminders, and audience insi...

Next wave of VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 contenders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 revealed | AI News

Meet the next five top-tier investors judging the Startup Battlefield 200 contenders live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to ...

SK Hynix reportedly in talks with Intel to build memory chips in US | AI News

SK Hynix told TechCrunch the company hasn't finalized any plans or arrangements yet. ...

Former Infosys chief’s AI startup nabs another $53M | AI News

The Palo Alto startup says it has landed multiple seven-figure enterprise contracts within months of launch....

Reimagining advertising with AI | AI News

Explore new AI-powered advertising experiences from OpenAI, including Sponsored Agents, tools for marketers, and integrations with HubSpot and Shopify...

Building the materials foundation for AI | AI News

The AI boom is becoming a materials challenge. As AI pushes computing into new territory, the materials behind that infrastructure are becoming just a...

Amazon launches Alexa+ in India with Hindi support | AI News

Amazon is letting all customers use Alexa+ assistant in early access period...

We don’t need AI regulation — leave safety to us, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says | AI News

AI isn't some kind of new form of "alien mind," according to Jensen Huang. It's just hardware and software, so safety can be engineered by each AI pro...

Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder who defected to OpenAI, is now at Google

Here’s all the times AI has gone rogue and hacked other companies

3 new ways to plan and book travel in Search

OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom

Our latest Google Finance upgrades, including a new app

OpenAI poaches Uber India chief to lead its biggest market outside the US