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Google vet raises $8M for Continua to bring AI agents to group chats
In early 2023, David Petrou, a distinguished engineer and founding member of both Google Goggles and Google Glass, made a surprising move. After more than…
ChatGPT referrals to news sites are growing, but not enough to offset search declines
Referrals from ChatGPT to news publishers are growing, but not enough to counter the decline…
Israel-Iran conflict unleashes wave of AI disinformation
Matt Murphy, Olga Robinson & Shayan SardarizadehBBC VerifyBBCA wave of disinformation has been unleashed online…
Genesis AI launches with $105M seed funding from Eclipse, Khosla to build AI models for robots
Genesis AI, a startup that aims to build a foundational model for powering all kinds…
xAI’s CFO is the latest executive to leave Elon Musk’s AI firm
Mike Liberatore, xAI’s chief financial officer, has left the company, according to reporting from The…
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You can’t libel the dead. But that doesn’t mean you should deepfake them.
Zelda Williams, daughter of the late actor Robin Williams, has a poignant…
California just drew the blueprint for AI safety regulation with SB 53
California just made history as the first state to require AI safety…
Opera launches its AI-centric Neon browser
Browser maker Opera launched its AI-centric browser Neon Tuesday, with the ability…
Step into the future: The full AI Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
The AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27-29 in San…
Aaron Levie on building for the long game in enterprise software at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San…
Silicon Valley bets big on ‘environments’ to train AI agents
For years, Big Tech CEOs have touted visions of AI agents that…
Amazon launches AI agent to help sellers complete tasks and manage their businesses
Amazon announced on Wednesday that it’s introducing an always-on AI agent that…
India leads the way on Google’s Nano Banana with a local creative twist
Google’s Nano Banana image-generation model, officially known as Gemini 2.5 Flash Image,…
Anthropic reports outages, Claude and Console impacted
Anthropic reported a service outage impacting APIs, Console, and Claude earlier this…
Cognition AI defies turbulence with a $400M raise at $10.2B valuation
Cognition AI, the startup behind AI coding agent Devin, has hit a…