ElevenLabs Doubles Valuation to $22B via $300M Employee Tender Offer
ElevenLabs doubles its valuation to $22 billion via a $300M tender offer, letting staff cash out vested equity.
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Google Rolls Out Gemini 4 Argon to Cyber Defenders Ahead of Broader Release
Google's Gemini 4 Argon rolls out to security pros via Fairwind, with a $2M input/$10M output token price and 1M token cap.
US Officials Rename AI to ‘Super Intelligence’ in Search of Better PR
The US has renamed AI 'Super Intelligence' in a bid to polish its reputation. Gates says self-regulation is insane.
Meta Claims Its Staff Couldn’t Read Users’ Private Messages — But a Report Suggests Otherwise
Tech writer finds Muse suggesting story ideas based on private texts he never granted access to; Meta denies the app could have read them.
OpenAI and Meta Are Bounding Agents Before Hardware Arrives
OpenAI and Meta roll out soft, cute AI agents before the hardware arrives, betting on the Tamagotchi effect.
Reddit Kills RSS Feeds and Ends Public API Support Amid Abuse Claims
Reddit kills RSS feeds and public API access due to AI bot abuse, leaving moderators and external tools without a working replacement.
America.gov Promises One Stop for 29,000 Government Websites — But Only Answers Are Live Now
A single page promises to hold the entire government within it — answers from 29,000 official sources, a curious vision still upon the drawing board.
Scientists Finally Measure the W State, Solving a 25-Year Quantum Entanglement Puzzle
Scientists finally measure a 25-year-old quantum entanglement challenge, cracking the W state in the lab.
Halide gains full control over the iPhone 18 Pro’s variable aperture settings
Halide Mark III lets you control the iPhone 18 Pro's aperture exactly, with new Dawn and Quicksilver film looks.
Google Reports Paying Publishers Up to $1 Million to Feed Its AI Search Features
Google reportedly pays publishers millions to let their articles feed its AI search features, a move that complicates the opt-out question.
Most Data Centers Refuse to Say How Much Water and Electricity They Use
European data centers refuse to reveal their water and power consumption, leaving governments unable to track their environmental toll.
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman Questions Whether AI’s Expansion Can Continue at TechCrunch Disrupt
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman asks at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: can AI keep scaling? Wafer-scale computing and data center demands weigh on the future.