Anthropic Lead Researcher Quits Over AI Safety Worries as Gebru Calls Alarmism a Distraction
AI critic Timnit Gebru says 'AI will destroy humanity' talk distracts from real harms like war, climate disaster, and layoffs.
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Maven Robotics Emerges From Stealth With $100 Million to Steal Your Warehouse Automation Deal
A startup emerges from secret hiding, armed with vast treasure, to snatch deals from rivals who sell mere mechanical beasts.
Anthropic Report: Threat Actors Abused Claude AI in Cyber Attacks, Influence Campaigns, and More
Anthropic's report documents how threat actors used its Claude AI in cyber, influence, and surveillance operations, and what Anthropic did about it.
Pocket FM Doubles Revenue Run Rate to $500M as AI Powers 93% of Its Catalog
Pocket FM's AI-powered audio platform doubles revenue run rate to $500M as 93% of content comes from machine learning.
DeepSeek’s Cheapest Model Comes Close to GPT-6 Astra on Real-World Design Tests
DeepSeek's V4.1 Flash nearly matches GPT-6 Astra's design score at a fraction of the cost, per OpenDesign's benchmark.
Creativity Is the New Moat: Why Inventing New Things Beats Copying Old Ones
Flash sparked a creative boom despite sucking. Today's AI-driven web is standardized, accessible—and utterly dull.
iPhone Duo Copies Rivals’ Design — But Its Software Might Finally Be Different
The iPhone Duo's hardware looks familiar, but Apple's software rewrite for foldables is a bold new direction.
Instagram Boss Warns Users Would Be ‘Overwhelmed’ With Brand Posts If Reverse-Chronological Feeds Return
Instagram's boss warns the platform would be 'very sad' if users could choose their feed, as Australia pushes new legislation.
Google to Buy Half the Output From Finland’s Loviisa Nuclear Plant in Record €13bn Investment
Google to buy half the output of Finland's Loviisa nuclear plant under a record €13bn investment in AI infrastructure.
Silicon Valley Is Becoming the New Center of the Military-Industrial Complex
A report from a cultural anthropologist finds Silicon Valley has replaced the Capital Beltway as the center of the military-industrial complex.
Chinese buyers weigh prestige against price as Apple’s first folding phone launches
The iPhone Duo launches in China amid a crowded foldable market, with buyers fixated on price rather than prestige.
Mark Wahlberg heads to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to discuss his business ventures, not his film career
Mark Wahlberg is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 for a fireside chat with Keebeck Wealth founder Bruce K. Lee, sharing his playbook beyond Hollywood.