TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Founders debate open versus closed AI platforms as startup bets shift
At Disrupt 2026, founders weigh open vs. closed AI models, multi-model stacks, and the future of AI-designed hardware.
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Researchers Tracking a Chinese AI ‘Agent Fleet’ Running on Tencent Infrastructure
Researchers are tracking a Chinese AI 'agent fleet' targeting Alibaba's Amap service, using Tencent infrastructure and URLquery.
Bill Gates Believes AI Will Let Us Work Two Days a Week by 2036
Bill Gates says AI will let us work two days a week by 2036. His own company just cut 28,000 jobs.
A free command-line tool now lets you remove 12GB of Apple Intelligence data from your Mac
A command-line tool lets you delete Apple's AI models from macOS, freeing 12GB of disk space.
Voters Turn to AI Chatbots to Fact-Check and Compare Candidates Ahead of Midterms
Midterm voters are using AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude to fact-check candidates and build nonpartisan voter lookup tools.
AI Is Supercharging Political Ad Wars. But Viral Doesn’t Mean Victorious
AI is supercharging political ad wars, but viral ads don't always win elections. Here's why campaigns need to treat AI as a tool, not a magic wand.
Experts Are Training AI on How to Do Their Jobs — and Watching the Demand Grow
Experts like Robbie Hiser train AI to do their jobs. The demand grows, but so does fear of job loss.
AI’s Next Decade Opens at EmTech Future 2026 as General Purpose Tools Go Mainstream
MIT Technology Review's EmTech Future 2026 recordings explore AI's intersections with biology, infrastructure, and quantum computing.
Google Paused Its Open Source Bug Bounty Program Over ‘A Significant Rise’ in Automated Submissions
Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a 'significant rise' in AI submissions, overwhelming engineers with invalid reports.
Trump Creates Super Intelligence Force AI Task Force With Jay Clayton at Its Center
Trump creates Super Intelligence Force AI task force led by Clayton, Ferguson, Michael, and Kupor. Details on purpose and authority are thin.
Trump Unveils Super Intelligence Force, Led by Jay Clayton
Trump announces Super Intelligence Force led by Jay Clayton, a task force coordinating federal AI efforts amid China competition.
Creator Corrupts Popular Total War: Warhammer 3 Mod to Stop AI-Generated Reuploads
A modder broke his own Total War: Warhammer 3 mod to thwart AI-generated copies, then restored it. A clever, if extreme, act of self-sabotage.