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White House in Advanced AI Standards Talks
The White House is in advanced talks with AI companies on voluntary standards and release timelines for new models, with guidance potentially announced as soon as next week.
Google open-sources ZKP libraries for age verification
Google has open-sourced its Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) libraries, enabling users to verify attributes such as age without disclosing other personal data, while backing EU age assurance efforts tied to
Anthropic's Fable 5 Back Online After U.S. Lifts Controls
Anthropic's Fable 5, described as the most powerful publicly available AI model, came back online Wednesday after the Trump administration lifted an export control imposed late Tuesday.
Palantir's Karp Calls Military AI Labs 'Effing Insane'
Palantir CEO Alex Karp blasted US reliance on AI labs for military technology as "effing insane" during a Wednesday CNBC interview, while also criticizing AI fees for businesses and promoting Palantir
SpaceX demos AI device; Musk calls report false
SpaceX reportedly showed investors a "handset-like" AI device prototype said to be sleeker than an iPhone, with the device designed to run on a proprietary OS integrating xAI technology — though Elon
US Lifts Export Controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5
Anthropic announced the US Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, with access set to be restored starting Wednesday after an 18-day blackout.
Springboards' Flint Targets LLM Groupthink
Australian startup Springboards built an LLM called Flint designed to produce more varied, creative responses to open-ended prompts than mainstream chatbots — which researchers say suffer from an 'art
Google's Gemini Spark lands on macOS with new app hooks
Google launched its agentic AI assistant Gemini Spark on macOS via the Gemini desktop app, adding real-time topic tracking, Google Tasks and Keep integration, third-party app connections, and custom M
US Lifts Export Controls on Anthropic Fable 5, Mythos 5
The US Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, and Anthropic says it will begin restoring access on Wednesday after thanking users for t
Builders Stage agenda revealed: Practical strategies for scaling startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 unveiled the Builders Stage agenda featuring 12+ sessions on startup scaling, fundraising, AI competition, and founder challenges, with speakers from Google, Gusto, Coinbase, a
Parsewise Launches Cross-Document Lineage API
YC P25 startup Parsewise has launched an API that ingests unstructured documents and returns schema-compliant output where every value is traceable back to word-level citations across the entire docum
Google Home Speaker: Hardware Wins, Gemini Stumbles
A review of Google's first smart speaker in six years finds the $99.99 hardware holds up well, but Gemini for Home is too slow, unreliable, and paywalled to justify an upgrade—especially since the new
The Best Automatic Litter Box of 2026: Petkit and Litter-Robot
WIRED's cats tested a dozen automatic litter boxes, crowning the camera-equipped Purobot Max Pro 2 as the new favorite over the Litter-Robot 4, while explicitly refusing to recommend the Petlibro Luma
Claude Helped Hacker Expose US Festival Ticketing Flaw
Security researcher Ian Carroll used Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.7 to find a critical flaw in Front Gate Tickets, the Live Nation platform powering nearly every major US music festival, exposing million
UN Launches AI Commission With Tech Execs, Leaders
A new UN-backed commission will unite top tech executives and heads of state to forge global AI solutions, announced exclusively to Axios. The initiative targets increasingly fragmented global AI regu
Google Rolls Out Gemini Spark on macOS App
Google is rolling out Gemini Spark to its Gemini app for macOS, adding local task automation and connected-app support to the desktop experience.
Wayve Launches $85M Tender at $8.5B Valuation
U.K. self-driving startup Wayve is offering employees an $85 million tender opportunity at its $8.5 billion valuation, letting staff sell vested shares to existing and new investors nine years after i
Gemini Spark Lands on macOS with Local File Access
Google's Gemini Spark AI agent is now available on the macOS desktop app, extending its capabilities from a cloud-only model to one that can sort local files, automate folder workflows, and bridge wit
Nvidia competitor Etched hits $5B valuation, $1B in sales for AI chip
AI chip startup Etched announced $1 billion in contract orders and a $5 billion valuation, with its chip already manufactured by TSMC and backed by investors including Jane Street and Geoffrey Hinton.
Google's AI Push Sends Emissions to Record High
Google's environmental footprint hit record highs in 2026 due to AI-driven infrastructure expansion, even as the company maintains its climate commitments through clean energy deals.
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