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Chamelio Raises $26M Series A for AI Legal Tools
Chamelio, an AI legal-tech startup, raised a $26M Series A round backed by Entrée Capital to build software that automates routine legal workflows and flags only the cases requiring human judgment.
AstroForge is putting AI in command of its next spacecraft
Asteroid-mining startup AstroForge has built a transformer-based AI called Solo to autonomously fly its spacecraft without ground controllers, betting that on-board intelligence is cheaper than the ~$
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Puts AI Safety Center Stage
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 has unveiled five AI safety sessions spanning enterprise deployment, agent security, and physical-world autonomy, featuring speakers from Anthropic, Okta, AWS, Shield AI, Gener
Snorkel AI Raises $350M at $3.5B Valuation
Snorkel AI raised $350 million in new funding at a $3.5 billion valuation, CEO Alex Ratner confirmed to Reuters. The company offers an "agentic data development platform" combining humans and AI agent
Mercedes-Benz to Put Wayve AI Driver in Cars in 2 Years
Mercedes-Benz has finalized a production deal with Wayve to integrate the British startup’s AI driving system into future vehicles, marking the first time the technology will be embedded in a mass-mar
Meta's Muse AI Assistant Hit by Serious Zero-Day
Meta's Muse AI assistant has a disclosed serious zero-day vulnerability, with the security report characterizing the tool as "extraordinarily privileged" in its system access.
Hello Robot's Stretch 4 demos live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Hello Robot CEO Aaron Edsinger will demonstrate Stretch 4, a wheeled home-assistance robot built for users with mobility impairments, live on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco.
Tesla Full Self-Driving bug falsely flags dirty cameras, demands service
Tesla's Full Self-Driving v14.3.9 update is falsely telling owners their cameras are dirty and routing them to service for a non-existent problem, prompting Tesla to confirm the bug and cancel the res
Exhibit tables added: One last chance to showcase your startup at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch has reopened exhibitor bookings for Disrupt 2026 with a final deadline of September 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT, giving startups a last shot at $12,500 Expo Hall tables before the October 13-15 eve
Waymo offers $2.85 credit for transit-paired rides
Waymo is now offering a $2.85 credit to riders who pair their autonomous ride with public transit, expanding a pilot it previously ran in two cities — but the incentive is currently limited to Visa ca
OpenAI GPT–6 Astra breaks Enigma message that has resisted solution since 2005
GPT-6 Astra autonomously cracked a German Army Enigma message from 10 July 1941 that had resisted cryptanalysis since 2005, with Carter Leffer only directing the AI at the list of unsolved ciphers. Th
OpenAI Contractors Fired for Using AI to Train ChatGPT
OpenAI contractors tasked with rating and improving ChatGPT's responses have been repeatedly fired for using AI to do the training work itself — an irony as AI models are already prone to degrading on
Apple Launches Macs Targeting Microsoft, Nvidia AI Costs
Apple released new Mac mini and Mac Studio models, positioning the machines to take on Microsoft and Nvidia in the race to lower AI computing costs, with both available starting today.
Everyone can find a reason to dislike data center construction
A new Data & Society report based on 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork in Pennsylvania finds opposition to data centers has become 'post-partisan,' with $68 billion in projects disrupted by local op
Intrinsic open-sources robotics core under Apache 2.0
Alphabet-owned robotics software firm Intrinsic released its Intrinsic Core platform as open-source under the Apache 2.0 license, offering developers foundational building blocks for physical AI syste
Heidi AI raises $340M, hits $900M valuation
Australian healthcare AI startup Heidi raised $340M, including a $100M Series C led by Blackbird at a $900M valuation, pushing its total funding past $430M as it scales tools that automate doctors' cl
Nscale IPO Tests Wall St on Concentrated AI Bets
British neocloud Nscale is heading for a NYSE IPO at a reported $35 billion valuation, despite netting $103 billion in contracts heavily concentrated in just two customers—Microsoft and Anthropic—and
The Download: why AI’s latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than reality
Timnit Gebru and Emily M. Bender argue in The Download newsletter that this summer's AI breakthroughs and fears are more hype than reality, urging readers not to be fooled.
With $7 trillion on the line, AI safety may always take a backseat to market domination
Industry insiders tell Axios that the race for AI supremacy among labs, companies, and countries — with $7 trillion on the line — may be fundamentally at odds with the push for AI safety and independe
Worried about an AI apocalypse? Here’s how to think about the risk of doom
A science writer argues that p(doom) estimates for an AI apocalypse are scientifically unfounded, noting leading commentators' figures span 0% to 95%, and benchmarks AI risk against more quantifiable
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