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Discover what’s next: 5 days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 returns to San Francisco's Moscone West October 13-15 with its Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition, while discounted tickets offering up to $200 in savings expire Septemb
Muse Hits 902K Downloads, META Jumps 12%+
Meta's new AI agent Muse racked up 902K+ downloads in its first six days after a Sept. 8 launch, beating Meta AI's 773K in the same post-launch window, per Sensor Tower, as META shares climbed 12%+ on
OpenAI Taps Math Advisers for New Model
OpenAI announced it is collaborating with an independent advisory group of mathematicians to responsibly share its math-related AI advances, including a new internal model trained since August 28 that
OpenAI: Fully Autonomous RSI Not Happening Today
OpenAI says automated research could improve alignment but 'fully autonomous RSI is not happening today' and should only be pursued if it can be done safely.
Clippers name John Gibson interim governor
The Los Angeles Clippers have appointed Los Angeles trial attorney John Gibson as interim governor and CEO after the NBA approved his selection on Monday, replacing owner Steve Ballmer during his one-
Fake LastPass Tool Uses Microsoft Driver to Kill Antivirus
A malicious fake LastPass Authenticator installer uses a Microsoft-signed driver to disable antivirus and endpoint detection tools before deploying a password stealer, researchers warn.
OpenAI pushes AI safety plan as US, China weigh AI risk
OpenAI released international AI safety standards on Monday aimed at tracking AI misalignment risks, arriving as U.S. and Chinese policymakers weigh AI risk mitigation ahead of Sam Altman's UN address
With Tabby, a former accountant is using AI to make accountants obsolete
A former accountant who ran a 20-person firm left in May 2025 to build Tabby, an AI-powered real-time bookkeeping platform that now serves 5,500 small businesses 14 months after launch and is raising
Mac Studio M5 Ultra Review: Dream Machine for Local AI
Federico Viticci reviews Apple's top-of-the-line M5 Ultra Mac Studio with 256 GB of RAM, calling it a 'dream machine' for running local AI agents and a massive generational leap over the M3 Ultra for
Z.ai open sources its coding harness ZCode and disables certain features after users said ZCode was uploading codebases onto overseas servers without consent (Laurie Chen/Reuters)
Chinese AI startup Z.ai open sourced its coding harness ZCode and disabled certain features after users accused the tool of uploading their codebases to overseas servers without consent.
Grab an Xbox controller and a $50 Xbox gift card together for just $80
Newegg is offering a bundle that pairs Microsoft's wireless Xbox controller in black with a $50 digital Xbox gift card for $80, effectively pricing the controller at roughly $30.
Benchmark puts all five partners on Disrupt 2026 stage
Benchmark's entire five-partner team will appear together for the first time on the TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 stage to debate where the next breakout startups will come from, shortly after the firm rais
Sources: OpenAI is developing features to counter SpaceX's Grok Bot "teammates", and has discussed creating a personal AI assistant to compete with Meta's Muse (The Information)
OpenAI is developing features to counter SpaceX's Grok Bot 'teammates' and has discussed building a personal AI assistant to compete with Meta's Muse, according to sources cited by The Information.
TASK#STOMP Backdoor Steals Documents and Wi-Fi Passwords
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed TASK#STOMP, a newly identified PowerShell backdoor campaign that automatically exfiltrates business documents, Wi-Fi passwords, and clipboard data from compromi
Ternus's First Apple Event: Foldable iPhone, No New AI
Apple's new CEO John Ternus used his first major product launch to center the keynote on an 'intelligent personal hub' AI vision, despite the event debuting no new AI features beyond the foldable iPho
Bessent: OpenAI Management Owns Hack Responsibility
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent placed full responsibility for OpenAI's July hacking incident involving Hugging Face on OpenAI's management, not external actors.
Got an Android Phone? Google Thinks You’ll Probably Want a Googlebook Laptop
Google unveiled five Googlebook laptops from HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, and Asus — a new class that merges Android with ChromeOS to deliver the kind of phone-laptop continuity Apple offers between iPhone
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Apple Mac Mini (M6) Review: For the AI Curious
The Mac Mini M6 review spotlights Apple's first 2nm desktop chip with 46 billion transistors and 12 CPU cores, though real-world gains trail the M5 Pro MacBook Pro by a narrow margin.
Apple Firmware Lock Sidesteps iPhone Battery Shipping Limit
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max ships with a firmware lock that suppresses capacity below international 20Wh shipping limits, then automatically restores full battery capacity when the user first powers on
AI Extinction Unlikely Without Physical Access
The Conversation argues most AI-driven human extinction scenarios require physical access, making an AI armageddon unlikely, as extinction fears increasingly dominate public debate on AI risks.
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