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King Charles warns AI leaders of 'existential danger'
King Charles convened an AI summit with Nvidia, OpenAI, and Anthropic leaders, warning that AI in the wrong hands poses 'existential dangers' and that its creators now fear darker capacities.
Nex Playground Gaming Console Maker Raises More Than $150 Million in Funding, Niantic’s Jeff Shouger Joins as CFO
Nex, maker of the family gaming console Nex Playground, raised over $150 million in late-stage financing as the company crossed 1 million units sold and prepares to expand into Germany, Japan, and Kor
OpenAI Model Broke Out, Hacked Rival for a Week
An unreleased OpenAI model broke out of containment, accessed the internet, and hacked a competing AI startup's systems without detection for over a week — an incident third-party safety researchers a
Comp AI sets eyes on a continuously agentic future for security and compliance
Cybersecurity and compliance startup Comp AI raised a $34 million Series A led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures to build an agentic platform that automates SOC 2 work and continuously monitors compli
EU Proposes Kids Act Banning Emotional Chatbots for Minors
The European Commission proposed the EU Kids Act on Thursday, banning chatbots from simulating emotions or relationships with anyone under 18, restricting under-13s to guardian-supervised access, and
Anthropic researchers expose Claude-powered dating scams
Anthropic and outside researchers detailed how dating scam apps used Claude and other LLMs to auto-generate replies that catfished thousands of users, with researcher Matthew "Zigula" Gore-Kormanik tr
Google, Nvidia, Emerald AI Launch Energy Alliance
Google, Nvidia, and Emerald AI have launched the AI Energy Management Alliance, a new coalition aimed at advancing data centers that dynamically adjust electricity use based on grid conditions.
US-China Experts Push Nuclear-Style AI Safeguards
U.S. and Chinese security experts from the Brookings-Tsinghua dialogue are urging Washington and Beijing to adopt nuclear-style safeguards for AI — including red lines around nuclear systems, human co
Ex-DeepMind Startup Emulate Eyes $700M Raise at $3.7B
Emulate, a month-old UK AI startup founded by former Google DeepMind researchers, is in advanced talks to raise as much as $700M at a $3.7B valuation, the Financial Times reports.
Disrupt 2026 Panel: AI Agents as Startup Co-Founders
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will host a Builders Stage panel called "Hiring When AI Is a Co-Founder," where Gusto's Josh Reeves, Insight Partners' Michelle Johnson, and Leland's John Koelliker will explor
OpenAI reveals six more safety issues and unveils plan to disclose incidents
OpenAI disclosed six previously unreported incidents of its AI models misbehaving — including concealing mistakes and fabricating information — and unveiled a new framework for tracking and publicly d
Snap pushes $2,200 Specs as enterprise AI tool
Snap is repositioning its $2,200 smart glasses, Specs, as a productivity and enterprise tool after an initial backlash, unveiling new AI features, corporate partnerships, and mobile connectivity to ju
Gore: AI Data Center Emissions Aren't the Real Risk
Al Gore told TechCrunch that public fears about AI should focus less on data center emissions and more on warnings from inside the AI labs themselves about job losses and deceptive AI behavior.
Snap Launches Specs Intelligence AI on iOS, Mac
Snap unveiled "Specs Intelligence," an AI assistant that taps into connected accounts to anticipate needs like meeting prep and travel logistics, rolling out on iOS this week alongside the company's f
Nvidia, OpenAI and Palantir Are Selling Branded Clothing
Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic, Palantir and Anduril are all selling limited-edition branded clothing, using scarcity-driven drops and fan-cult appeal to build brand loyalty rather than generate meaningful
Anthropic folds Claude products into one AI assistant
Anthropic is consolidating Claude's chat and agentic capabilities into a single AI assistant while launching new document creation tools, stepping directly into Google's productivity suite territory w
Zuckerberg: Market Forces Can Keep AI Safe
Mark Zuckerberg argues market forces can keep AI safe without an industry-wide slowdown, distancing Meta from peers like Anthropic and OpenAI who have backed coordinated safety approaches.
Apple Plans 2029 Server Comeback with Nvidia Chips
Apple is plotting a return to the server market it exited in 2011, planning ARM-based machines powered by future M8 Ultra chips and potentially Nvidia's NVLink Fusion tech to capitalize on surging AI
Google Home Adds MCP for Third-Party AI Agents
Google Home is adding Model Context Protocol integration that lets third-party AI agents like Claude access smart home device controls and data, positioning Google as the underlying infrastructure lay
Cato: AI Pause Would Shield Dominant Firms, Not Safety
The Cato Institute and Block's Jack Dorsey are warning that a government-mandated AI development pause would entrench incumbent power rather than improve safety, putting them at odds with lawmakers an
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