Open-weight AI models are catching up to the frontier. The safety gap remains.
As policymakers debate how to govern increasingly powerful AI systems like OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol and Anthropic’s Mythos, a Chinese open-weight…
Anthropic signs $10B deal with AI cloud startup Volta
Anthropic has been on a cloud partnership spree in recent months, and its latest move is reportedly a $10 billion…
Meet Wrinkles, an app that uncovers the hidden stories of the places around you
A new app called Wrinkles uses your location to automatically surface stories about the places around you. Wrinkles, available on…
Nvidia doesn’t mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it’s already showing progress
The week-old Open Secure AI Alliance (OSAA), an industry group spearheaded by Nvidia that has already grown to over 120…
Waymo opens up robotaxi service in Dallas to everyone
Autonomous car maker Waymo has dropped the waitlist for its robotaxi service in Dallas, opening it up to all residents…
Take an extra $100 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass: This week only!
Let’s cut to the chase: Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch…
TV Time co-founder launches Bingers to revive the beloved TV tracking app
Bingers, a new TV show and movie tracking app, has arrived to fill the hole that TV Time’s closure left.…
Hackers steal over $130M by exploiting bug in offline hardware wallets
Hackers are in the midst of a massive theft of cryptocurrency from supposedly secure offline hardware wallets, according to blockchain…
Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership
During its second-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, Spotify again teased the upcoming release of a new product that will allow…
Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits
Tech companies and developers have been scouring the U.S. for places to build data centers, and they’ve been drawn to…