Abliteration.ai is making a business out of removing AI guardrails |

It just became much easier to access one of the world’s most capable open-weight AI models, stripped of its guardrails and refusals to perform harmful…

The Cybercab is Tesla's ‘fork in the road’ moment  |

Today could be the day Tesla changes forever. In a couple of hours, Tesla will “launch” the Cybercab — a small, gold, two-seater sedan with…

Meta is paying to peek at how you use their latest AI model |

11:19 AM PDT · September 3, 2026 Most AI tools allow you to opt out of sharing your usage with the model provider to improve…

OpenAI launches Astra, its powerful (and controversial) new model |

OpenAI released Astra on Thursday, its latest AI model and — according to the company — its most powerful and capable one yet. OpenAI claims…

Circular unveils Ring 3 series with contactless payments and on-finger vibration alerts |

9:42 AM PDT · September 3, 2026 Smart ring maker Circular on Thursday unveiled its upcoming Ring 3 series, which consists of a Pro model…

Google launches AI voice features in Gmail, Docs, and Keep |

In Brief Posted: 9:00 AM PDT · September 3, 2026 Google is launching conversational AI features within Docs, Gmail, and Keep that let users ask…

Google's latest AI weather model gives you no excuse to forget your umbrella |

Scientists at Google DeepMind and Google Research released a new artificial intelligence model for weather forecasting today that sees our changing atmosphere more clearly and…

Nvidia confirms it will buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion |

After weeks of swirling rumors, Nvidia confirmed today that it has acquired Hugging Face for $12.93 billion. Hugging Face’s platform hosts three million models, one…

TikTok comments are getting more interactive with voice comments, polls, and more |

TikTok’s comment sections are getting an upgrade. The social network announced on Thursday that it’s rolling out new features for its comment sections, including voice…

Volunteer at Founder Summit in Boston |

6:00 AM PDT · September 3, 2026 Our rebranded Boston event, TechCrunch Founder Summit (formerly All Stage), is back on November 4th! And we are…