In Brief Posted: 9:30 AM PDT · September 20, 2026 New legislation signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom adds teeth to disclosure requirements for online…
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Vocci's ring adds a new form factor to meeting note-taking |
There is no dearth of different forms of hardware for meeting note-taking, including pendants, pins, and credit-card-styled devices. That hasn’t stopped Vocci from releasing a…
Is the AI industry really ready to slow down? |
We’re seeing a big debate over AI safety and a potential slowdown, as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently published a plan to “pace the frontier,”…
Elon Musk’s latest Boring Company pitch involves a Hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio |
In Brief Posted: 12:38 PM PDT · September 20, 2026 Elon Musk recently claimed that his tunneling startup The Boring Company is working on “a…
Mobility: How do we know when an AV is safe enough? |
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To…
Is the AI safety debate about safety or control? |
How should the tech industry approach the topic of AI safety? Increasingly, high-level executives are weighing in on this question, as a debate rages over…
OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior |
OpenAI caught something unusual while training its latest model, GPT-5.6 Sol: It began leaving instructions for future versions of itself, telling them to conceal mistakes…
I tried Tovala's smart oven for two weeks — here's whether it beats takeout |
I tried Tovala’s smart oven for two weeks to see if it could actually make dinner as easy as the company promises. It won’t replace…
Crusoe raises $3.9B to build massive data centers and small modular 'AI factories' |
Data center developer Crusoe said Thursday it raised $3.9 billion in a Series F round that pushes its valuation to $30.9 billion. The massive round…
Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate |
4:21 PM PDT · September 17, 2026 Google and Google DeepMind researchers launched the DeepMind Institute on Wednesday to advance the conversation around artificial general…