Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing
MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and,…
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Mark Zuckerberg’s creative plan to pay California’s proposed billionaire tax without losing control of Meta
A newly launched stock class being offered was partially engineered to help Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg pay…
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Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear
Warhound, the brainchild of Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, emerges from stealth to genetically engineer dogs for military…
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As blockchain investing falls out of vogue, a16z Crypto rebrands as a16z Frontier
The digital asset unit, helmed by Chris Dixon, broadens its scope.
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OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO
Should OpenAI command an over $1 trillion valuation with this round, it would break records as the most highly valued…
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Rivian buys world model startup to accelerate self-driving ambitions
Third Dimension's technology uses AI to match the physical world, which when combined with Rivian's reams of data could…
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Arc browser sunsets December 22 as The Browser Company doubles down on Dia
Arc was fiercely beloved by a dedicated group of enthusiasts, but it never quite became the mass-market Chrome…
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The secret to fast startup growth isn’t early sales, top names in tech say
At this year’s Disrupt, Lovable GTM lead Luke Arno, Polsia's Ben Broca, and Theory Ventures’ Tomasz Tunguz gave…
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1Password launches a way for AI agents to log in on your behalf without seeing your password
The new feature allows agents to log into a customer's personal accounts while still protecting the private credentials…
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Canva releases its first image generation model
Canva is making its new image model available to all users, promising better, more customizable performance at lower…
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OpenAI makes its Jev competitor widely available as decision model competition heats up
OpenAI is launching its decision model to the world. Can it compete with the original Jev?
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Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases ‘medical superintelligence’
Microsoft’s new AI diagnostic system beat generalist doctors on hard cases, according to a study in Science. But most…
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Former OpenAI science lead launches Warp Science to automate wet labs with robots
Wearing cameras and sensor gloves, the startup’s human chemists will train robots to perform various lab tasks.
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Elon Musk made a $1B investment in Skydance, report says
The investment will provide a much-needed financial boost as the company seeks to cut costs and lift its stock price.
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Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching IT giant ConnectWise
Microsoft points the blame for ConnectWise's breach at a China-aligned hacker, which relied on AI agents to rapidly…
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Startup Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements
Among the Startup Battlefield 200 were many industry-defining companies exhibiting and pitching on the Showcase Stage.…
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Uber puts all 30,000 employees on ChatGPT Work
The ride-share giant previously deployed a much smaller pilot for ChatGPT Work but is now taking the enterprise agent…
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Tesla is prepping a Cybercab onslaught
The company is looking to roll out the gold two-seater robotaxis to other U.S. cities this year, even as it goes mum on…
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Spotify confirms Family Plan crackdown, but calls it a ‘routine improvement’
Spotify told investors its rollout of QR code verification to ensure Family Plan members live in the same household is…
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Investors break down how founders can raise a Series A today
Raising a Series A these days isn't so simple — top investors break down what founders need to know now.
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Spotify’s current AI bet is about being the music service that agents choose
Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström explains why the rise of AI agents could be good news for the music service.
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Fusion startup Helion is developing new semiconductors that could double output of its power plants
Helion now has another $225 million to help speed development of its first fusion power plant, due to provide Microsoft…
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Developer platform Railway urges ‘all users’ to revoke secret keys after cyberattack
The vibe-coding platform said all of its customers should revoke and rotate their private keys, after hackers were able…
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Claude Duet app is Anthropic’s bet on agents
Claude Duet is available through waitlist for Pro and Max plan users.
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Nirva raises $33M for a pendant that only listens to you
Nirva will ship its $249 ambient AI pendant by the end of the year.
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DeepSeek reportedly raises $15B days after US restrictions
DeepSeek has reportedly raised $15 billion in one of China's largest funding rounds, just days after the U.S. ordered…
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Tesla says it will start selling Cybercabs by end of year
There is at least one obstacle that could throw off Tesla's Cybercab fleet plans. The NHTSA announced last month that…
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Blackstone’s Jas Khaira says fears over AI-buildout debt are overblown
Blackstone’s AI head on why the PE giant isn't panicked by market jitters.
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Meta wants to pay for its broad AI buildout with a newly created class of stock
The social media giant is planning a new stock strategy to help power its broad investments in AI models and services.
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Airbnb limits chores for guests, sparking backlash from hosts
Hosts are threatening to leave the platform after Airbnb says that they can no longer require guests to strip beds or…
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Meta says Muse has over 10M users, with shopping a top activity
Meta Muse users are adopting the app for shopping and personal productivity, the company said during its Q3 earnings…
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Year-old AI lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuation
Just 9 months after raising a $180 million seed round, Flapping Airplanes has landed a $1 billion Series A for its…
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Tesla starts Optimus robot production in California as profit falls 43%
Tesla's revenue was flat and its expenses skyrocketed as it pressed the accelerator on its Optimus robots, AI, and…
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Recursive launches Flint, a laptop coding model it says was largely built by AI
Startup Recursive has released Flint, a free, laptop-sized coding model built largely by its own AI research system, as…
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Automattic begins layoffs following board upheaval and executive departures
Sources say more cuts could follow as the company looks to improve its finances.
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GM is betting compute and AI will help it compete with Chinese automakers
To compete with Tesla, Rivian, and a host of Chinese automakers, GM’s fourth-gen EV platform will roll out a new…
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