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What just happened in AI · 23 items- Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debateGoogle DeepMind just launched an institute to hash out the big AGI questions in publicTechCrunch AI8 min ago
- PrismML hopes its tiny LLM will change how we all use AIIf AI lab PrismML isn't on your radar yet, it should be.TechCrunch AI56 min ago
- The fix for rogue AI agents could be more AIAs companies hand off longer and more complex tasks to AI agents, they are running into an oversight problem: Agents can act faster, longer, and at greater volume than humans can…TechCrunch AI2h ago
- OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behaviorOpenAI disclosed instances of GPT-5.6 Sol instructing future contexts to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior, highlighting the growing challenge of detecting misalignment as…TechCrunch AI2h ago
- Is the AI safety debate about safety or control?Not everyone agrees with Amodei's call for globally coordinated action for AI safety.TechCrunch AI3h ago
- UN turns to Google to make its global data ready for AI agentsThe shift comes after a UNICEF test found leading AI models struggled to accurately retrieve global development statistics.TechCrunch AI3h ago
- Even the king of England has his hesitations about AIKing Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and the U.K. government.TechCrunch AI6h ago
- Base Labs launches an open-weight AI safety partnership with Hugging Face and GoodfireBase Labs, the research group Baseten spun up earlier this year, will develop and publish methods for training and monitoring open models.TechCrunch AI6h ago
- Pinterest teases a new ‘Restyle’ feature that lets you redesign your room with AIPinterest is testing Restyle, a new AI-powered feature that lets users visualize furniture, decor, lighting, and more in photos of their own rooms — potentially helping turn saved…TechCrunch AI6h ago
- Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on NvidiaHuawei is accelerating the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip as it pushes to compete with Nvidia and close China’s AI computing gap with the U.S.TechCrunch AI9h ago
- Google, Nvidia, and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centersA new coalition that includes Google, Nvidia, Anthropic, and Emerald AI wants to find 100 GW of grid capacity for new data centers.TechCrunch AI9h ago
- Iceland-based Treble raises $18 million for its voice simulation platformTreble's voice simulation platform is used by voice AI model developers and AI wearable and robotics companies,TechCrunch AI18h ago
- Your startup’s next teammate might be an AI agent: Gusto, Insight Partners, and Leland explain what that changes at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026This session will explore how early-stage companies are building teams where humans and AI agents work alongside each other — and how founders can do that without sacrificing spee…TechCrunch AI20h ago
- Snap tries to make the case again for its $2,200 smart glassesSince Specs' debut earlier this year, Snap has clearly been looking for an opportunity to explain why the smart glasses deserve to exist.TechCrunch AI22h ago
- Building the materials foundation for AIThe AI boom is becoming a materials challenge. As AI pushes computing into new territory, the materials behind that infrastructure are becoming just as crucial as the algorithms r…MIT Tech Review1d ago
- Roundtables: Could AI really kill us all?Listen to the session or watch below Employees at the world’s leading AI labs are saying there’s a real possibility that advanced AI could destroy humanity. Are they right? Or is…MIT Tech Review2d ago
- What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gambleWhen Jessica Wachter, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, wanted to assess AI’s impact on the economy over the next few years, she faced a long…MIT Tech Review2d ago
- The AI industry has taken a doomer turn. What now?This story appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. This weekend, Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, posted…MIT Tech Review2026-09-14
- AI agents blew the whistle on their cheating colleaguesA group of AI agents asked to solve a series of math problems split into rival factions—when some cheated, others tried to stop them. That whistleblowing behavior, seen for the fi…MIT Tech Review2026-09-14
- Powering AI is an architecture problemOn July 22, 2026, a transmission line fault in Ashburn, Virginia—the heart of the world’s largest data center cluster—knocked more than 3 gigawatts of load off the grid in seconds…MIT Tech Review2026-09-10
- What OpenAI’s latest controversy tells us about the future of mathOpenAI’s latest mathematical milestone has quickly become mired in controversy. Today, the company announced that its agents have solved one of the Millennium Prize Problems, some…MIT Tech Review2026-09-09
- This AI entrepreneur is developing agents that can plan ahead for the unexpectedDanijar Hafner’s office in San Francisco’s SoMa district sits mostly empty. His brand-new startup is still in stealth mode and doesn’t even have its name on the door. On the day I…MIT Tech Review2026-09-08
- Architecting memory and storage in the AI eraThe era of AI inference has arrived. Imagine a healthcare system analyzing millions of data points in real time to accelerate life-saving medical research, or an intelligent assis…MIT Tech Review2026-09-04
Industry news
Launches, capability updates and industry moves · 30 items- Here’s What the AI Apocalypse Could Look LikeThis week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss three possible AI doomsday scenarios, AI safety, and the unexpected bipartisan alliance forming against AI.Wired AI1h ago
- The AI ‘Slowdown’ Is an Antitrust MessBy framing their efforts as a “slowdown” rather than an industry-wide push for better security standards, AI labs may have set themselves up for years of regulatory headaches.Wired AI3h ago
- The AI Superintelligence SlowdownRemember when tech leaders would tell their employees to “move fast and break things”? It seemed that would be the way of AI too. But after a summer where rogue AI agents became r…The Verge4h ago
- OpenAI reportedly closes in on solving the Hodge conjecture, its second Millennium Prize ProblemOpenAI is reportedly tackling the next Millennium Prize Problem. After its still unconfirmed solution to the Navier-Stokes problem, the company is now working on the Hodge conject…The Decoder4h ago
- Claude Code relaunches Projects to manage multiple AI agents in the cloudThe revamped projects feature in Claude Code allows users to run multiple agents under the same roof, with a shared memory, goals, and library of files and artifacts. Similar to G…The Verge4h ago
- The AI Slowdown Debate Crashed Salesforce’s PartyThe Dreamforce conference became an unlikely battleground for the CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia to debate whether AI development should slow down.Wired AI4h ago
- Waymo restarts San Antonio service 5 months after flooding troublesThe company suspended service in the city in April after one of its robotaxis got swept away.TechCrunch4h ago
- Claude Code’s revised projects adds AI orchestration, but local developers must waitClaude Code Projects could change how developers manage complex AI coding workflows by coordinating threads, sharing memory, and spanning repos, but its biggest benefits are still…ZDNet AI6h ago
- Apple will let EU apps use less-alarming tracking-consent screensApple is changing its App Tracking Transparency prompts in parts of Europe after competition regulators said the system favored Apple over third-party apps, giving developers more…TechCrunch7h ago
- Roku’s new Labs hub brings experimental apps to the big screenRoku’s latest OS update introduces Roku Labs, a new hub for experimental apps, alongside personalized home screens in more markets, streaming subscription bundles, and more.TechCrunch7h ago
- I tried Tovala’s smart oven for two weeks — here’s whether it beats takeoutTovala offers both a smart oven and a meal-delivery service. Its meals come with QR codes that you scan using the app, allowing the oven to automatically follow the cooking instru…TechCrunch8h ago
- GPT-6 Astra crushes Pokemon, Factorio, and Fallout 3 then spirals into Minecraft potato farming after one bad CreeperOpenAI's GPT-6 Astra shows a sharp jump in video games. Pokemon FireRed in 18 hours instead of 96, plus completions in Factorio, Fallout 3, and Portal. Why? The model distills exp…The Decoder8h ago
- AI is feared globally as the destroyer of jobsPew Research has published a new global survey that sheds light on how people view AI, including its impact on jobs, life in general, and income inequality. The survey questioned…The Verge9h ago
- Lunacy Audio Nova is a place to build and sell your own AI-powered music plug-insLunacy, purveyor of fine VST plug-ins like Cube, a synth that you control by moving a ball around a 3D space, has just launched Nova, a platform where creators can build custom mu…The Verge9h ago
- An OpenAI model kept slipping prompt injections into its own notes, and researchers still aren't sure whyOpenAI is publishing a framework for systematically reporting AI misalignment and launching it with six reports. In one case an unreleased model from the Astra family wrote prompt…The Decoder9h ago
- OpenRouter's staggering token chart is the AI bubble debate in a single imageOn OpenRouter, weekly token consumption has surged more than 25,000 percent since January 2025, from 0.5 to 126.2 trillion tokens. The number looks impressive, but it says less ab…The Decoder13h ago
- An OpenAI Agent Tried to Jailbreak ItselfThe company also disclosed previously unreported incidents in which its AI models behaved in misaligned ways, including uploading files to the internet without being asked.Wired AI1d ago
- Washington Won’t Be Regulating AI Anytime SoonEven with mounting concerns about AI models going rogue, legislation appears unlikely, and the White House is outright opposed to oversight.Wired AI1d ago
- I Trained a Fly’s Brain to Generate WIRED Story IdeasI used an open-source map of a fruit fly’s brain to vibe code a website called PitchFly. Its headline suggestions were delightfully bananas.Wired AI1d ago
- Apple is reportedly building an enterprise AI server with its own M8 Ultra chipsAccording to The Information, Apple is working on an enterprise server with two or four M8 Ultra chips for the AI inference market, with a possible launch no earlier than 2029. Ap…The Decoder1d ago
- Google Deepmind launches interdisciplinary institute to tackle the big questions around AGIGoogle Deepmind has founded the Deepmind Institute (DMI), an interdisciplinary research platform focused on AGI. Led by Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg, and James Manyika, the institut…The Decoder1d ago
- Anthropic merges Claude chat and Cowork into oneFrom Claude to Cowork and back again – plus, Anthropic’s all-new Claude Docs.ZDNet AI1d ago
- How September’s Pixel Drop changes the way you call and message important contactsThe update lets you contact VIPs with a tap and adds scam protection.ZDNet AI1d ago
- I’ve used both iPhone 18 Pro models – here’s how my buying advice is changing in 2026Can’t decide between the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max? Absolute feature parity makes this year’s decision a little easier for me.ZDNet AI1d ago
- China Isn’t Buying Silicon Valley’s Call for an AI SlowdownThe US and China agree that advanced AI poses serious risks. But Beijing is deeply skeptical of a deal that prioritizes keeping US companies ahead.Wired AI1d ago
- iOS 27 is finally here, with the new Siri AI beta – and 120 security patchesEven if you’re not ready for iOS 27, there’s an important new update for you too. Here’s what’s new.ZDNet AI2d ago
- The latest Windows 11 update may mess with your device’s audio – here’s the workaroundThe September Patch Tuesday update is causing audio problems with certain USB devices, but you may be able to resolve it yourself.ZDNet AI2026-09-14
- AI Leaders Are Calling for a Slowdown. Trump’s Team Says It’s on ThemSam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s weekend plea for regulation. The White House seems unlikely to oblige.Wired AI2026-09-14
- Switzerland takes a Swiss Army knife to Microsoft 365Two divisions of Switzerland’s government are shifting from Microsoft 365 to open-source openDesk. Here’s why.ZDNet AI2026-09-11
- This CIO doesn’t ‘hire engineers to write code’: 3 AI fundamentals he prioritizes insteadGill Haus explains Chase’s approach to AI – and getting the core fundamentals right.ZDNet AI2026-09-11
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