OpenAI launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna, boasting lower cost and fewer mistakes | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Lucas Ropek·20d ago
Earlier this month, OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, which it heralded as its most powerful and capable model yet, and the “world’s best model” for a variety of activities, including computer work and...
Waymo's latest expansion strategy: teenagers | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Kirsten Korosec·20d ago
Waymo will allow teenagers as young as 13 to use its robotaxi service in Nashville as the Alphabet-owned company looks to scale its business by reaching a new group of riders.
Anthropic releases Opus 5.5 with lower prices and Fable-level performance | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Russell Brandom·20d ago
Anthropic’s newest model, Opus 5.5, was released on Tuesday, setting a new state-of-the-art in coding and knowledge work performance.
Stolen passwords are exposing America's water providers to hackers | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Zack Whittaker·20d ago
New security research has found that well over a thousand U.S. water and wastewater providers are exposed to hacks due to malware that’s capable of stealing their employees’ passwords and active...
AstroForge is putting AI in command of its next spacecraft | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim Fernholz·20d ago
Fly to an asteroid, land on it, make no mistakes: If only it were that easy. When NASA sends spacecraft to explore the solar system, they build in redundancy and automation.
Five AI safety sessions every founder should have on their Disrupt 2026 agenda | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events·20d ago
Would you trust an AI agent with access to your company’s systems? Put your employees in an autonomous vehicle? Deploy a robot that has to make sense of an unpredictable physical world?
Noble Carbon will show how it’s making EV charger installs painless at TechCrunch Disrupt | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim De Chant·20d ago
Plenty of people want to buy electric vehicles, but not everyone is prepared to shell out for an upgrade to their home’s electrical service just to add an EV charger. The worry is reasonable.
Aaron Edsinger brings Hello Robot’s Stretch 4 to life onstage at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events·20d ago
Robots that walk, talk, dance, and perform backflips make great videos. But can they close the blinds? Help someone eat? Scratch an itch?
Exhibitor program reopened: Book by Sept 30 | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events·20d ago
Exhibitor bookings are back open, but only through September 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT. If you missed the first deadline, this is your last chance to get your startup on the Expo Hall floor.
4 days to save up to $200 to Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events·20d ago
Four days. That’s how long you have left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass before prices increase on September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Singapore’s Nexstrom wants to bring 2D semiconductors to chip fabs | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Kate Park·20d ago
For decades, chipmakers have sought to make semiconductors faster by shrinking down silicon transistors and packing more of them on each chip.
Everyone can find a reason to dislike data center construction | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim Fernholz·20d ago
Frontier AI labs are convinced that scaling up computation is the path to improving artificial intelligence, and they’ve put their money where their mouths are, to the tune of trillions of dollars...
Exclusive: Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy bets these 21 startups will shape energy’s future | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim De Chant·20d ago
While the world is focused on the power demands of AI data centers, the folks at Breakthrough Energy are paying attention, but not for the reasons you might think.
Nscale’s IPO will test Wall Street's appetite for concentrated AI bets once again | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Marina Temkin·20d ago
When British neocloud Nscale goes public, it will test public investors’ appetite for a stock whose revenue is tied primarily to two customers.
Exclusive: Meta deal will help plastics recycling startup MacroCycle build its first factory | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim De Chant·20d ago
Plastics recycling startup MacroCycle announced a new deal with Meta on Tuesday that will help speed the development of its first commercial plant.
Morphotonics raises €40M to expand its display tech into data centers | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Ivan Mehta, Dominic-Madori Davis·20d ago
The Netherlands’ ASML is possibly the biggest name in lithography, using its machines to etch patterns onto silicon wafers inside a computer chip factory, known as a “fab.” Fellow Dutch company...
The man who built Apple's stores doesn't buy Silicon Valley's bet on AI shopping | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Jagmeet Singh·20d ago
While Silicon Valley is spending billions to make AI agents shop for us, the man who pioneered Apple’s retail stores thinks the industry is overestimating how much of shopping people will hand over...
OpenAI forms math advisory group as its AI resolves more than 100 open problems | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Aditya Mehta·21d ago
On Monday, OpenAI announced a new independent advisory group hosted at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
5 days left to save up to $200 on your Disrupt 2026 ticket | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Jessica Barrera·21d ago
With five days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, each day we will list a reason why you should join 10,000+ founders, investors, and operators at San Francisco’s Moscone...
Meta's Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Sarah Perez·21d ago
Meta’s latest AI app, Muse, could be the social giant’s next major hit, new data suggests. According to just- released estimates from market intelligence provider Apptopia, Muse’s app on mobile...
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