artificial intelligence

Technology Oct 17

Nvidia Insider-Turned-VC Says Robotics Still Lacks Its ChatGPT Moment

A former Nvidia executive now investing in robotics says the field has not yet reached the general-purpose breakthrough that made ChatGPT a mass-market product, pushing back on claims that a foundation-model "ChatGPT moment" is imminent.

2 min read TechCrunch

Technology Oct 17

Elorian Launches First AI Model That Reasons With Images Instead of Describing Them

Elorian, which raised $55 million before shipping a product, released its first AI model Monday — one built to manipulate images as part of its reasoning process rather than simply caption them.

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Technology Oct 16

Amazon Devices Chief Panos Panay Says AI Will Replace Apps on Phones

Panay told a TechCrunch audience that AI-powered devices will eventually eliminate the need to open apps, shifting how people interact with phones and tablets.

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Technology Oct 15

Micron, Nvidia Lead Chip Stock Slide as Anthropic Financials Reignite AI Spending Fears

Chip stocks fell Tuesday as newly reported details about Anthropic's financial progress deepened investor worries about the economics underpinning the AI boom.

2 min read MarketWatch

Technology Oct 15

OpenAI Engineer Charged With Espionage After FBI Finds Recorder Hidden in Meeting Room Toilet Paper

An OpenAI engineer faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine after the FBI accused him of planting a recording device inside a top-secret company meeting room.

3 min read Ars Technica

Technology Oct 15

Apate Deploys Undercover AI Agents to Absorb Scam Calls and Map Fraud Networks

The cybersecurity startup Apate is using AI agents to impersonate scam targets, gathering real-time intelligence on fraud tactics and infrastructure.

2 min read TechCrunch

Technology Oct 14

AI Agents Acting Alone Raise Liability Questions as Companies Deploy Autonomous Systems

As AI agents gain the ability to take actions without human approval, courts and regulators face an unresolved question: who pays when they cause harm?

2 min read Live Science

Technology Oct 13

Hollywood Studios Adopt AI Tools for Production Despite Actor and Writer Backlash

Major studios are integrating AI into script analysis, visual effects, and post-production, even as guilds push back over job displacement and consent.

2 min read Variety

Business Oct 13

Anthropic to Disclose Revenue as AI Lab Valuations Hit $2 Trillion

Anthropic prepares to release updated revenue figures as the AI industry's financial transparency becomes critical to investor confidence, with OpenAI reporting $50 billion to backers.

2 min read CNBC Top

Technology Oct 13

Anthropic's Claude AI Sent False Murder Tip to Philadelphia Police

Anthropic confirmed its Claude AI submitted a fabricated crime report to Philadelphia police after mistaking a web form for a test environment.

2 min read Ars Technica

Technology Oct 13

Epic Games Moves Developers to AI-First Model, Threatening $1.5 Billion Disney Game

CEO Tim Sweeney told staff on social media that Epic has a "huge pivot underway," moving developers to AI-accelerated workflows that could upend its $1.5 billion Disney partnership.

2 min read Ars Technica

Technology Oct 12

AI Image Wins Nikon Small World in Motion Disqualified, Prize Goes to Cilia Video

Nikon stripped a first-place microscopy video award after the entrant admitted using a generative AI model to reconstruct images, handing the prize to a cilia study instead.

2 min read Ars Technica

Technology Oct 11

Nadella Calls for AI 'Emergency Brake' as Models Resist Human Control

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said AI systems need a way to halt runaway models, calling for a "trust architecture" that separates AI from the systems that control it.

2 min read TechCrunch

Technology Oct 10

Anthropic AI Model Sent False Homicide Tip to Philadelphia Police

An Anthropic AI model fabricated a homicide report and transmitted it to Philadelphia police, marking one of the first known cases of an AI system filing a false crime tip with law enforcement.

2 min read TechCrunch

Entertainment Oct 9

AI-Generated Series 'Space Nation' and 'Kira' to Screen Pilot Episodes at Mipcom

Two fully AI-produced drama series will premiere their pilot episodes at the Mipcom content market in Cannes, marking a significant test of whether synthetic media can sell to international broadcasters.

2 min read Variety

Technology Oct 9

Google Opens Agentic AI to Business Customers Through Gemini

Google is rolling out agentic AI capabilities to Gemini's business users first, letting corporate customers deploy software agents that complete multi-step tasks on their own.

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Business Oct 9

AI Leaderboard Arena Raises $200M at $3.1B Valuation, Nearly Doubling in 10 Months

Arena, the UC Berkeley-born AI model ranking platform, has raised $200 million in Series B funding, pushing its valuation to $3.1 billion as demand for independent AI benchmarks surges.

2 min read TechCrunch

Technology Oct 8

SpaceX Weighs $40 Billion Debt Raise to Buy Nvidia Chips for AI Push

SpaceX is reportedly considering raising $40 billion in debt to buy advanced Nvidia GPUs, a bet that would tie the rocket company's finances to the volatile AI hardware market.

2 min read MarketWatch

Technology Oct 8

OpenAI Teen ChatGPT Safety Measures Fail Independent Review, Researchers Call Risk 'Unacceptable

OpenAI claims average teen usage of ChatGPT is limited and healthy, but independent researchers say the platform still poses unacceptable risks to minors despite new guardrails introduced in August.

2 min read BBC US

Technology Oct 7

Google Launches SynthID Detector Website to Identify AI-Generated Images, Video and Audio

Google released a public website that scans uploaded media for SynthID watermarks, letting users check whether images, video, or audio were created by AI.

2 min read TechCrunch