Modular Delivers Openness And Accelerator Portability At ModCon 2026

Qualcomm’s new acquisition gives the chip maker a boost in AI software, a new services business and a key position in the layer that decides where AI workloads run.

Google Discover is getting an AI chatbot-tuned feed
Google Discover is getting an AI chatbot-tuned feed

Google will soon allow you to customize your Discover feed by describing what you want to see. The new feature, rolling out to the Google app in the “coming days,” will use AI to automatically tweak your feed and “remember” your preferences for future visits. You’ll find the option within the three-dot menu on your […]

OK, can we actually cool data centers with our pee?

Jason Kelce joked that people should cool data centers with their pee, rather than potable water — but his suggestion is not completely ludicrous.

Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses

Google is giving publishers a new button that lets readers make them a preferred source across Search, Discover, and Google News, potentially boosting their traffic as AI search sends fewer clicks to the web.

Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits. But the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders.

Runlayer and Rippling have dropped their lawsuits. No money was paid. Rippling celebrated by releasing a competing product.

Linkdaze’s smart calendar is built to run a household, not just track a schedule

Linkdaze’s smart digital calendar stands out for not putting its features behind a paywall, including an AI meal planner tool.

Grok keeps sending gibberish responses to users

Affected users told TechCrunch they were using Grok Lite, and noticed the issues as early as Wednesday morning.

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A third of web pages published since ChatGPT’s launch show signs of AI authorship, study finds

ChatGPT and other AI models are now authoring and editing much of the new web.

Ramp launches its own AI model router, called Router

Ramp has launched its own AI model routing service, dubbed Router, that lets users and companies use and switch between various large language models via an API.

Stripe Dates The Singularity To Jan. 1 And Prices It At $8 Billion

Stripe’s growth and OpenRouter acquisition make a bold case for an AI-driven economic shift. Census data suggests the evidence is more complicated.