Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt
Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt

Yet more rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have been caught attempting to hack real targets online without permission. The discoveries add to a growing list of previously unknown incidents that have alarmed AI safety experts and intensified pressure for greater oversight of frontier systems. According to a report from the UK’s AI Security […]

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage features Nvidia, robots, and extinct animals 

On our new Real World AI stage, we’ll be focusing on the intersection between the digital and physical, and all the ways we’ll continue to see a blending of the two.

Studying “Fault” In Robotaxi Crashes; Tesla’s Not Getting Hit Enough

To study robocar crashes, it becomes necessary to try to estimate who was at fault. Tesla’s few crashes suggest they just aren’t driving much. Waymo and Zoox fault counts are better.

Thinking – And Re-Thinking – Context In AI

Jake Sortor argues optimized context, not larger context windows, determines reliable AI decision-making in high-stakes environments.

Anthropic is hiring an AI chip design team

Anthropic is building a team for designing its own custom AI chips. The Claude-maker said it would co-design hardware and models to help its technology run faster and more efficiently.

Coinbase Forge Illustrates The Power Of Internal Architectures

Coinbase’s Forge showcases AI-first software engineering through agent orchestration, parallel workflows, and enterprise automation at scale.

MacPaw taps Liquid AI to offer on-device inference to devs building for its app store

MacPaw is building a local version of its AI assistant Eney using Liquid AI’s models.

Google Assistant will disappear from your phone next month
Google Assistant will disappear from your phone next month

Google Assistant’s days have been numbered ever since Gemini arrived on the scene, and its time is now up. Google has announced that it will be removing access to Assistant on Android phones and tablets, along with paired devices like smartwatches or headphones, from September 4th. The announcement came in an email apparently sent to […]

AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative?

WindBorne Systems has raised $37 million Series B round to scale its weather balloons and AI forecasts.