Breaking The Bottlenecks: Rus And Stoica Discuss AI Optimization

Daniela Rus and Ion Stoica explore infrastructure, memory, edge computing, and alignment challenges facing agentic AI.

Discover what’s next: 5 days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket

5 days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass + 50% off a second one. Join 10,000+ founders, investors, and operators at San Francisco’s Moscone West, October 13-15. Grab your ticket savings before prices go up on September 25, 11…

Meta’s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch

Meta’s new AI agent Muse has racked up more downloads and daily active users in the U.S. and Canada than ChatGPT did over the same period after its mobile debut, according to new estimates from Appfigures.

Perseverance’s View of ‘Turquoise Bay’
Perseverance’s View of ‘Turquoise Bay’

Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture this 360-degree panorama of “Turquoise Bay,” a geologic area of interest in the “Margin Unit.” The 818 images used to create the natural-color panorama were captured between Oct. 5 and Oct. 16, 2023, the 933rd to 944th Martian days, or sols, of the mission. […]

Nvidia is buying SB Energy stock at 90% of its IPO price
Nvidia is buying SB Energy stock at 90% of its IPO price

Nvidia is buying a further $1.5B of SB Energy shares at 90% of the price of the data centre developer’s coming US listing, taking its total backing to $3B. SB Energy has 8.8 gigawatts in contract or under construction in Texas and Ohio, while its paren…

Amazon’s best-selling 3D printer just crashed to a record-low price — the Bambu Lab P1S is now under $500
Amazon’s best-selling 3D printer just crashed to a record-low price — the Bambu Lab P1S is now under $500

Amazon’s best-selling 3D printer is the Bambu Lab P1S, and I just spotted it on sale for a record-low $499.99.

NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman Attends Ravens vs. Saints Game
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman Attends Ravens vs. Saints Game

NASA astronaut and commander of the agency’s Artemis II mission, Reid Wiseman, a Baltimore native, takes a selfie with fans at an NFL game between the New Orleans Saints and the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Baltimore. NASA’s engagement at NFL games is part of the agency’s Inspiration Tour, […]

OpenAI asks Washington to lead a global AI standards push
OpenAI asks Washington to lead a global AI standards push

OpenAI has called on the United States to lead an international effort on standards for advanced AI, beginning with rules on which incidents must be reported, and suggested routing the work through national AI safety institutes including the US Center …

AI, Tariffs, Rare Minerals: What to Expect From Trump’s Upcoming Summit With Xi Jinping

Washington and Beijing have grown ever more linked in the AI boom, making hardware exports and technological restrictions hefty bargaining chips in negotiations.

The Most Valuable Brand Experience Might Be the One Nobody Posts About. Here’s What That Looks Like.

As consumers crave more connection and less screen time, the smartest brands may stop fighting for more attention and start giving people something worth putting their phones down for.