Lawyer fined $5K over AI-hallucinated witnesses in a murder case
Lawyer fined $5K over AI-hallucinated witnesses in a murder case

New Mexico’s Supreme Court is punishing a lawyer for including AI-fabricated witnesses and fake police testimony in an appeal for his client’s murder conviction, according to a report from Reuters. In a filing on Wednesday, the court fined Stephen Aarons $5,000 and held him in contempt for failing to “verify the factual claims and legal […]

One week left to book your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Only one week left to secure your exhibit table. Tables are limited and can sell out before the September 18 deadline.

Final, final, final call for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events

The absolute last chance to apply to host an official Side Event during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is tonight, September 11, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Popular cloud storage provider iDrive wants to power the next generation of autonomous vehicles with a $1,500 learning platform

iDrive is offering its licenseable driver-assistance platform to car manufacturers who haven’t built their own self-driving system.

Roundtables: Will AI really kill us all?

Employees at the world’s leading AI labs are saying there’s a real possibility that advanced AI could destroy humanity. Are they right? Or is this more scaremongering and hype? Join MIT Technology Review executive editor Niall Firth for a conversation with senior AI editor Will Douglas Heaven and AI reporter Grace Huckins unpacking AI extinction…

A star is exploding 45 million light-years away — here’s how you can see it
A star is exploding 45 million light-years away — here’s how you can see it

The newly discovered Type Ia supernova SN 2026aaiv in NGC 7331 offers amateur astronomers and astrophotographers a rare opportunity to observe and image an exploding star before it fades.

How to watch Shelton vs Tiafoe: US Open 2026 Men’s Semi-Final Live Streams, TV Channels
How to watch Shelton vs Tiafoe: US Open 2026 Men’s Semi-Final Live Streams, TV Channels

All the ways to watch Shelton vs Tiafoe live streams online in the US Open 2026 men’s semi-final from anywhere in the world, including FREE options.

IKEA fall trends for 2026: create an energizing home office with bright brass and matcha green storage and lighting, from $9.99
IKEA fall trends for 2026: create an energizing home office with bright brass and matcha green storage and lighting, from $9.99

Transform your home office with energizing shades of green and gold, to add a touch of class and help you focus as the days get shorter.

Help Refine Data from Space Telescopes with Artifact InSPECtor
Help Refine Data from Space Telescopes with Artifact InSPECtor

How do scientists studying space with data from a telescope hundreds of thousands of miles away know that what they are seeing is real? A new NASA project, Artifact InSPECtor, invites you to find out – and by doing so, to help missions like Euclid and NASA’s new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope answer fundamental […]