Meta is betting that “privacy” can be a product feature rather than just a policy promise. In a new announcement, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Meta AI is getting an Incognito Chat mode designed to protect what you type—and what the…
In federal court testimony, Sam Altman made a statement that sounds simple on its face but carries a lot of legal and political weight in practice: “I believe I am an honest and trustworthy business person.” That line—reported in a…
Origin Lab’s $8M raise is a signal that the AI data economy is moving from “scrape and hope” toward something more like traditional licensing, provenance, and product-market fit. The company is building a marketplace where AI labs can buy high-quality…
Anthropic’s push into smaller and mid-sized businesses signals a shift that many AI watchers have been anticipating, but few have seen executed with this kind of urgency: the next wave of Claude adoption may not be driven primarily by the…
The courtroom drama between Elon Musk and Sam Altman is often described as a fight over OpenAI’s soul. But if you strip away the personalities and the headlines, what’s really on trial is something more technical—and arguably more consequential for…
The courtroom drama in Musk v. Altman has already produced its share of spectacle—sharp exchanges, high-stakes claims, and the kind of testimony that feels engineered for headlines. But one of the most revealing moments so far may not have come…
Amazon has quietly but decisively moved the “AI shopping” conversation from the sidelines to the center of the shopping experience. Instead of asking customers to open a separate tool, download an app, or learn a new interface, the company is…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is arriving with a clear message: the startup playbook has changed, and the conference agenda is trying to meet founders where they are right now. Running October 13–15, Disrupt 2026 will bring together more than 200 sessions…
Anthropic has crossed a notable threshold in the enterprise AI market. According to the latest AI Index from fintech firm Ramp, Anthropic now has more verified business customers than OpenAI for the first time. While both companies remain major players…
Poppy is launching with a pitch that feels both familiar and newly urgent: the average person doesn’t lack information—they lack coordination. Your calendar knows what’s scheduled, your email knows what arrived, your messages know what people asked, and yet the…
Amazon is quietly changing what it means to “search” on a shopping site. For years, Amazon search has been a fairly predictable machine: type a product name, get a list of products, refine with filters, and move on. But today,…
Adaption’s AutoScientist arrives with a familiar promise—make AI models better at specific tasks—but it’s packaged with a sharper focus on speed, automation, and the messy middle of adaptation. Fine-tuning has long been the go-to method for tailoring a model to…