It's official: The Pentagon has labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk: The Department of Defense has officially labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk, making the AI firm the first American company with the label. Meanwhile, the DOD continues to use Anthropic's AI in Iran. Read More |
BYD rolls out EV batteries with 5-minute 'flash charging.' But there's a catch.: The Chinese automaker's new Blade Battery 2.0 is capable of charging at up to 1.5 megawatts, dramatically slashing the time it takes to fill up. Read More |
AWS launches a new AI agent platform specifically for healthcare: AWS is launching Amazon Connect Health, an AI agent platform that will help with patient scheduling, documentation, and patient verification. Read More |
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Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite |
Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum. |
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| Building on historic strengths in physics, cryptography, and computing, the UK is becoming the commercial frontier of quantum computing. This multi-decade journey is now seeing early-stage commercial trials in finance, healthcare, and energy. By 2033, the UK aims to deliver a quantum‑enabled economy. |
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US reportedly considering sweeping new chip export controls: In an alleged drafted proposal, the U.S. government would play a role in every chip export sale regardless of which country it's coming from. Read More |
Meta sued over AI smart glasses' privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage: Lawyers say Meta's marketing materials promised privacy and user control over sharing footage. But an investigation found that subcontractors are reviewing footage from customers' glasses. Read More |
Italian prosecutors confirm journalist was hacked with Paragon spyware: Italian authorities are making progress in their investigation into a wide-ranging spyware scandal in Italy involving Paragon spyware. But the mystery of who hacked two Italian journalists with Paragon spyware continues. Read More |
How 1,000+ customer calls shaped a breakout enterprise AI startup: On this episode of Build Mode, David Park joins Isabelle Johannessen to discuss how he and his team are intentionally iterating, fundraising, and scaling Narada. Read More |
FYI: Impersonators are (still) targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach: Fraudsters are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads, and reaching out to companies. Here's what we're doing about it, and what you can look out for. Read More |
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Explore ways to engage with Microsoft at the leading AI conference of the year. Read the Azure Tech Community Blog for all the details on Microsoft-led talks and panels, in-booth sessions, hands-on labs, demos, and more. See what's coming and mark your calendars for the activities aligned to your AI goals. We can't wait to see you there. |
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Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens. |
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Rivian is betting its future on one of the fastest EV launches in US history: If Rivian reaches its R2 sales target in 2026, it will be one of the fastest ramp-ups ever of a new EV in the United States. Read More |
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