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New models are launching in Asia that promise Mythos-like capabilities without fear of an export ban. U.S. AI labs may never recover this enormous market.

Over 100 companies and government agencies are reportedly authorized to use Mythos 5, including their non-American employees.

Mesh came out of stealth in February with a $50 million Series A.

General Atlantic has tapped tennis legend Novak Djokovic to serve as a global strategic advisor.

We dont believe this kind of government access process should become the long-term default, says OpenAI. It keeps the best tools from users, developers, enterprises, cyber defenders, and global partners who need them.

TikTok may be working to become the app that people use for most of their digital activities.

AI models have progressed to the point where their capabilities have real political consequences. Dealing with those consequences will require collective action.

Peter Diamandis is the latest tech executive to argue that global surveillance will make the world a better place, following Larry Ellison's comments in 2024.

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Aseon Labs, which came out of Y Combinator's 2026 spring cohort, has raised $10 million from Crane Venture Partners and others.

penAI reportedly plans to share its newest model, GPT 5.6, with a select group of partners instead of to the broader public. The reason: the Trump administration told it to.

YouTube Shorts is getting a makeover.

Base Power is skipping the PJM's troubled interconnection queue by placing its batteries at people's homes, offering backup services in exchange.

Despite ChatGPT's commanding market lead, consumers who pay for AI have been increasingly choosing Anthropic's Claude, data shows.

General Intuition has raised $320 million to scale AI trained on millions of hours of gameplay, betting action data can help AI develop something closer to human intuition.

Un-0 is an image-generation system tool that shows for the first time how the company's technology can replicate conventional AI systems.

Market research company Klue told customers that it believes the hacking group that stole their data is now deleting it. The company, however, warned about a second group of hackers wanting ransom.

General Intuition has raised $320 million to scale AI trained on millions of hours of gameplay, betting action data can help AI develop something closer to human intuition.

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Amazons latest India investment comes as global tech companies race to expand AI infrastructure in the country.

Security researchers found evidence that Russian authorities hacked the iPhone of a political opponent using a phone-unlocking device made by Cellebrite, even after the company said it would stop selling to Putins government.

As ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet told TechCrunch in May, what China can currently buy are older-generation deep ultraviolet tools gear first shipped about a decade ago the same machines the MATCH Act would now put off limits.

Backed by Mayfield and Aramco Ventures, Vishal Sikkas new venture brings together veterans from SAP, Infosys, and VianAI.

Right now he's merely a several-hundred-billionaire, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index.

In its first earnings report since going public, the AI chipmaker forecast a narrower gross margin in its core business, scaring investors.

The tokenmaxxing era was brief. We now appear to be entering the era of token rationing.

While there was probably a moment when Slates leadership had to green-light the switch from one battery type to another, the momentum toward that decision had been building for years.

Figma's update adds a new code layer, support for motion and shaders, and the ability to create custom plugins for various tasks using AI.

The new Zoox robotaxi has more cushioning, lighter colors, and a better microphone and speaker for communicating with Zoox Support.

The Samsara Tracking Label hides a BLE system that can offer real-time location in a disposable package.

Named Jalapeo, the new processor was designed specifically for the unique needs of OpenAI's inference systems.

TechCrunch's StrictlyVC evening in Los Angeles late last week brought together two of the more straight-talking investors working in AI right now. They were as entertaining as they were illuminating.

Walmart-backed Flipkart has crossed 1,000 micro-fulfillment centers as Amazon accelerates its own quick-commerce push in India.

The all-cash deal gives MoEngage access to technology that assigns AI agents to individual customers.

Superhuman, which also has an AI detection tool as part of Grammarly, has snapped up GPTZero.

Menlo has created a solid rep for itself as an AI investor, all based on one gutsy $750 million move in 2024.

It's unclear why Klue had not revoked the credential after the limited pilot, which hackers then used to breach a system holding keys for accessing customers' data.

The app would be independent of Meta's other social media offerings, although sources told the NYT that those social sites could direct users to engagement with the app.

Anthropics new Claude Tag brings an always-on AI teammate to Slack. But beyond productivity, the feature is a strategic play to capture organizational context, institutional knowledge, and enterprise workflows.

This is the second data breach to affect LastPass customers in recent years, after one of the password manager's tech partners was recently breached.

HaloBraid aims to help salons speed up braiding with its first device, slated to launch later this year, that acts as a braiding assistant for professional stylists.

The smart glasses are available in several countries starting today in a variety of color and lens combinations.

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Ribbie lets you follow along live with MLB games with a delightful, arcade-inspired interface.

Stockholm-based startup Fika Jobs is building a video-first hiring platform that combines AI interview agents with short-form video profiles, creating something that feels like a cross between LinkedIn and TikTok.