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Shopify is expanding WebMCP support to checkout, allowing browser-based AI agents to update order details and complete purchases with a buyers authorization.

Tesla says the event can only be held outdoors, as it's expected to show the car flying in some form using SpaceX thrusters.

Just like the rest of the U.S, data centers and AI are dividing climate tech founders and investors.

As the debate rages over whether the recent spate of rogue AI agents is a step toward AGI or a more conventional engineering problem, Nvidia is offering its own answer to problem. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Monday introduced a toolkit of software and hardware products that add independent security layers around AI agents to []

Anthropic has released the newest version of its mid-range model, boasting faster response times and less token burn.

As all-in-one AI agents like Meta's Muse and Instinct take off, Google is opting to end a feature which built task-specific agents.

On Friday, OpenAI published a new site devoted to misalignment reports and the breadth of the incidents is alarming.

Meta says it will focus on bringing its full technology stack, including Muse, Meta Business Agent, Muse API, Muse Code, and more to businesses and developers.

The app imitates how Walkmans used to function: You can open up the Duo to pick your music and insert your cassette tape, then close the device shut to start listening.

Anthropic, Clay, and Gamma on what it takes for an AI product to go beyond the demo at the AI Stage at TechCrunchDisrupt 2026. Register to join and get 50% off a second pass.

The edge computing startup raised a $150 million Series C led by Fidelity and Amplify.

Accounting staffing company Mavi emerges from stealth with $4million in funding.

After her grandfather was scammed by a deepfake of his brother's voice, Tarini Padmanabhuni founded DetectifAI, a San Francisco startup building AI models small enough to run directly on smartphones and flag fake voices in real time, and it's now one of the companies competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt.

CFS' Brandon Sorbom and Helion's David Kirtley join the Smart Systems Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to discuss the breakthroughs moving fusion forward, the challenges that remain, and what it will take to deliver fusion power to the grid at scale. Get your pass at regular price and get a second one at 50% off.

The bureau has not yet publicly confirmed a breach, but has told its agents that their personal information and Social Security numbers were exposed.

Thousands of applications. Multiple rounds of review. Hundreds of hours spent evaluating startups from around the world. Now comes the part everyone has been waiting for. Startup Battlefield 200 is almost here, and with todays announcement, the judging panel is nearly complete. In just a couple of weeks, 200 carefully selected startups will gather at []

Modulate deploys its models to detect deepfake, fraud and scam

The startup uses AI to automate tedious paperwork for insurance agencies and brokers.

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Instinct has raised a $1 billion Series C, saying 'we're just getting started.' The company is now valued at $10 billion.

The tech enables real-time awareness for what Quartermaster calls the largest blind spot on Earth.

Truecaller finds a new way to reach users as pressure grows on its traditional caller ID business in India, its biggest market.

On Equity, we discussed how Meta's AI announcement managed to steal the spotlight from OpenAI and Anthropic.

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.

The limited test covers select products and users, with a broader rollout planned for later in October.

Blue Cross Blue Shield says hospital use of AI tools led to an additional $942M in healthcare spending over a two-year period.

TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million in a settlement tied to allegations that the short-form video platform misled users about safety and was designed to addict children.

At least one social media company seems to be reversing its stance on whether it will accept advertising for Alex Gibneys upcoming documentary about Elon Musk.

This $189.99 air purifier is specifically designed to tackle pet odors, removing up to 70% in one hour.

After obtaining an interactive avatar and training it to discuss venture fraud, I have mixed feelings about making AI clones of ourselves.

The company behind Facebook and Instagram wants to keep consumers connected to the digital world via its ever-growing line of smart glasses.

Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said its new stationary power plants were no longer in Crusoe's near-term plans.

After days of upheaval at Automattic, following a failed attempt to remove CEO Matt Mullenweg, the company has a new board.

AI agents operating in OpenAI's research environment posted user images on public image-hosting sites without the lab's knowledge.

Anyone interested in joining has to ask Muse to put them on the list.

When NPR staffers flagged strange comments under their podcasts on Spotify as bots, it took a Gen Z colleague to (immediately) figure out the mystery.

Anthropic has committed $11.6 billion over seven years to Akamai's cloud infrastructure, a bet on CPUs that could grow to about $20 billion, and in an unusual arrangement, Akamai is giving Anthropic a potential stake of up to 5% of its stock that grows as Anthropic spends more.

Mark Wahlberg joins Bruce K. Lee at Disrupt to discuss investing, entrepreneurship, healthcare, wellness, and building businesses.

The funding, which comes from Third Point, Nvidia, and others, will fuel the company's massive AI data center buildout.

Muju Earth Technologies has developed a deceptively simply pod that can save farmers money while improving crop yields.

The findings highlight how AI-generated and vibe-coded apps can spill and expose users' data when not configured or secured properly.

Frontier AI models are finishing Alan Turing's World War II codebreaking work.

Muse is topping the app store charts and adding users at a rapid clip, while Meta ramps up the personal AI agents's promotion across its own apps and beyond.

The tech giant, which allows companies to send large datasets over the internet, said it received a credible threat from law enforcement about an imminent attack.

The latest unauthorized agent swarms were discovered by researchers.

Tesla's Semi truck, with a 500-mile range, is about to hit the road in big numbers, with the company saying it plans to make 50,000 units a year.

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Were not Luddites... its just we dont want social media, browsing and that kind of stuff, said 25-year-old founder Shreyas Narlanka.

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