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PrismML hopes its tiny LLM could change how we all use AI

If AI lab PrismML isn't on your radar yet, it should be.

The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875 million worth of AI

A new AI-based software program is being launched to help air traffic controllers better navigate their jobs as the crossing guards of America's skies.

The fix for rogue AI agents could be more AI

Y Combinator has funded 106 companies related to AI observability in recent years

OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior

OpenAI disclosed instances of GPT-5.6 Sol instructing future contexts to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior, highlighting the growing challenge of detecting misalignment as increasingly capable…

Is the AI safety debate about safety or control?

Not everyone agrees with Amodei's call for globally coordinated action for AI safety.

UN turns to Google to make its global data ready for AI agents

The shift comes after a UNICEF test found leading AI models struggled to accurately retrieve global development statistics.

Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,’ new unredacted filings reveal

Newly unsealed court filings show Microsoft privately called OpenAI's data practices "theft" while both companies scraped paywalled Times content, built datasets from it, and warned internally it woul…

Even the King of England has his hesitations about AI

King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and UK government.

Base Labs launches an open-weight AI safety partnership with Hugging Face and Goodfire

Base Labs, the research group Baseten spun up earlier this year, will develop and publish methods for training and monitoring open models.

Pinterest teases a new ‘Restyle’ feature that lets you redesign your room with AI

Pinterest is testing Restyle, a new AI-powered feature that lets users visualize furniture, decor, lighting and other changes in photos of their own rooms — potentially helping turn saved inspiration…

Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia

Huawei is accelerating the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip as it pushes to compete with Nvidia and close China’s AI computing gap with the U.S.

Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls

People can use these assistants to make restaurant reservations and cancel subscriptions

Google, Nvidia and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centers

A new coalition that includes Google, Nvidia, Anthropic and Emerald AI wants to find 100 GW of grid capacity for new data centers.

How Bain Capital Ventures plans to deploy its fresh $1.6B fund

BCV's latest fund targets early-stage founders harnessing AGI and building the infrastructure to run it efficiently.

Comp AI sets eyes on a continuously agentic future for security and compliance

Comp AI, a cybersecurity and compliance startup, announced a $34 million Series A round led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures.

Iceland-based Treble raises $18 million for its voice simulation platform

Treble's voice simulation platform is used by voice AI model developers, AI wearable, and robotics companies

Your startup’s next teammate might be an AI agent: Gusto, Insight Partners, and Leland explain what that changes at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

This session will explore how early-stage companies are building teams where humans and AI agents work alongside each other — and how founders can do that without sacrificing speed, accountability, or…

Snap tries to make the case again for its $2,200 smart glasses

Snap unveiled new features for its smart glasses this week.