
Chatbot startup Character.AI has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced a proposed sale of its assets to Disney following mounting operational and legal challenges.
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 begins tomorrow at Moscone West in San Francisco, bringing together founders, investors, and startups for three days of programming.
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Microsoft president Brad Smith has called for urgent global AI regulation, arguing that everyday consumer products face more regulatory oversight than artificial intelligence companies.
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Startup Honeyjar uses artificial intelligence to scale public relations expertise, helping founders and unassigned communicators manage strategy, media lists, and execution.
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Meta has introduced two new artificial intelligence models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, designed to compete with leading systems from OpenAI and Anthropic.
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Meta's Superintelligence Lab has introduced Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, marking the company's initial foray into frontier AI models. These new models boast higher benchmark scores and advanced capabilities, including a novel 'active memory' feature for enhanced information retention.
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Amazon and Microsoft have pledged to stop using nondisclosure agreements while negotiating data center projects with local governments, sparking debate over community transparency and infrastructure pushback.
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Technology executives, including leaders from Microsoft, Nvidia, Salesforce, and SpaceX, are increasingly adopting the term 'super intelligence' following political pressure.
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 gathers over 10,000 founders, investors, and technology leaders in San Francisco for discussions spanning artificial intelligence, robotics, and startup growth.
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Apple is reportedly set to announce the HomeView, a new Siri-powered smart home hub with a display and A18 chip, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. This device marks Apple's most significant push into the smart home market after previous efforts with HomeKit and HomePod.
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Exploring the reality of running powerful local AI models and agents on desktop systems for improved data privacy and practical automation tasks.
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Despite significant investment and rapid advancements, voice AI has not yet achieved its 'ChatGPT moment' of widespread, intuitive adoption, according to executives from PolyAI and Otter. They highlight challenges in reasoning speed, natural conversation flow, and accurate understanding as key hurdles.
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