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AI News
Oct 12, 2026 12

Former Plaud exec raises $26M for AI app that listens to you in the background

Ambi is releasing apps for iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch that enables ambient capture

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Oct 12, 2026 10

Amazon has over 1 million robot workers. What’s next for human employees?

The second-largest corporate employer has bet big on robot workers to scale.

AI News
Oct 11, 2026 11

Will the HomeView be Apple’s first smart home success?

Apple will announce a new smart home hub on Tuesday called the HomeView, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Over the past couple of ye...

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Oct 11, 2026 16

48 hours to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — hear directly from the people building what’s next

Less than 48 hours, TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts in San Francisco’s Moscone West. Save up to $100 on your pass before prices increase a...

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Oct 11, 2026 16

Silicon Valley is falling in line with Trump’s attempt to rename AI

When President Donald Trump announced his plans to rebrand artificial intelligence as "super intelligence," you'd be forgiven for being s...

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Oct 11, 2026 18

Can the AI industry persuade data center opponents by getting rid of NDAs?

On Equity, we debate the impact of data center moratoriums and whether the AI industry has a communication problem.

AI News
Oct 11, 2026 17

These execs think voice AI hasn’t reached its ChatGPT moment yet

Voice AI's often misses important points for its context layer, and causes the whole pipeline to break

AI News
Oct 11, 2026 15

Learning to use local AI is exciting, overwhelming, and frustrating

I'm embarking on a journey I've so far been hesitant to go on: actually using AI on the regular. Giving my most personal data to cloud se...

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Oct 10, 2026 23

Satya Nadella says we should assume all AI models are ‘compromised’

In a lengthy post on X, Microsoft's CEO laid out his views on the dangers posed by highly advanced AI models and how to confront those ri...

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Oct 10, 2026 24

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says AI models need an ‘emergency brake’

In a Saturday morning post, Microsoft's CEO wrote that it’s time “to step back and assess the trust architecture” of AI.

AI News
Oct 10, 2026 21

Apple discloses deal to hire team and license tech from personalized podcast startup Huxe

Is Apple hoping to get into the AI-generated podcast business?

AI News
Oct 10, 2026 19

DistroKid has been quietly taking down songs in response to UMG lawsuit

Artists are taking to social media to complain that DistroKid has unceremoniously removed their work without notice. Now DistroKid has co...