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AI News
Oct 09, 2026 21

‘Pure insanity’: Mathematicians will need years to make sense of OpenAI’s latest drop

"Staggering." "Overwhelming." "Unprecedented." "Surreal." "Pure insanity." Those were among the descriptions more than three dozen mathem...

AI News
Oct 09, 2026 18

Nikon microscopic video competition winner disqualified for using generative AI

Nikon says the video that originally won first place in its Small World in Motion contest "did not comply with the competition rules rega...

AI News
Oct 09, 2026 22

Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust?

Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar mo...

AI News
Oct 09, 2026 22

Amazon drops data center NDAs, and AI agents want your credit card

Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar mo...

AI News
Oct 09, 2026 19

Danu Robotics’ fight to build a better recycling robot

For six years, Danu founder Amy Ma has been working on a better way to sort recyclable waste.

AI News
Oct 09, 2026 18

We can’t help treating AI like it’s human. But should we?

"When we are drawn into even the most primitive exchanges with a relational artifact, we believe it cares for us," Dr. Sherry Turkle writ...

AI News
Oct 09, 2026 18

a16z’s Olivia Moore on the state of consumer AI

Moore sees a huge opportunity in consumer AI, particularly if the industry can tap into revenue streams beyond just subscriptions and API...

Research
Oct 09, 2026 23

Impactful scheduling for GPU clusters

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AI News
Oct 09, 2026 16

Trump’s attempt to rename AI is looking awfully artificial

President Donald Trump has a knack for turning words against his enemies. His first successful presidential run was built on monikers lik...

AI News
Oct 09, 2026 11

Instinct was the buzziest AI agent around — can it survive Muse?

Before there were cute little guys, there was Instinct. In August, the startup got its AI agent to market with an unusual playbook: invit...

AI News
Oct 09, 2026 13

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts in 4 days — lock in your pass savings of up to $100 before prices rise

Four days until TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts, when 10,000 founders, investors, and tech leaders gather in San Francisco's Moscone West ...

AI News
Oct 09, 2026 14

OpenAI doubles down on decision to fire three AI safety researchers

OpenAI is standing firm on its decision to fire three safety researchers after an investigation found they committed "a significant breac...