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AI News
Aug 20, 2026 29

ChatGPT can now send texts for you with new Apple Messages plug-in

Ever wanted someone else to do your texting for you? ChatGPT is being offered up as an automated text scribe via a new Apple Messages int...

AI News
Aug 20, 2026 27

Google Discover is getting an AI chatbot-tuned feed

Google will soon allow you to customize your Discover feed by describing what you want to see. The new feature, rolling out to the Google...

AI News
Aug 20, 2026 25

OK, can we actually cool data centers with our pee?

Jason Kelce joked that people should cool data centers with their pee, rather than potable water -- but his suggestion is not completely ...

AI News
Aug 20, 2026 33

Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses

Google is giving publishers a new button that lets readers make them a preferred source across Search, Discover, and Google News, potenti...

AI News
Aug 20, 2026 53

Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits — but the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders

Runlayer and Rippling have dropped their lawsuits. No money was paid. Rippling celebrated by releasing a competing product.

AI News
Aug 20, 2026 61

Linkdaze’s smart calendar is built to run a household, not just track a schedule

Linkdaze's smart digital calendar stands out for not putting its features behind a paywall, including an AI meal planner tool.

AI News
Aug 20, 2026 47

Grok keeps sending gibberish responses to users

Affected users told TechCrunch they were using Grok Lite, and noticed the issues as early as Wednesday morning.

AI News
Aug 20, 2026 54

A third of webpages published since ChatGPT’s launch show signs of AI authorship, study finds

ChatGPT and other AI models are now authoring and editing much of the new web.

Research
Aug 20, 2026 30

Up to 3.2x Faster Inference with LFM2.5-DSpark

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AI News
Aug 20, 2026 69

Ramp launches its own AI model router, called Router

Ramp has launched its own AI model routing service, dubbed Router, that lets users and companies use and switch between various large lan...

AI News
Aug 20, 2026 48

Meta brings Pocket, an app that lets you vibe-code and share games, to US users

Meta is bringing Pocket, its experimental AI-powered app for creating and sharing interactive games, to users across the U.S. after quiet...

AI News
Aug 20, 2026 30

Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast

Fusion power startup Inertia Enterprises reduced the fuel filling process from a week to just a few hours. It's one of 10 hurdles the com...