Day: November 5, 2026
Airbnb says it’s launching an AI travel agent in the first half of 2027 | TechCrunch
Airbnb has teased its plans to build its own AI travel agent before, but on Thursday the company...
Meta says US users can now video chat with their Muse AI avatar | TechCrunch
Muse Voice, a feature that lets users call and video chat with Meta’s consumer AI agent, Muse, is...
Horseback-Riding Siberian Nomads Got High on Cannabis 2,800 Years Ago—the Oldest Evidence Yet
Archaeologists found trace evidence of cannabis use in braided hair samples recovered from an 8th century BCE burial...
US government warns of ‘ongoing cyber threat’ amid mass hacks of industrial retail and military freezers | TechCrunch
The U.S. government is warning of an “ongoing cyber threat” facing industrial refrigeration units, after reports of cyberattacks...
Meta’s warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder | TechCrunch
Meta President Dina Powell McCormick said that the Democratic wins in the midterm elections are going to make...
OpenAI released a new cybersecurity model. Is that enough? | TechCrunch
Max Justicz, the chief technology officer and cofounder of the startup Charge Robotics, used an OpenAI model to...
OpenAI president Greg Brockman says company could be IPO ready in 2027 | TechCrunch
OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman said the company would be ready for an IPO in 2027, noting...
The ex-Secret Service agent who flipped a hacker is now raising a second $250M cybersecurity fund | TechCrunch
Every time venture capitalists write a check, they’re secretly running numbers in their heads about different exit scenarios....
Harbinger raises $240M after expanding into defense | TechCrunch
Electric truck startup Harbinger has raised a $240 million Series D funding round as it expands its portfolio...
A Simple Kitchen Swap May Prevent Up to 3 Million Deaths a Year
Replacing table salt with potassium-enriched salt can drastically blunt cardiovascular disease on a global scale, new research has...
