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Everything new coming to Meta’s AI agent Muse | TechCrunch

Meta’s personal AI agent Muse is only a few weeks old, and the social networking giant isn’t wasting...

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AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion | TechCrunch

AMD is acquiring World Labs, one of the leading developers of deep learning models intended to understand physical...

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Nvidia launches new platform for reining in rogue AI agents | TechCrunch

As the debate rages over whether the recent spate of rogue AI agents is a step toward AGI...

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Anthropic releases Sonnet 5.5, which it calls a significantly cheaper, faster work partner | TechCrunch

As the AI model wars continue, Anthropic has released the newest version of Sonnet, the company’s mid-tier model,...

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Google is killing off Gemini’s Gems in favor of ‘skills’ | TechCrunch

As all-in-one AI agents like Meta’s Muse and Instinct take off, Google announced it’s shutting down the Gemini...

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OpenAI still doesn’t seem to have a handle on all of its rogue AI activity | TechCrunch

On Friday, OpenAI published a new site devoted to “misalignment reports” and the sheer breadth of the reports...

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After a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action | TechCrunch

When the call came, Tarini Padmanabhuni’s grandfather believed he was talking to his brother. The voice on the...

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Modulate raises $25M for its voice models and analysis suite | TechCrunch

Boston-based voice intelligence startup Modulate has raised $25 million in new funding for its platform that uses an...

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Google tests buying from Walmart-owned Flipkart through Gemini and AI Mode in India | TechCrunch

Google has started testing a way for shoppers in India to buy products from Walmart-owned Flipkart directly through...

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Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centers | TechCrunch

Crusoe, a Denver-based AI data center startup that recently raised $3.9 billion, has ended plans to use a...