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Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic
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Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed safety evaluators. Will they really be independent? | TechCrunch

In a lengthy essay published over the weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei made a proposal that the AI...

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., wears Orion augmented reality (AR) glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Meta Platforms Inc. debuted its first pair of augmented reality glasses, devices that show a combined view of the digital and physical worlds, a key step in Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's goal of one day offering a hands-free alternative to the smartphone. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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After accusations of selling ‘perv glasses,’ Meta prepares to sell a pair without a camera | TechCrunch

Meta’s camera-equipped smart glasses have proven more successful than other entrants into the market, but they have also...

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AI labs want in-house auditors — but maybe they should shut the front door first | TechCrunch

Last weekend, after one of his researchers resigned over fears that AI could lead to human extinction, Anthropic...

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Your AI agents can now control your Google Home devices | TechCrunch

Smart home owners will soon be able to control their devices connected to Google Home via an AI...

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Anthropic merges Claude chat and Cowork in one interface | TechCrunch

Anthropic is merging its front end for Claude chat and Cowork, making it less confusing for people to...

Threads podcast feature
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Threads’ new features let podcasters promote shows and reach listeners | TechCrunch

Meta announced on Wednesday that its social network and X rival Threads is rolling out new tools that...

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - JUNE 17: CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei attends a working lunch with G7 leaders, G7 outreach partners, and global tech CEOs on innovation and AI, during the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. Leaders from the Group of 7 (G7) countries convened in Evian, France, near the Swiss border, for their annual summit to discuss challenges to peace and security for Ukraine and Europe, the situation in the Middle East, and other geopolitical issues. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Is the AI safety debate about safety or control? | TechCrunch

How should the tech industry approach the topic of AI safety? Increasingly, high-level executives are weighing in on...

The Hugging Face logo appears on the screen of a smartphone.
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Base Labs launches an open-weight AI safety partnership with Hugging Face and Goodfire | TechCrunch

Baseten launched a new safety infrastructure standard alongside its Base Labs research arm on Wednesday, partnering with Hugging...

person with one hand typing on a laptop and the other working a calculator
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With Tabby, a former accountant is using AI to make accountants obsolete | TechCrunch

In May of 2025, Ahad Ali was a successful accountant, overseeing a team of 20 people and handling...

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Benchmark’s full partnership joins the main stage at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

What does one of Silicon Valley’s most successful venture firms think founders are getting wrong? At TechCrunch Disrupt...