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WWDC26
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Apple sets June date for WWDC 2026, teasing ‘AI advancements’ | TechCrunch

Apple’s next Worldwide Developers Conference will be held from June 8 to June 12 online and at its...

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Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft | TechCrunch

Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train...

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In Brief

After Nvidia’s $20B not-acqui-hire, AI chip startup Groq reportedly raising $650M | TechCrunch

Groq is looking to raise $650 million in new funding from existing investors, sources tell Axios, as it...

Pangram founders Max Spero and Bradley Emi
AI

As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it | TechCrunch

New York-based AI detection startup Pangram is on a mission to combat the AI slop infestation spreading across...

In Brief

Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning | TechCrunch

Three hikers were rescued from California’s Mount Shasta this week after using Google’s AI chatbot Gemini to plan...

Breakout Stage at Disrupt
Startups

Today is the last day to apply to speak at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 returns October 13–15 to Moscone West in San Francisco — and applications to speak are...

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AI

OpenAI’s rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them | TechCrunch

OpenAI is at the center of another agent swarm incident. Researchers say the company’s internally deployed agents took...

TechCrunch Disrupt Builders Stage
Startups

Final 24 hours to save up to $410 on your Disrupt 2026 ticket | TechCrunch

This is it. The countdown is almost over. You now have until tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT to...

Andon Labs AI vending machine
AI

Claude Opus 5 became downright ruthless when tasked with running a vending machine | TechCrunch

For a year now, the AI safety testing firm Andon Labs has given frontier models various real-world tasks...

Adobe Project Indigo
Apps

Adobe camera app’s new feature will critique your photos using AI | TechCrunch

Adobe is adding new AI-powered features to its experimental iOS camera app called Project Indigo, launched last year....