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Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he's been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI.

How will the watermarking actually work? Can it be hidden with editing? And how does this affect code?

Turning off this setting won't affect invisible benchmarks used to identify an AI generated file

Natural gas prices could triple in some parts of the U.S., which could saddle hyperscalers with massive bills to power their AI data centers.

AI is expensive, Ali Ghodsi tells TechCrunch. With so many investors wanting into his latest round, he said yes to more than planned.

IBM plans to train and certify tens and thousands of consultants on OpenAI's technologies as part of this deal.

Dali Rajic will take over as OpenAI's top salesperson.

The tech giant has considered a nine-figure budget for the payments, according to the WSJ.

Is Anthropic's new watermarking system a travesty? Some have taken to social media to complain that it is.

"If this was opt-in, nobody would opt in," Twitch CPO Mike Minton said on a livestream responding to user feedback. "That's honestly the answer."

Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.

At Ai4, three of the world's most respected AI experts—Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng—debated regulation, open-source access, and how America can compete as China advances in Asia.

Mesh, an AI-powered contacts app and relationship manager from Automattic is now an Android app.

AI notetaking hardware has taken off over the past couple of years, with credit-card-sized devices, pendants, pins, and even transcribing earbuds all promising to capture your meetings and turn them into summaries and action items. Now, a whole wave of wearables — rings especially — are betting peop...

This new funding comes after Lovable hit $500 million in annualized run rate revenue in June, the startup told TechCrunch.

AI notetaking hardware has taken off over the past couple of years, with credit-card-sized devices, pendants, pins, and even transcribing earbuds all promising to capture your meetings and turn them into summaries and action items. Now, a whole wave of wearables — rings especially — are betting peop...

From the Pixel 11 series and a brand new competitor to Apple’s AirTag, here are all the announcements from the Made by Google 2026 event.

Blacksmith says revenue has grown more than tenfold over the past year.

The U.S. VC firm still has more than 55% of its previous $650 million India fund available for deployment.

OpenAI is finally bringing a dedicated ChatGPT desktop app to Linux operating systems.

Gemini is keeping pace with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which hit 1 billion monthly active users back in June.

One of OpenAI's longest serving executives is headed out the door, although the longtime COO told staff that he was "excited to help you all advance the mission from a different vantage point."

Spotify is introducing “AI Persona” labels for artist profiles that represent AI-generated identities and will exclude their music from editorial, algorithmic, and personalized recommendations by default.

San Francisco's housing market is in trouble again.