2026
Florida Attorney General Launches Investigation into OpenAI Over Security Threats
State authorities accuse the company of technology leaks to U.S. adversaries, ChatGPT connections to crimes, and possible involvement in Flo
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Pro subscription for $100 per month — direct response to Claude Max
OpenAI has released a new ChatGPT Pro tier for $100 per month with a fivefold increase in Codex limits for developers.
Meta AI App Soars to 5th Place on App Store Following Muse Spark Launch
The new Meta Muse Spark model propelled the app from 57th to 5th place on the American App Store in just days — a record jump among AI apps.
Florida Prosecutor Investigates OpenAI: ChatGPT May Have Helped Plan University Shooting
Florida's Attorney General has opened an investigation against OpenAI following the deaths of two people at a university; according to inves
ChatGPT Launches $100/Month Tier: Closing the Gap Between Plus and Pro
OpenAI closed the tenfold price gap in its subscription lineup: an intermediate ChatGPT tier at $100 per month for advanced users now sits b
OpenAI Backed Bill Limiting AI Companies' Liability for Mass Harm
OpenAI backed a bill in Illinois that would shield AI labs from lawsuits even in cases of "critical harm"—mass casualties or financial catas
Microsoft removes Copilot buttons from Windows 11 applications
Microsoft has begun removing Copilot buttons from Notepad, Snipping Tool, and other Windows 11 applications as part of a plan to improve the
Meta's New AI Requests Users' Medical Data and Dispenses Harmful Advice
Meta's Muse Spark model offers to analyze test results, but instead of helping, it jeopardizes privacy and provides dangerous recommendation
Generation Z Is Growing Disillusioned With AI but Keeps Using It — Gallup Poll
A Gallup survey of 1,600 Americans aged 14–29 found that young people’s enthusiasm for AI has dropped sharply and irritation is rising — eve
TechCrunch brings Startup Battlefield to Tokyo: AI, robots, and anime at SusHi Tech 2026
TechCrunch will hold its Startup Battlefield startup competition in Tokyo for the first time at SusHi Tech 2026, a festival focused on AI, r
Stalking victim sues OpenAI: company ignored three warnings about a threat
A woman accuses OpenAI of allowing ChatGPT to fuel her stalker’s delusional ideas — the company received three warnings that the user was da
Onix launched a "Substack for bots": subscription-based AI doubles of health experts
Startup Onix is building a platform where digital copies of real health influencers advise users around the clock — and sell them products.
Iranian team Explosive Media creates viral Lego war videos with AI
Iranian group Explosive Media is getting millions of views with Lego-style AI videos mocking US military failures in Iran, and explains the
Anthropic's Mythos: not a hacker superweapon, but a wake-up call for developers
Anthropic's new model is being called a "hacker superweapon," but experts see the main problem elsewhere: developers have ignored security f
Anthropic temporarily blocked the creator of OpenClaw after changing Claude pricing
The developer of the unofficial OpenClaw client lost access to Claude shortly after Anthropic changed pricing for users of the tool.
How the internet destroyed our ability to tell truth from fake
AI images, restricted satellite data, and overloaded verification tools — online fact-checking is facing a systemic crisis.
AI companion in a plush deer wrote an unprompted theory about Mitski’s father’s CIA ties
A toy with the Coral AI companion sent a user a conspiracy theory about singer Mitski without any prompt — and it turned out to be fabricate
The AI coding race: how OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are competing for the developer market
The war over the market for AI tools for programmers has flared up between OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic — and it all began with GitHub Copi
TechCrunch Released a Guide to AI Jargon: What Are LLMs, Hallucinations, and RAG
TechCrunch compiled a glossary of key AI terms—from large language models and hallucinations to tokens and agents—for those seeking to under
Claude from Anthropic Became the Main Topic of the HumanX Conference in San Francisco
At the April AI conference HumanX in San Francisco, Anthropic and Claude found themselves in the spotlight, overshadowing competitors and be
Trump Administration Advises Banks to Test Anthropic's Mythos Model
Trump administration officials informally recommend that banks test Anthropic's Mythos — despite the U.S. Department of Defense just recogni
Pixel Societies Uses AI Agents to Match Colleagues, Friends, and Partners Before Meeting
Startup Pixel Societies simulates interaction between people using AI agents to help choose colleagues, friends, and romantic partners befor
Zuckerberg Creates His Own AI Clone for Employee Meetings
Meta trains a digital clone of Zuckerberg using his voice, appearance, and manner of speech to replace the CEO at team meetings.
Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch announces IPO readiness amid AI agent-driven growth
Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch announced at the HumanX conference the company's readiness for IPO — revenue has surged due to demand for AI agen
Microsoft Explores Integration of OpenClaw-Agents into 365 Copilot for Enterprise Markets
Microsoft Tests OpenClaw-like Agents for 365 Copilot, Aiming to Make the AI Assistant Fully Autonomous — to Execute Tasks for Users Round th
70 organizations warn Meta: facial recognition glasses threaten violence victims
More than 70 human rights organizations have demanded that Meta ban facial recognition in Ray-Ban smart glasses — the feature could be used
Stanford AI Index: the gap between AI experts and society continues to widen
The annual Stanford AI Index 2026 documented a growing gap between the optimism of AI specialists and public concern about employment, healt
OpenAI acquired startup Hiro to integrate financial planning into ChatGPT
OpenAI acquired fintech startup Hiro, which specialized in AI-driven personal finance management — a sign that ChatGPT will soon become a pe
Unitree launches humanoid robot R1 internationally via AliExpress for $4,370
Chinese company Unitree is launching sales of the R1 humanoid robot via AliExpress at $4,370 — the lowest price to date for a consumer-class
Silicon Valley funds Alex Bores's opponents after he passed a tough AI law
A former Palantir analyst helped pass one of the strictest AI laws in the US — now Silicon Valley's biggest players are spending millions to
Anthropic opposed the AI liability bill backed by OpenAI
The two AI giants openly split over an Illinois bill that would effectively shield AI developers from liability for mass deaths and financia
Google adds AI Skills to Chrome — save prompts for any site
Google integrates the Gemini-based Skills feature into Chrome: users will be able to save and rerun AI prompts on any site without additiona
Google Chrome launched “Skills” — saved AI commands for Gemini
Chrome now allows any prompt for Gemini to be saved as a “Skill” and launched on any page with one click.
Attacks on Sam Altman: how violence became a weapon against the AI industry
A Molotov cocktail at the home of the OpenAI CEO and gunfire at a city official’s door — the wave of violence against the AI sector is growi
Google Chrome gets Gemini AI Skills: protein in recipes and YouTube summaries
Chrome now includes a Gemini panel with prebuilt AI Skills — from nutrition analysis to video summarization directly on the page.
Apple secretly threatened to remove Grok from the App Store over deepfakes on X
In January, Apple demanded in a private letter that the X and Grok teams develop a content moderation plan after a wave of sexual deepfakes.
Deepfake nudes in schools: WIRED investigation reveals 90 institutions and 600 victims
A joint analysis by WIRED and Indicator documented nearly 90 schools worldwide where students became victims of AI-generated intimate deepfa
Adobe announces Firefly AI Assistant — editing through description instead of manual tools
Adobe introduced Firefly AI Assistant — an AI assistant for editing through text descriptions, without needing knowledge of specialized Crea
Parasail raises $32M: betting on developers who want more AI tokens
Parasail closed a Series A at $32M, betting that the future of AI infrastructure will be fragmented across multiple models and compute provi
Startup Gitar Exits Stealth with $9M: AI Agents Secure Code Written by Other AI
Gitar raised $9M and is exiting stealth with an AI-agent platform that audits code security—including code written by other neural networks.
Adobe launched Firefly AI assistant that manages Creative Cloud autonomously
Adobe introduced Firefly AI assistant capable of executing tasks in Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, and other Creative Cloud applications
Reid Hoffman on tokenmaxxing: tokens measure reach, not productivity
LinkedIn co-founder warns against confusing AI token consumption with real productivity — the metric is useful, but only in proper context.
Allbirds Sells Shoe Business, Relaunches as NewBird AI with $50M Funding
Eco-friendly sneaker maker Allbirds has sold its shoe business and relaunched as NewBird AI — raising $50M through convertible financing and
Allbirds Renames to NewBird AI, Pivots from Sneakers to GPU Rental
Allbirds, the sneaker brand valued at $4 billion, has decided to radically shift course: the company is becoming NewBird AI and entering the
Indian startup Emergent launches Wingman — an AI agent for WhatsApp and Telegram
Emergent, an Indian vibe-coding startup, released Wingman — an AI agent for automating tasks in WhatsApp and Telegram, competing with OpenCl
Google released native Gemini app for Mac with screen sharing support
Google launched a full-featured Gemini application for macOS — now users can share their screen and local files directly with the AI assista
Peter Thiel's Startup Offers to Pay AI to Challenge Journalism
Objection launched a platform where AI acts as arbiter in disputes with newsrooms — critics worry about pressure on sources.
AI learning service Gizmo closes $22M Series A with 13 million users
AI learning platform Gizmo raised $22 million in a Series A round with a user base of more than 13 million — an unusual outcome for the cool
Hightouch reached $100 million ARR thanks to AI agents for marketers
Startup Hightouch added $70 million in annual revenue in just 20 months after launching an AI agent platform for marketers and reached $100
Google releases Gemini app for Mac with quick access via Option + Space
Google has launched a native Gemini app for macOS: a pop-up chat via keyboard shortcut, screen access, and media generation right from the d
AI opens access to chip development — major players' monopolies under threat
Startups are using AI to automate chip design and optimize software for different hardware, targeting a market that for decades was controll
OpenAI updated Agents SDK: enterprise security and multi-agent scenarios
OpenAI expanded its Agents SDK for the enterprise market: new security tools, improved agent tracing, and more flexible multi-agent orchestr
Antioch raises $8.5M: startup wants to become Cursor for robot developers
Antioch wants to do for robot developers what Cursor did for programmers: embed AI into the workflow and remove the extra steps between an i
Startup Sabi is developing a hat that reads thoughts and turns them into text
California startup Sabi is creating a wearable neural interface in the form of a regular beanie: the device reads brain activity and transla
Canva updated its AI assistant: it now creates editable designs from text prompts
Canva updated its AI assistant: it can now invoke the platform's tools on its own and generate fully editable designs from a user's text pro
Runway CEO: AI will let Hollywood make 50 films instead of one $100 million blockbuster
Runway's CEO says AI tools will give studios the ability to produce dozens of films on the budget of a single blockbuster — more bets, bette
Canva AI 2.0: all design through a single text prompt
Canva has updated the platform to AI 2.0 — now all tools are available through a unified chat interface with natural-language prompts.
Character.AI Launches Books Mode: Roleplaying Games Based on Classic Literature
Character.AI launches Books Mode with 20+ classics in public domain—an attempt to reposition roleplay chats after wave of scandals
Roblox updates AI assistant: new agentic tools for game creation and testing
Roblox added agentic tools to its AI assistant that help developers plan, build, and test games at each stage of development.
Adobe: AI traffic to American retail grew 393% in Q1 2026
Adobe Analytics recorded a 393% increase in AI traffic to American retail in the first quarter — and found that such visitors convert better