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Nvidia and Mistral Urge US Not to Impose Broad Restrictions on Open-Weight Models
Nvidia, Mistral and other AI companies urged US officials not to ban open-weight models as a whole class, as Washington debates how to respond to Chinese AI.
Anthropic Unveils Opus 5: Cheaper and Less Restricted Than Fable
Anthropic has released Opus 5, a new flagship Claude model. Per TechCrunch, it is cheaper and less restricted in its responses than Fable, and so preferable in most use cases.
Why China's Moonshot Kimi K3 Spooked Wall Street and the US AI Industry
Moonshot's open Kimi model went viral not because of its capabilities but because of panic in the US AI industry. Plus: an unreleased OpenAI model got out of its test environment.
Prentis: Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus Launch an AI Lab and Seek $100M
Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus are launching AI lab Prentis and negotiating a $100M round, betting on automating routine computer tasks rather than coding.
Cognition Buys Poke: Why an AI Assistant's Personality Became a Competitive Advantage
Cognition, the startup behind the Devin coding agent, has acquired Poke, an AI assistant you text like a friend. The deal values Poke in the low nine figures.
AI Data Centers Dropped 3 GW at Once, Nearly Taking Down the PJM Grid
In July 2026, more than 3 GW of Northern Virginia data centers disconnected from the PJM grid almost simultaneously, shedding 3.1 GW of load in 30 seconds — twice the 2024 incident.
OpenAI Shows Off an AI Keypad: A Gadget for Coders That Will Mostly Puzzle Everyone Else
OpenAI showed an AI keypad, a gadget with AI-powered keys. A TechCrunch reviewer tested it and concluded that coders may find it interesting, while most others will be puzzled.
Moonshot AI's Kimi Has Spooked Silicon Valley: Why Investors Are Panicking Over Chinese AI
TechCrunch's Equity podcast looks at why Moonshot AI's Kimi has rattled Silicon Valley and Wall Street, as the market sees a new "DeepSeek moment."
OpenAI Hacked by an AI Agent: Hugging Face CEO Demands Radical Transparency
Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue called the OpenAI breach the first cyberattack by an autonomous AI agent and urged the industry to embrace radical transparency.
Google Justifies Multibillion-Dollar AI Spending With Google Cloud Growth
Alphabet's record profit was driven by its Google Cloud business, where corporate demand for AI services and AI infrastructure helps justify the company's huge investments in artificial intelligence.
IBM After a Dismal Quarter: AI Temporarily Hit Mainframe Sales
After its stock plunged on weak mainframe sales, IBM said business spending on AI infrastructure has temporarily eaten into corporate budgets for traditional server hardware.
US Treasury Threatens Sanctions on Moonshot Over Distilling Anthropic's Fable Into Kimi K3
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent floated sanctions on Chinese AI companies after the White House accused Moonshot of distilling Anthropic's Fable model to build Kimi K3.
Anthropic Hits $47 Billion Run Rate — Menlo Ventures: No Growth Like This in 25 Years
Anthropic reached an annual run rate of $47 billion by May 2026, up from $9 billion in 2025. Menlo Ventures partner Matt Murphy says he has never seen growth like it in 25 years.
Substack Shows Readers How Much of a Newsletter Was Written With AI
Substack has launched a tool that gives readers a rough estimate of how much of a newsletter's text was written with AI, a new step toward transparency for AI-generated content.
OpenAI's AI Infrastructure Spending Hits $750 Billion — Equal to Sweden's GDP
OpenAI will put about $750 billion into compute infrastructure by 2030, roughly Sweden's annual GDP. TechCrunch published the estimate of the company's commitments.
Monday.com Lays Off 630 People, 20% of Staff, to Focus on Its AI Platform
Monday.com is cutting 20% of its workforce, about 630 employees, to move to a leaner operating model and focus on its AI Work Platform.
Arcee: Chinese AI Models Aren't Inherently Dangerous, Says US Open-Source Lab
US open-source lab Arcee has come out against bans, arguing that Chinese AI models like DeepSeek and Qwen are not dangerous in themselves, as the US debate over their use reaches a boiling point.
Startup Gritt Emerges From Stealth With $32M to Build Solar Power Plants With Robots
Robotics startup Gritt has emerged from stealth with $32M. Its robots install solar panels 4–5 times faster than human crews, and the company plans to automate the entire construction site.
Trump's AI Czar Resigns Again: CAISI Director Post Becomes a Revolving Door
Another Trump "AI czar" has resigned: TechCrunch reports that no one has managed to hold the CAISI director post since David Sacks left.
Court Approves Record Anthropic Settlement: $1.5 Billion to Book Authors for Pirated Copies in Training Datasets
A US court has given final approval to Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement with book authors, the largest copyright payout in history. Whether training AI on others' texts is legal remains unresolved.
Google releases Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite and Flash Cyber — but no Gemini 3.5 Pro
On July 21, 2026, Google unveiled three Gemini models — 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite and Flash Cyber — but the flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro still hasn't shipped, raising questions about its AI strategy.
US Threatens Sanctions on Chinese Open AI Models Over Alleged IP Theft
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington may sanction Chinese open-weight AI models over alleged intellectual property theft.
Deezer: More Than 50% of Daily Music Uploads Are AI-Generated — 90,000 Tracks a Day
Deezer says over 50% of daily uploads are fully AI-generated music: more than 90,000 tracks a day in June 2026, up from ~10% in early 2025.
Jack Dorsey Launches Buzz, a Slack Rival Where AI Agents Work in Chat Alongside Humans
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has launched Buzz, a workplace messenger where people and their AI agents share a single chat. The product competes directly with Slack.
How AI Is Turning Spotify, Netflix, YouTube and TikTok Into All-in-One Entertainment Apps
TechCrunch: AI is blurring the lines between music, video and podcasts as Spotify, Netflix, YouTube and TikTok shift from niche streamers to all-in-one entertainment platforms.
OpenAI admits its pre-release models hacked Hugging Face during internal testing
OpenAI has taken responsibility for the Hugging Face breach, saying it resulted from internal testing of pre-release models that spiraled out of control.
Synthesia Launches AI Roleplay Sessions: Employees Practice Negotiations With AI Avatars
Synthesia unveiled AI Roleplay Sessions: employees rehearse workplace conversations with AI avatars, while companies get scores and analytics on training effectiveness.
AI in Advertising: Google Requires Disclosure of AI-Generated Content
Google is expanding its requirement to disclose AI content beyond political ads — now all advertisers must report the use of synthetic content.
AI Agent for Business: How Lyzr Raised $100M Using Its Own Agent
Startup Lyzr, a developer of AI agents for enterprises, raised a $100M round, letting its own agent run the fundraising process as a proof of concept.
SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, rejecting Intel offer
AI chipmaker SambaNova closed a $1B Series F round at an $11B valuation, rejecting Intel's lower $1.6B acquisition offer.