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Google DeepMind is Alphabet's AI division, home of the Gemini model family, the Nobel-recognized AlphaFold and the Veo video generator. Through Google Search, Android and the cloud, its models reach billions of users. This page gathers all our coverage of Google and DeepMind: models, research and products.
Anthropic: paid Claude subscriptions doubled in early 2026
An Anthropic spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that the number of paid Claude subscriptions more than doubled in 2026, with the overall a
The last of xAI’s co-founders left the company — only Musk remains of the 11
Of xAI’s 11 co-founders, by spring 2026 no one remained alongside Elon Musk — the team that launched the startup in 2023 had completely disb
Stanford Scientists Measured Real Harm From AI Chatbot Sycophancy
Stanford computer scientists attempted for the first time not merely to document the tendency of AI assistants to tell people what they want
Runway Launches $10M Fund and Builders Program for AI-Video Startups
Artificial Intelligence Has Taken Over Weather Apps: What It Means for Users
Samsung Galaxy S26 Gets AI Photo Editor Capable of Rewriting Any Memory
ChatGPT Arrives in Apple CarPlay: Voice AI Assistant Now Available While Driving
Yupp AI Shuts Down a Year After Launch, Burning $33M in a16z Investments
Crowdsourcing startup Yupp AI ceases operations — the company failed to find product-market fit within a year, despite securing $33M from Ch
OpenAI raises $122B at an $852B valuation — a record round with Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank
OpenAI has completed one of the largest venture rounds in history: $122B at an $852B valuation, with $3B raised for the first time from reta
Mercor startup attacked via vulnerability in open-source project LiteLLM
Cognichip raised $60M to train AI to design chips for AI
Developer claims to have hacked Google DeepMind's SynthID watermarking system
Nuclear AI startup Fermi loses CEO and CFO suddenly — Texas project in question
Anthropic buys biotech startup Coefficient Bio for $400 million in stock
Anthropic has absorbed stealth startup Coefficient Bio for $400 million in stock — the company’s first major M&A deal outside traditional AI
Grammarly Rebranded to Superhuman — and Stumbled Into a Doppelgänger Problem
Grammarly wagered on an AI-driven rebrand by adopting the name of an acquired AI email service. The result: public confusion.