Command-line tool quickly removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27

The tool can free up over 12GB of storage.
Instinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for friends without an account

Instinct is launching group chats that let friends use its AI agent together for tasks like planning trips, organizing carpools, and coordinating events. The company says personal accounts remain separate, with permissio…
TikTok rolls out an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout

TikTok describes its new Shopping Assistant as a conversational AI agent designed to help users discover and purchase products.
At 19, founder raises $11M for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI

Ghost’s first product is Core, a personal computer designed specifically for AI agents that can take actions on a person’s behalf.
Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel

The entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae.
Hot Girl Hotline is like ‘Dear Abby’ for the AI era

Founded by two sisters, Hot Girl Hotline uses AI to give young women personalized dating and relationship advice, with an emphasis on safety and avoiding emotional dependency.
5 startups that caught VCs’ attention at the latest PearX demo day

TechCrunch attended Pear’s latest demo day and discovered which startups generated the most buzz, from spatial models to chips for local AI.
Russian drones strike Ukraine’s data centers by exploiting air defense gaps

Russian attacks on Internet, phone services threaten Ukraine’s wartime economy.
No10 insists UK military base RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers

US media reported a new threat led to the bombers being removed on Sunday, following an incident near the base last week.
Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools months after blacklisting company, BBC told

It labelled the company a “supply chain risk” earlier this year, but multiple sources said Anthropic’s Claude model was recently widely used.