Even the king of England has his hesitations about AI
King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and the U.K. government.
Base Labs launches an open-weight AI safety partnership with Hugging Face and Goodfire
Base Labs, the research group Baseten spun up earlier this year, will develop and publish methods for training and monitoring open models.
Pinterest teases a new ‘Restyle’ feature that lets you redesign your room with AI
Pinterest is testing Restyle, a new AI-powered feature that lets users visualize furniture, decor, lighting, and more in photos of their own rooms — potentially helping turn saved inspiration into purchases.
Iceland-based Treble raises $18 million for its voice simulation platform
Treble’s voice simulation platform is used by voice AI model developers, AI wearable, and robotics companies
Your startup’s next teammate might be an AI agent: Gusto, Insight Partners, and Leland explain what that changes at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
This session will explore how early-stage companies are building teams where humans and AI agents work alongside each other — and how founders can do that without sacrificing speed, accountability, or culture. Learn mo…
Snap tries to make the case again for its $2,200 smart glasses
Since Specs’ debut earlier this year, Snap has clearly been looking for an opportunity to explain why the smart glasses deserve to exist.
Musk’s long-time backer is giving SpaceX stock to its investors
Valor Equity Partners is handing out stock to its LPs instead of cash returns.
Al Gore says the real AI risk isn’t data centers
In an interview with TechCrunch, Al Gore suggested he isn’t losing sleep over AI data center emissions — he’s more worried about the AI industry’s own warnings about where the technology is headed.
US automakers could soon be forced to include AM radio for free
The House of Representatives, in rare bipartisan support, overwhelmingly approved legislation that would require new vehicles to include AM radio.
Noise wants to help everyday people become paid content creators
Marketing platform Noise is on a mission to help anyone with a smart phone make money from their content.