The US military is still using Claude — but defense-tech clients are fleeing: As the U.S. continues its aerial attack on Iran, Anthropic models are being used for many targeting decisions. Read More |
MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, and everything else Apple announced this week: From a new iPhone to a budget-friendly MacBook, Apple announced a series of new products this week. Read More |
Decagon completes first tender offer at $4.5B valuation: The AI-powered customer support startup is the latest example of a fast-growing, young company that's providing employee liquidity. Read More |
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Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite |
Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum. |
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| Building on historic strengths in physics, cryptography, and computing, the UK is becoming the commercial frontier of quantum computing. This multi-decade journey is now seeing early-stage commercial trials in finance, healthcare, and energy. By 2033, the UK aims to deliver a quantum‑enabled economy. |
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Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion: A father is suing Google and Alphabet, alleging its Gemini chatbot reinforced his son's delusional belief it was his AI wife and coached him toward suicide and a planned airport attack. Read More |
Host a Side Event during TechCrunch Founder Summit Week in Boston: Want to tap into the energy of 1,100+ startup founders, investors, and tech leaders descending on Boston for the Founder Summit 2026 on June 9? Host your own Side Event during "Founder Summit Week," happening June 4-10! Read More |
Who needs data centers in space when they can float offshore?: Offshore wind developer Aikido will deploy a small data center beneath a floating offshore wind turbine later this year. Read More |
Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20%: Google has dropped its commission, charging a 20% service fee and an optional 5% to use its billing services. It will also offer a new process for third-party app stores. Read More |
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI's messaging around military deal 'straight up lies,' report says: Anthropic gave up its contract with the Pentagon over AI safety disagreements -- then, OpenAI swooped in. Read More |
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Explore ways to engage with Microsoft at the leading AI conference of the year. Read the Azure Tech Community Blog for all the details on Microsoft-led talks and panels, in-booth sessions, hands-on labs, demos, and more. See what's coming and mark your calendars for the activities aligned to your AI goals. We can't wait to see you there. |
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Meet the MacBook Neo, Apple's colorful answer to the Chromebook, starting at $599: Apple is offering the MacBook Neo at a more affordable price point by using an A18 Pro chip, which is used in the iPhone 16 Pro. Read More |
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