Researchers are tracking a Chinese AI 'agent fleet': Independent researchers discovered an agent swarm that seems to be running on Tencent's infrastructure and targeting Alibaba's map service, Amap. Read More
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Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’: A federal judge ruled that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when using Flock to search for her license plate without a warrant. Read More
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Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force: This new task force is Trump's latest response to the debate over AI safety. Read More
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The biggest opportunity for AI in healthcare isn't automation, it's observability. R1’s Payer Atlas analyzes payer behavior across millions of interactions to uncover hidden patterns and detect reimbursement risk, helping health systems move from reactive recovery to predictive action. 
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Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a 'significant rise' in AI submissions: AI slop seems to be overwhelming bug bounty programs. Read More
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Amazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs: The CEO of Amazon Web Services tried to push back against widespread suspicion of data centers. Read More
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OpenAI safety employee resigns, claiming the company’s ‘culture is broken’: By his own admission, David Robinson is “something of a cliché”: an employee at a leading AI company who issues a dire warning while resigning from their job. Read More
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Meet the Startup Battlefield 200 judges who’ll decide the winner at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Meet the final five Startup Battlefield judges who'll decide who wins the pitch competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Get your pass now to save up to $100, and get a second at 50% off. Read More
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TechCrunch Mobility: Reining in robotaxis: Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. Read More
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IDTOTAL counts 250M+ items a year for retailers, so it built the tool it always wanted. IDTrex TR1 is a 75-gram wearable that scans hands-free, guides each task on screen and answers workers by voice, powered by a private LLM that keeps company data in-house. Now in field testing, it's seeking pilot partners and investors at Disrupt 2026.
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The final Disrupt Stage lineup: Three days of conversations you won’t hear anywhere outside of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: The full TechCrunch Disrupt Stage lineup revealed, featuring Max Hodak, Mark Wahlberg, Benchmark partners, and more. Register now to save up to $100 on your pass and get a second at 50% off. Read More
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