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TechCrunch Research & Industry
39d ago

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google have been in talks on AI safety for weeks

OpenAI confirms weeks of AI safety talks with Anthropic and Google DeepMind, as Trump's team dismisses safety concerns and pushes to keep pace with China.

TechCrunch Funding & Business
39d ago

AEO startup Profound hits unicorn valuation, raises $180M Series D 7 months after last round

Profound has raised a $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, less than seven months after it raised a $96 million Series C.

Hacker News Tools & Products
39d ago

Show HN: SubRunGear – Fitness Gear AI Operating System

Strava's 2026 API terms killed my verified-mileage idea — here's what I built instead. A Fitness Gear tracker as a companion to Strava's Gear tracking. Key features are: - Gear…

TechCrunch Funding & Business
39d ago

Early Anthropic hire, former METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue AI agents

Their startup, Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) has raised $40 million in a Series A lound led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from First Harmonic.

TechCrunch Model Releases
39d ago

Salesforce and Nvidia’s new reasoning model is everything the AI labs should fear

Salesforce Koa is built on Nvidia's open-weight Nemotron model and is trained to do sales, marketing and customer-support tasks.

Hacker News Tools & Products
39d ago

Should AI friendliness be a priority for your projects?

Recently I came up with an idea that if MCP server and AI focused readme is reasonable for your project than it must be done. Take for example my API…

Hacker News Model Releases
40d ago

Show HN: Jinfer – AI inference engine for the JVM. AI in a jar

Hi HN, Some would call AI on the JVM quixotic. And so, Quixotic AI was born. jinfer is an inference engine for the JVM: chat, vision, audio, embeddings, reranking, and…

Hacker News Research & Industry
40d ago

Ask HN: Why the sudden “AI Regulation” posts?

All at once pretty much every billionaire and public figure is asking for AI regulation at the same exact time and in the same exact way? It seems too organized…

TechCrunch Model Releases
40d ago

A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is a startup from a former Spotify leader for making music apps

Former Spotify exec's company releases experimental "singles" that involves users in music making.

TechCrunch Tools & Products
40d ago

With iOS 27, I’m actually using Siri again

Apple’s long-delayed Siri overhaul is finally here with iOS 27, and it changes how useful the assistant feels day to day

Hacker News Research & Industry
40d ago

Two Reminders about AI

A model in an idle state will do nothing unless prompted by a user or researcher. Air-gapped systems do not have physical network access to the outside world.

TechCrunch Model Releases
40d ago

Fashion app Daydream uses Apple Intelligence to help you shop the outfits in your camera roll

Thanks to the launch of iOS 27, Daydream's app now includes features that can turn saved outfit photos into shoppable results and search for products through Siri without opening the…

TechCrunch Research & Industry
40d ago

Microsoft’s new AI ‘code of conduct’ tells models not to hack systems or trick humans

The code of conduct lays out general principles that Microsoft AI models should uphold — supporting humans rather than replacing them, for instance, and accelerating human flourishing — as well…

TechCrunch Tools & Products
40d ago

5 days left to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

The last day to apply for an exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on Sept 18. Just 5 days left. Secure your spot on the Expo Hall floor and put…

TechCrunch Research & Industry
40d ago

Hear how AI can engineer nature’s comeback at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Not long ago, bringing an extinct species back to life belonged to science fiction. Today, it’s the mission of a billion-dollar startup. Advances in artificial intelligence, genetics, and computational biology…

TechCrunch Funding & Business
40d ago

Superhuman acquires YC-backed notetaker Fathom as productivity platforms push for agentic work

Fathom said that it has over 400,000 monthly active users.

TechCrunch Model Releases
40d ago

A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya is a startup offering fun music apps without any AI prompting

Former Spotify exec's company releases experimental "singles" that involves users in music making.

Hacker News Model Releases
40d ago

Show HN: AgentDrive – persistent, versioned file storage for AI agents

We’re opening the private beta for AgentDrive, a persistent file/workspace layer for AI agents. AgentDrive gives agents: - Versioned artifacts and folders - Hosted MCP access for coding agents -…

TechCrunch Model Releases
40d ago

Only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: What happens when OpenAI ships your roadmap?

If you're building an AI company, the question isn't whether foundation models will continue to evolve. It's whether your company will continue creating value as they do. Don't miss this…

Hacker News Model Releases
40d ago

Show HN: I built Otis, a minimal AI agent that runs local models out of the box

Hi everyone, Been working on Otis, an open-source ai agent that gives you one minimal experience across local and hosted open-weight models, privacy-focused by design. On setup it recommends a…

Hacker News Model Releases
40d ago

Show HN: AI-Native dependency upgrades through codemods

Apiweiser, is a CLI tool that will manage the dependency upgrades of your repositories. This is designed for developers and teams which struggle to keep the dependencies up to date…

Hacker News Tools & Products
40d ago

Show HN: Crypto portfolio risk and scenario analysis with AI agents on top

Sentralis.io is a risk and scenario analysis platform focused on cryptocurrency portfolio HODLers It combines hardcore risk analytics capabilities with smart agents for deep insights, suitable for beginners and pros…

Hacker News Model Releases
40d ago

Show HN: Socratix – update: the AI voice oral exam (Viva) is live

Update to my previous post a couple of weeks ago ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49661638 ). Feedback for that run was brutal and constructive, so thought it would be good to follow up.…

Hacker News Research & Industry
41d ago

Ask HN: Why AI is giving biased Racist/Misandrist answers?

Recently I saw and verified that when Google AI Model was asked "I'm alone with a Muslim." it suggested to call 911 but for Christian, Jews or Israelis or anything…