LLM & Models

Gudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they erupt

Every day, conversations unfold across social media and websites around the world. A seemingly insignificant post—whether it involves AI-generated misinformation, hate speech, or a damaging rumor—can quickly snowball into a much larger public controversy. Gudea, a company that tracks how stories and rumors spread online that describes itself as the “storm tracker for the internet,” […]

Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different

Langley’s comments come amid mounting scrutiny of Flock from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, and members of the public who are concerned about the misuse of its technology.

YouTube Music launches new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms

The label will appear on the player page and include songs entirely generated by AI or partially, such as involved in composition and vocals.

Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence

Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover to get scammed.

Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music

Deezer said that the new toggle will be rolled out by the end of the year.

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Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace

Zenzap is used by organizations including Starbucks and Taco Bell

Floqer’s AI agents research sales prospects so teams don’t have to

Floqer is an autonomous customer knowledge platform that provides business-to-business sales and marketing teams with an AI-powered database designed to continuously collect, organize, and update the information used to understand their customers. Floqer is pitching Wednesday on the Startup Battlefield stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. The startup told TechCrunch ahead of the presentation that it […]

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SentinelOne cuts malware analysis from weeks to hours

With OpenAI Daybreak, SentinelOne cuts weeks of malware analysis to hours, creating capacity to investigate more threats.

Amp puts AI agents to work beyond code with OpenAI models

See how Amp pushes the frontier of what agents can do with GPT-6 Astra, Ultrafast, GPT-Live-1, and Sign in with ChatGPT.

Scimplify raises $25M to challenge China’s grip on critical materials with AI

Scimplify's annualized revenue run rate has tripled to $200 million as it eyes U.S. expansion.

How Block is building AI-powered security with OpenAI technology

Block is building AI-powered security with OpenAI. Its security team investigates threats faster and proposes patches in minutes.

How Third Moment Research runs 10,000 agents for 36+ hours

With GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol, Codex, and Daybreak for cybersecurity, this AI lab builds agents that focus for days and improve with use.

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The EU’s next chapter in AI is agentic

New analysis shows how agentic AI adoption is growing across EU enterprises and small businesses—and where deeper use could unlock more value.

Anthropic opens Singapore office and signs MOU with the Government of Singapore

Science Corporation implants its vision-restoring chip in its first Stargardt disease patient

Max Hodak, the former president and co-founder of Neuralink, detailed on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt how his company's work with PRIMA is part of its path toward a novel brain-computer interface (BCI).

Cerebras CEO says we’re nearing a future where everyone has a personal AI assistant at home

Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman predicts a future where personal AI assistants become as commonplace as household appliances, running partly on local devices and partly in the cloud.

Industrial Next wants factory robots to switch tasks in minutes, not weeks

Industrial Next helps manufacturers automate complex, delicate tasks that have traditionally required human labor.