All the latest news on Meta’s cute, creepy Muse AI agent
All the latest news on Meta’s cute, creepy Muse AI agent

Meta launched a new Muse AI agent it claims can help you with everything from firing off emails to buying stuff online. Muse can be surprisingly effective at delivering on those promises — if you’re willing to trust Meta with your data and hand Muse your credit card. Since the launch, Meta’s also announced plans […]

Google reportedly tests paying publishers for AI search results
Google reportedly tests paying publishers for AI search results

Google has launched a pilot program that pays publishers for their contributions to its AI-powered search features, according to a report from The Information. The pilot program reportedly includes around 100 publishers and comes as Google faces scrutiny over the impact of its AI features on web traffic. Digiday first reported on the pilot program, […]

Pledge signed by President Trump and top AI leaders misspells the United States

Pledge signed by President Trump and top AI leaders misspells the United States.

The Race For AI, And, Can We Control Agents?

AI experts debate control, transparency, alignment and auditing as increasingly autonomous agents raise safety concerns.

As AI Races Forward, How Can Humans Control The AI Agents?

AI experts debated control, transparency, alignment and auditing as increasingly autonomous agents raise troubling safety concerns.

Cerebras Systems’ Andrew Feldman on whether AI can keep scaling at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Cerebras Systems CEO and co-founder Andrew Feldman will explore the growing demand for compute, energy, and infrastructure, how Cerebras is approaching those constraints differently, and what comes next if today’s AI hardwar…

Instagram is adding an AI ‘assistant’ to tell you how to post
Instagram is adding an AI ‘assistant’ to tell you how to post

Instagram is the latest social media platform to add built-in AI-powered features that will give users feedback on their posts. The company announced Wednesday that its standalone Edits app will now include an AI “creative assistant” that pulls in data from a user’s Instagram account and offers suggestions on what to change. Using the new […]

Restate lands $20M as the need for durable infrastructure increases with AI agents

Founded by Apache Flink veterans, the startup is taking on workflow heavyweight Temporal.

3 days left to exhibit: Turn visibility into your next opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Three days left to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Book by October 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT to showcase your startup to 10,000+ founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders.

Here’s how tech leaders will self-police AI safety under Trump’s deal
Here’s how tech leaders will self-police AI safety under Trump’s deal

We now have the full details of the “morally binding” AI safety deal announced by President Trump yesterday, in which top executives agreed to self-regulate their artificial intelligence technology. The accord, officially titled the Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities, was shared online by tech founder and presidential adviser David Sacks, and has been signed by […]