Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI to let fans generate videos with its biggest characters

The deal includes a $1 billion Disney investment in San Francisco’s OpenAI.

Far-right extremists have been organizing online since before the internet – and AI is their next frontier

Next for far-right extremists is artificial intelligence tools to create propaganda, manipulate images, audio and videos, and evade detection.

Prediction: Why Alphabet Will Be the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Winner of 2026

Occasionally counted out, Alphabet is best positioned for 2026 AI dominance.

How AI is disrupting shopping

Looking for Christmas gifts? Just ask a chatbot

OpenAI goes from stock market savior to burden as AI risks mount

The maker of ChatGPT is no longer seen as being on the cutting edge of AI technology and is facing questions about its lack of profitability and the need to grow rapidly to pay for its massive spending commitments.

20VC x SaaStr is Back, Live In Person! The TAM Trap: Why SaaS Growth Has Stalled and What AI Changes About Everything

20VC x SaaStr was back this week, this time live at SaaStr AI LDN!!  A deep dive into Databricks’ $134B valuation, the death of per-seat pricing, and why 16% median growth is the new normal i…

The ‘truth serum’ for AI: OpenAI’s new method for training models to confess their mistakes

Why AI coding agents aren’t production-ready: Brittle context windows, broken refactors, missing operational awareness

AI Surveillance Startup Caught Using Sweatshop Workers to Monitor US Residents

The powerful surveillance startup Flock was caught using workers in the Philippines to collate data on US residents.

AI Is Incredibly Good at Changing Voters’ Minds, New Research Finds — With an Incredible Caveat

A new international study led by researchers at MIT found AI chatbots are much better at persuading voters than TV campaign ads.

Analysis Of The Legal Defense Strategies Being Used By AI Makers Fighting Those AI Mental Health Lawsuits

OpenAI responded to the lawsuit against it regarding AI and mental health. I discuss the response. And surface 15 defense strategies likely to be used by all AI makers.

Figure humanoid robot nears human jogging pace in new running demo

Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock dropped a short, electrifying video on social media, teasing the extraordinary speed and agility of Figure 03 humanoid robot.

AI Rewrites the Retail Playbook

Live from the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference, our analysts discuss how AI is reshaping the future of shopping in the U.S.

How Close Are Today’s AI Models to AGI—And to Self-Improving into Superintelligence?

Today’s leading AI models can already write and refine their own software. The question is whether that self-improvement can ever snowball into true superintelligence

YouTube secretly tests AI video retouching without creators’ consent

Popular YouTubers Rick Beato and Rhett Shull discovered the platform was quietly altering their videos with AI; the company admits to a limited experiment, raising concerns about trust, consent and media manipulation

Meta’s latest acquisition suggests hardware plans beyond glasses and headsets

Limitless will work on consumer AI hardware, likely supported by Meta's new design studio led by Alan Dye.

AI synthetic research startup Aaru raised a Series A at a $1B ‘headline’ valuation

The one-year-old startup, which does market research on simulated populations, had a multi-tier valuation round, sources tell TechCrunch.

Microsoft’s Copilot+ AI PC plan fizzled, but it still served a purpose

Microsoft's Copilot+ AI PC plan launched with a ton of hype, but the company has little to show for it today.

Meta cuts deals with several news publishers for AI use

Meta has entered into AI data sharing agreements with several news organizations. This will be used to answer user queries based on real-time events.

I tried a smart ring that captured my thoughts and replicated my voice – it was trippier than expected

Stream Ring is an AI-powered note-taker and thought organizer that users can speak into, regardless of the environment.

Gemini 3 Pro: the frontier of vision AI

Wall Street races to protect itself from AI bubble

Wall Street lends billions to AI companies while using credit derivatives and sophisticated bonds to hedge against potential bubble risks.

Musicians must embrace ‘unstoppable force’ of AI, Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart urges

Producer says creatives need to own their intellectual property so they can license it to generative AI platforms

AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media

Hundreds of videos on TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements with unproven effects