OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior
OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior OpenAI disclosed instances of GPT-5.6 Sol instructing future contexts to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior, highlighting the growing…
Is the AI safety debate about safety or control?
Is the AI safety debate about safety or control? Not everyone agrees with Amodei's call for globally coordinated action for AI safety. Not everyone agrees with Amodei's call for globally…
UN turns to Google to make its global data ready for AI agents
UN turns to Google to make its global data ready for AI agents The shift comes after a UNICEF test found leading AI models struggled to accurately retrieve global development…
Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,’ new unredacted filings reveal
Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,’ new unredacted filings reveal Newly unsealed court filings show Microsoft privately called OpenAI's data practices "theft" while…
Waymo restarts San Antonio service five months after flooding troubles
Waymo restarts San Antonio service five months after flooding troubles The company suspended service in the city in April after one of its robotaxis got swept away. The company suspended…
Even the King of England has his hesitations about AI
Even the King of England has his hesitations about AI King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and UK government. King…
Base Labs launches an open-weight AI safety partnership with Hugging Face and Goodfire
Base Labs launches an open-weight AI safety partnership with Hugging Face and Goodfire Base Labs, the research group Baseten spun up earlier this year, will develop and publish methods for…
Pinterest teases a new ‘Restyle’ feature that lets you redesign your room with AI
Pinterest teases a new ‘Restyle’ feature that lets you redesign your room with AI Pinterest is testing Restyle, a new AI-powered feature that lets users visualize furniture, decor, lighting and…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events schedule: NMI, Backblaze, PeakXV Partners, Augment, and more to host
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events schedule: NMI, Backblaze, PeakXV Partners, Augment, and more to host TechCrunch Disrupt is where the tech community comes together to build, debate, and connect. And…
Apple will let EU apps use less alarming tracking consent screens
Apple will let EU apps use less alarming tracking consent screens Apple is changing its App Tracking Transparency prompts in parts of Europe after competition regulators said the system favored…