US trade regulator opens investigation into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI
FTC move is first official US enforcement action on rogue AI agents, following surge in incidents first reported in JulyThe US’s main trade regulator...
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, ope...
British broadcasters should merge into single platform to survive, says Jeremy Clarkson
Clarkson’s Farm star says broadcasters should make ‘bigger, fewer, better programmes’ in face of competition from streamers and digital platformsJerem...
After a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action
After her grandfather was scammed by a deepfake of his brother's voice, Tarini Padmanabhuni founded DetectifAI, a San Francisco startup building AI mo...
Anthropic will not appear at Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres amid fallout from OpenAI hack
Company behind Claude chatbot expected to attend separate Australian government hearing on AI next weekGet our new political email, free app or daily ...
Should you lock into a fixed-rate savings account paying 5.25%?
Savers face a dilemma: lock down the deals now or wait, with offers tipped to ‘get even better’Returns on the top fixed-rate savings accounts are at t...
Engram is a sampler that turns broken AI hallucinations into music
Music startup Thoughtful Things has just launched the Kickstarter campaign for its first instrument, Engram. It's a sampler and groovebox that uses AI...
Bad language: profane Trump brings presidential swearing out into open
President has let rip with swearwords in recent months, redefining norms about acceptable language in public officeWith a lifetime of political memori...
‘Miracle on the Hudson’ pilot Chesly Sullenberger inducted into US Aviation Hall of Fame
Sullenberger landed a disabled passenger plane safely in the Hudson River in 2009 without any loss of lifeCapt Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III – the ...
Kids turned the comment section of an NPR podcast into a group chat
Middle schoolers, likely blocked from other apps and social networks, apparently turned the Spotify comment section under an episode of NPR's Wild Car...
Pokémon card resellers have turned collecting into an online blood sport
Earlier this month, Pokémon card content creator Natalie Roush posted a video to her YouTube and Instagram pages that enraged the larger collection co...
OpenAI Agents Hacked Into an Australian Government Website. Who’s Responsible?
The first known breach of a government website by rogue artificial intelligence agents has prompted global calls for more regulation of the technology...
NSW police officer killed ‘instantly’ after car she was travelling in crashed into tree in Redfern
The marked police car was travelling with its sirens on when it hit a tree in inner-city Sydney about 1.30am on FridayFollow our Australia news live b...
Meta’s Muse Charm looks like a Tamagotchi, but it’s tapping into a much newer trend
Meta’s new AI gadget may look like a Tamagotchi, but its dangling form factor taps into a much broader Gen Z trend around bag charms, retro tech, and ...
