OpenAI’s research on AI models deliberately lying is wild
AI models don't just hallucinate. They also "scheme," meaning deliberately lie or hide their true intensions.
Read moreRaising Series A in 2026: Insights from Top Early-Stage VCs at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Katie Stanton (Moxxie Ventures), Thomas Krane (Insight Partners), and Sangeen Zeb (GV) share how to win Series A funding in 2026 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct 27–29, SF).
Read moreHuawei announces new AI infrastructure as Nvidia gets locked out of China
Huawei's SuperPoD interconnect technology creates clusters of chips, including AI chips, to increase compute.
Read moreHow AI startups are fueling Google’s booming cloud business
Google Cloud is one of the company's fastest-growing business lines, and continues to rack up new customers.
Read moreTim Cook, Sam Altman, and more attend Trump’s UK state banquet
Top tech names were on the guest list for the banquet thrown for President Trump during his second state visit to the UK on Wednesday.
Read moreUS government charges British teenager accused of at least 120 ‘Scattered Spider’ hacks
Thalha Jubair, 19, was arrested in London on Thursday and accused by U.K. and U.S. authorities of involvement in dozens of hacks, including London's transit system and the U.S. Courts.
Read moreDACLab says it can remove CO2 using less electricity than many competitors
DACLab repurposed technology originally intended to capture carbon from power plants and other industrial facilities. It says the approach has been key to lowering costs.
Read more‘Scattered Spider’ teens charged over London transportation hack
Two teenagers have been charged in connection with a cyberattack against London’s public transportation network in August 2024. UK investigators believe the “network intrusion” that impacted Transport for London (TfL) last year was carried out by members of the Scattered Spider online criminal group and caused “significant disruption and millions
Read moreGoogle and PayPal team up on agentic commerce
PayPal and Google are teaming up on agentic commerce.
Read moreUS House committee summons CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Reddit to testify on online radicalization
The House Oversight Committee has requested that the CEOs of Discord, gaming platform Steam, Twitch, and Reddit testify on October 8th about online radicalization.
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