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Builders Stage Fireside Lessons from Internet Architects
TechCrunch Disrupt brings Adam Bain, Dick Costolo, and David Fischer to share practical playbooks for scaling, fundraising, and product-market fit.
Microsoft Agrees EU Fixes to Avoid Fine Over Teams Bundling
Microsoft will offer Office suites without Teams, plus interoperability and data portability commitments, after Slack's EU complaint.
Apple Watch Gains FDA-Cleared Hypertension Alerts
watchOS 26 adds FDA-cleared hypertension notifications using the Apple Watch optical sensor, rolling out Sept 15 to Series 9+ and Ultra 2+ globally.
FDA Clears Apple Watch Hypertension Alerts and Sleep Score
FDA clears Apple Watch hypertension alerts; WatchOS 26 adds Sleep Score. Rolling out next week to Series 9+ and Ultra models in 150 countries.
Baseus Solar Dash Cam Records Parking Incidents for 14 Days
Baseus PrimeTrip VD1 Pro uses a small solar panel and battery to monitor parked cars up to 14 days with 4K front cam, rear cam, and Wi‑Fi 6.
Satirical Center Skewers AI Alignment Industry
A parody center lampoons the AI alignment field, exposing conflicts of interest and a drift from real-world harms to theoretical risks.
Internet Detectives Use AI to Enhance Charlie Kirk Shooting Photos
Users AI-upscaled blurry FBI photos of a Charlie Kirk shooting person of interest, producing plausible yet potentially false details that can mislead investigations.
Anthropic’s Claude Gains Automatic Memory for Teams
Anthropic lets Claude auto-remember past chats for Team and Enterprise users, with per-project memories, editable settings, and incognito mode.
Microsoft ramps up in-house AI training capacity
Microsoft is investing in larger compute clusters to train frontier AI models while adopting a pragmatic multi-model strategy including Anthropic and OpenAI.
Microsoft and OpenAI Sign MOU for Next Phase of Partnership
Microsoft and OpenAI signed a non-binding MOU as OpenAI reworks its structure, clearing a potential path for an IPO and renewed cloud and model strategies.
Apple Strengthens iPhone Security with Memory Integrity Enforcement
Apple’s iPhone 17 and iPhone Air add Memory Integrity Enforcement to block memory-corruption exploits and raise the cost for spyware developers.
OpenAI and Microsoft Reach Deal on Public Benefit Shift
OpenAI and Microsoft sign a non-binding MOU to let OpenAI convert to a public benefit corporation, giving the nonprofit a stake worth $100B and seeking approvals.