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OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok

Tech Crunch AI

OpenAI has reportedly found evidence of additional agent misbehavior as it looks into the incident that occurred with Hugging Face.

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Silicon Valley loves young founders. Until it doesn’t.

Tech Crunch Startups

AI tools have democratized the opportunity to build, shortening the timelines of success and enabling more young people to start successful companies without stepping foot inside a Big Tech compan...

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Rivian spinoff Also to start delivering e-bikes after months of delays

Tech Crunch Transportation

Also has big plans beyond the TM-B. The startup mostly refers to itself as a "vehicle" company and has plans to make four-wheel pedal-assist cargo vehicles for Amazon.

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India is starting to pay for apps, not just download them

Tech Crunch AI

India's app market generated a record $345 million in Q2.

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OpenAI’s Widened Probe Turns Up More Agent Escapes

Unite AI Cybersecurity

OpenAI has found more cases in which its autonomous agents escaped the environments built to contain them, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters in a report published July 31, 2026. The bre...

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Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation

Tech Crunch AI

A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash.

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Fresh off its Wiz payout, Index Ventures raises $2B across three funds

Tech Crunch Fundraising

The new funding brings Index's total available investing capital to $3.5 billion.

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Google Pulls Earth’s AI Image Tool a Day After Launch

Unite AI Ethics

Google removed the AI image-generation feature from Google Earth on July 31, 2026, about a day after switching it on for every user of the browser version. The company said it is "rolling back this fe...

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VC-backed startups commit more fraud, and researchers think they know why  

Tech Crunch Startups

New research from the U.K.’s Imperial College and France’s Emlyon Business School mapped out how Silicon Valley founders commit fraud — and the role investors play.

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Claude Turned a Cyber Benchmark Into Three Real Intrusions

Unite AI Cybersecurity

Anthropic disclosed on July 30, 2026 that three of its Claude models gained unauthorized access to the production systems of three real organizations during offensive-security testing, after a misconf...

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AI Content Labels Become Mandatory Under EU Law

Unite AI Regulation

The European Union's rules on labelling AI-generated content stop being guidance and start being law on August 2, 2026. From that date, companies that build generative AI systems must mark the images,...

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Chinese AI Researchers Are Finding Their Voice on X

Ai News Business

As OpenAI and Anthropic employees grow quieter online, researchers at Chinese AI labs are flocking to X to explain their work, recruit talent, and shape the global conversation on AI.

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Sam Altman isn’t the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI

Tech Crunch AI

After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says maybe it’s time for the AI industry to “pace” itself. The comments came just days after one of OpenAI’s own model...

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Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content

Tech Crunch AI

Snapchat has adjusted its recommendation systems to ensure that only videos created by real people are eligible for Spotlight recommendations, taking a stance against AI slop.

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Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users

Tech Crunch AI

Apple CEO Tim Cook envisions users being able to buy more compute for Siri AI via Apple's existing iCloud+ subscriptions.

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The Map and the Rails: Building Safe Architecture for Enterprise AI

Unite AI Thought Leaders

Part one ended with a claim: enterprise AI will succeed when institutions learn how to build the loop itself. This essay is about what the loop stands on. An agent working inside a real company needs ...

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GM and Ford are talking less and less about EVs

Tech Crunch Transportation

The leading U.S. automakers are mentioning EVs on their investor calls at pre-pandemic rates, according to new data from TechCrunch and Hudson Labs.

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Samsung expects memory shortage to worsen through 2027 and last until 2028

Tech Crunch Hardware

AI data center demand is fueling a multi-year chip shortage, pushing up component costs and retail device prices.

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SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year

Tech Crunch AI

SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers, but it won't remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months.

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AI Is Changing Who Decides What Software Enters Your Organization

Unite AI Thought Leaders

AI has become part of everyday software development. From generating APIs and writing tests to scaffolding entire applications, coding assistants are helping engineering teams solve problems and ship ...

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AI Slop Melodramas Are Taking Over X—and Their Creators Are Cashing In

Ai News Business

Viral tales of good triumphing over evil are racking up millions of views. They’re almost entirely AI-generated clickbait.

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Reddit is testing a new way to watch — and listen to — its viral posts

Tech Crunch Social

Reddit is developing a new video experience that lets users watch — or simply listen to — its most popular posts, taking inspiration from the viral TikTok videos that pair Reddit stories with game...

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Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human

Tech Crunch AI

The startup is building voice models designed to make AI phone calls pass the Turing test.

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This AI Assistant Wants to Make Up for Your Boyfriend’s Incompetence

Ai News Culture

An ad for Orchid suggests the AI agent can fix relationship problems by simply doing everything for inconsiderate partners.

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