Cerebras CEO pushes back on AI doomsday warnings

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:36:59 +0000

Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman has a message for AI leaders spreading doomsday warnings: Maybe stop talking? At TechCrunch Disrupt, he argued that the industry's focus on AI's risks is drowning out its potential benefits.

Are Chromebooks still worth buying after the Googlebooks release?

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Googlebooks represent a huge upgrade over Chromebooks, but the older devices still have their place.

See the ‘heartbreakingly poignant’ Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 winning photo

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000

2026-10-13T18:10:00-04:00

OpenAI in Early Talks to Buy Security Startup Trail of Bits

2026-10-13T22:07:44Z

OpenAI, which is trying to develop a substantial cybersecurity business, is in early talks to buy Trail of Bits, a startup that finds and fixes vulnerabilities in open-source software, according to people familiar with the matter. The size of the potential deal couldn’t

A cheap secondhand phone now runs Android Auto in my car full-time, and my real phone stays in my pocket

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:00:17 GMT

Putting old hardware to good use

Our pick for the "best QLED TV for most people" is over $1,300 off at Amazon

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Save 52% on the 65-inch TCL QM8L Mini-LED TV at Amazon. Named Mashable’s best QLED TV for most people, this 2026 set is down to $1,197.99.

5 clever ways Gemini can automate everyday tasks

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000

If you're not using some of these skills, you're missing out on a chance to streamline your days, keep up to date and more.

VisionQuest creator reveals why his Tony Stark cameo dream fell at the first hurdle

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000

An AI image of Mia Goth sparks Instagram fan account controversy

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:59:23 +0000

Mia Goth’s team says a verified Instagram fan account posted AI-generated images of her, raising questions about celebrity likenesses and Meta’s rules.

ESA targets Anbernic emulation handhelds as "superfake" piracy enablers

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:55:49 +0000

An OpenAI engineer is charged over a listening device in the boardroom

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:53:52 +0000

An OpenAI engineer has been arrested over a listening device found behind a television in an executive conference room, and is charged with endeavouring to intercept

Microsoft Cloud President Asks Leaders to Find 20% Cost Cuts

2026-10-13T21:42:44Z

Microsoft has discussed making significant cost reductions in its Azure cloud-server-rental unit, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation. Girish Bablani, president of Azure, in recent weeks told senior leaders in his group, which has about 11,500 employees, to come up

OpenAI says it found a 'sophisticated recording device' hidden in its offices

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:34:17 +0000

The company asked its AI models to figure out what the device was.

Topgolf saved over $11.3 million after leaving VMware

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:33:43 +0000

I stopped installing apps for small jobs, and these 5 browser tools handle them just fine

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:31:16 GMT

Who needs another desktop app when these free browser tools can get the job done?

Beyond AI: what Europe’s flagship customer contact event revealed

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:27:30 +0000

Amsterdam, early October. Customer Contact Week Europe 2026 brought together around 700 attendees and 50 exhibitors over three days to talk about the future of customer con

OpenAI Employee Arrested For Allegedly Installing Office Listening Device

2026-10-13T21:22:50Z

An OpenAI employee, Abdulrahman Alfozan, has been arrested in connection with a hidden listening device uncovered at one of the company’s San Francisco offices, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. The employee, who has been terminated, was charged with “using or endeavoring to use an ..

Helix Carbon says it can make iron cheaper by recycling blast furnace pollution

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0000

The steel industry is a big polluter, but Helix Carbon can upcycle pollution from blast furnaces to drive down emissions and improve margins.

Asus ProArt GR1X joins a crowded RTX Spark field sans a price tag, while AMD's Gorgon Halo boxes already offer 192GB

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:05:00 +0000

Character.ai Files For Bankruptcy, Citing Costs and Litigation

2026-10-13T21:04:24Z

Character.ai, a five-year-old startup that lets users create and interact with AI-powered personas, on Monday said it <a href="https://blog.character.ai/an-update-on-character-ai/">filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy</a> after encountering “significant legal, regulatory, and operati

I tried to kill double NAT on my network, and one box on my wall kept blocking it

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:00:18 GMT

Living with what I can’t configure.

I love my Apple TV 4K, but there's nothing compelling about the more-expensive new model

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Unitree CEO says GPT-7 might ‘directly crack’ the problems of robotic AI

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000

FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting hidden recording device in conference room

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:59:11 +0000

It's not clear exactly for what purpose the recording device was used, but FBI director Kash Patel said the scheme was to "capture sensitive communications about the company’s super intelligence technology."

JPMorgan Blocks External AI Agents From Accessing Client Accounts

2026-10-13T20:53:57Z

JPMorgan said it’s blocking external AI agents like Meta’s Muse and Instinct from accessing client accounts. “We’re not going to allow just any outside agent to come in inside the company because that’s just too risky for clients and for JPMorgan,” said Jamie Dimon, CEO o

Seattle voters view economy as weakening in survey that reveals short-lived World Cup euphoria

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:46:25 +0000

Musician Raye reveals the scale of reseller AI bots buying up concert tickets

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:42:20 +0000

The artist Raye is sharing her experience with resellers and AI bots after trying to sell tickets to her fans for a special show.

JPMorgan Closely Tracking Its AI Exposure, CFO Says

2026-10-13T20:38:35Z

JPMorgan CFO Jeremy Barnum said on Tuesday that the bank is carefully monitoring its AI exposure as the capital expenditure demands of the AI buildout grow. He noted that lenders generally need to keep tabs on direct and indirect exposure to AI infrastructure spending, as well as other fact

Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple trade secrets case

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:36:44 +0000

A federal judge ruled that Apple can access OpenAI's interview materials involving former Apple employees, as well as private messages and testimony from key figures in the case.

Marina Segal wants your cloud to say no

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:35:59 +0000

Cloud security spent a decade learning to see everything. Half of what it found is still open. Tamnoon’s CEO says the next decade belongs to machines that know when no

Mindchuk turns a text message into a note, and it's the cleanest way I've found to capture ideas on the go

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:31:18 GMT

The convenience is the missing link.

Tinygrad refreshes Tinybox with an 'old' EPYC CPU running DDR4 RAM to feed four AMD 9070XT — slaps a $11,000 price tag on a new 'computer for deep learning'

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Cambridge Heavy Industries has been quietly building a desktop fusion device

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:13:53 +0000

Fusion power startup Cambridge Heavy Industries is building a small, laser-powered fusion device to fuel the coming wave of fusion power plants.

Rebuilding Companies for the Agentic Era

2026-10-13T20:12:42Z

Companies have spent the past few years figuring out how to put AI to work. In 2026, some are confronting a bigger question: What should a company look like when AI can understand context, coordinate work and act across systems? The Information’s Co-

Zuckerberg admits Meta spent $200B on AI without knowing it would work

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:09:54 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta committed as much as $200B to AI infrastructure before anyone could tell him it would work, with his chief AI officer saying it was not clear at al

2026-10-13T16:05:02-04:00

5 ways you're wasting Claude usage limits without even realizing it

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:00:17 GMT

Hitting Claude's usage limit too soon? You might be making these five common mistakes without even noticing.

Licube wants to be the fuel provider to the fusion power industry — see how at TechCrunch Disrupt

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Fusion power plants will need a lot of lithium, and Licube is preparing to be a key supplier.

OpenAI Scrambles to Fix Safety Issues Before Shipping Its Next Flagship Model

2026-10-13T19:51:54Z

<a href="https://www.theinformation.com/org-charts/openai">OpenAI</a> is grappling with fallout from its use of a controversial innovation in AI design as it works to get its next unreleased model to a place where leaders believe they can safely release it. T

Trump commercial railing against his enemies kept airing after court blocked it

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:50:37 +0000

Google Photos' most annoying issue finally has a fix

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:47:17 GMT

A Chrome app scans your Google or iCloud library locally, grouping exact matches, near‑duplicates and burst shots for review.

2026-10-13T15:42:42-04:00

HACS is becoming an official Home Assistant marketplace, so I cleaned out integrations I'd forgotten about

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:30:18 GMT

Performance and security boost.

Microsoft forms ‘Xbox Labs’ to explore game remixes, ports and other new frontiers

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:23:10 +0000

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Cerebras CEO pushes back on AI doomsday warnings

Are Chromebooks still worth buying after the Googlebooks release?

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OpenAI in Early Talks to Buy Security Startup Trail of Bits

A cheap secondhand phone now runs Android Auto in my car full-time, and my real phone stays in my pocket

Our pick for the "best QLED TV for most people" is over $1,300 off at Amazon

5 clever ways Gemini can automate everyday tasks

VisionQuest creator reveals why his Tony Stark cameo dream fell at the first hurdle

An AI image of Mia Goth sparks Instagram fan account controversy

ESA targets Anbernic emulation handhelds as "superfake" piracy enablers

An OpenAI engineer is charged over a listening device in the boardroom

Microsoft Cloud President Asks Leaders to Find 20% Cost Cuts

OpenAI says it found a 'sophisticated recording device' hidden in its offices

Topgolf saved over $11.3 million after leaving VMware

I stopped installing apps for small jobs, and these 5 browser tools handle them just fine

Beyond AI: what Europe’s flagship customer contact event revealed

OpenAI Employee Arrested For Allegedly Installing Office Listening Device

Helix Carbon says it can make iron cheaper by recycling blast furnace pollution

Asus ProArt GR1X joins a crowded RTX Spark field sans a price tag, while AMD's Gorgon Halo boxes already offer 192GB

Character.ai Files For Bankruptcy, Citing Costs and Litigation

I tried to kill double NAT on my network, and one box on my wall kept blocking it

I love my Apple TV 4K, but there's nothing compelling about the more-expensive new model

Unitree CEO says GPT-7 might ‘directly crack’ the problems of robotic AI

FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting hidden recording device in conference room

JPMorgan Blocks External AI Agents From Accessing Client Accounts

Seattle voters view economy as weakening in survey that reveals short-lived World Cup euphoria

Musician Raye reveals the scale of reseller AI bots buying up concert tickets

JPMorgan Closely Tracking Its AI Exposure, CFO Says

Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple trade secrets case

Marina Segal wants your cloud to say no

Mindchuk turns a text message into a note, and it's the cleanest way I've found to capture ideas on the go

Tinygrad refreshes Tinybox with an 'old' EPYC CPU running DDR4 RAM to feed four AMD 9070XT — slaps a $11,000 price tag on a new 'computer for deep learning'

Cambridge Heavy Industries has been quietly building a desktop fusion device

Rebuilding Companies for the Agentic Era

Zuckerberg admits Meta spent $200B on AI without knowing it would work

5 ways you're wasting Claude usage limits without even realizing it

Licube wants to be the fuel provider to the fusion power industry — see how at TechCrunch Disrupt

OpenAI Scrambles to Fix Safety Issues Before Shipping Its Next Flagship Model

Trump commercial railing against his enemies kept airing after court blocked it

Google Photos' most annoying issue finally has a fix

HACS is becoming an official Home Assistant marketplace, so I cleaned out integrations I'd forgotten about

Microsoft forms ‘Xbox Labs’ to explore game remixes, ports and other new frontiers