Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says AI Hype Is Fueling Fear: ‘We’re Scaring People’
Huang urged caution in how AI leaders speak about the technology.
The Download: Montana’s new experimental drug rules
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Montana’s plan to become an experimental medical hub just pushed forward As of this week in Montana, biotech companies whose drugs have been through preliminary testing—sometimes in as few as 10…
She Ate at Denny’s Before She Set a Record Rowing Solo Across the Pacific — Here’s the Surprising Way the Chain Responded
When world record holder Kelsey Pfendler turned out to be a fan, Denny’s leaned in, without trying to sell anything.
Google’s AI search is rapidly becoming the default, new data shows
Google’s AI Overviews now appear in 43% of searches, underscoring how quickly AI-generated answers are becoming the default way people discover information online.
Power up your AI infrastructure! A first look at the Smart Systems Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the Smart Systems Stage will be where energy, infrastructure, and technology collide, covering everything from fusion breakthroughs to the grid strain AI is putting on the entire economy.
This $9 key physically locks your most addictive apps
This $9 NFC key requires you to physically scan it to unlock distracting apps on your phone.
Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence partners with Nvidia to scale its AI research
After two years in stealth, Safe Superintelligence has announced a long-term partnership with Nvidia as it prepares to scale to its next phase.
How lasers could help provide fuel for nuclear reactors
Outside the small town of Paducah, Kentucky, a wealth of uranium is locked away in thousands of storage cylinders filled with waste material from a now-closed nuclear enrichment facility. Lasers could help get it out. A company called Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) is looking to reprocess this old material with a new technology called laser…
Someone Turned a Famous Michigan Golf Course Orange. Nobody Knows Why Yet.
All 18 greens of this historic golf course were vandalized, but police still don’t have a suspect or a motive.
Warner Bros. Discovery Is Suing Amazon Over a ‘Lawless Employee Shopping Spree’
Amazon says they were just hiring some talented execs. Warner Bros. Discovery hired lawyers.
An FDA Panel Just Moved Closer to Legalizing a Wellness Trend Worth Billions. Some Call the Decision ‘Alarming.’
The vote opens the door to easier access to peptides like BPC-157, but some scientists warn that the chemicals have not been proven safe or effective.