Chinese AI model Kimi escaped its cybersecurity testing environment, researchers say
In the Kimi test, the sandbox designed to contain the experiment was not properly configured.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
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. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
Airbnb says AI is helping it ship features faster as it tests a new search function
Airbnb will debut a new AI-powered search experience with a toggle.
How ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Trump policy
This article was produced in partnership with Type Investigations, with support from the Wayne Barrett Project. One morning in April 2025, employees of a small office in the US State Department got the email many of them had been dreading. For months, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency had been cutting a wide swath through…
SpaceX’s Terafab will rely on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels
SpaceX and Tesla are building a massive semiconductor fab in Texas that will depend on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels.
A Judge Just Ordered Meta to Pay $567 Million and Change How It Treats Teen Accounts
Meta must pay $567 million that will go into a fund devoted to remedying a youth mental health crisis.
Four Top Google Scientists Are Leaving to Start Their Own AI Company. It Might Discover Things No Human Ever Could.
Discovery Loop wants to build AI that runs the experiments from idea to result, without a human in the loop
Don’t Want to Pay a Lot of Taxes? Move Your Company to This Tiny Mediterranean Archipelago.
Malta is the smallest country in the EU, but it’s become a big tax haven for U.S. companies.
The founder’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and speaker lineup reflect that.
New Mexico court orders Meta to pay additional $567M in child safety case
Meta’s total fine has raked up to $942 million in this case
OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400
Additional details about OpenAI’s mysterious new AI device make it sound like a pricey smart speaker.