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October 5, 2026

People really hate AI, so why can’t they get enough?

Over the summer I talked to the CEO of Springboards, a startup building an LLM that’s designed to come up with a wider variety of responses than its mainstream rivals do. At the start of the call, he said something that’s been stuck in my head since: “We often say that we’re a self-loathing AI…

Circuit Breaker Labs hopes to make AI safer for your kids (and you)

October 2, 2026

With all the talk about how AI might one day ill us all, it’s easy to forget that AI has already harmed some people, psychologically. Circuit Breaker Labs has created “crash test dummies” to solve that.

Redefining enterprise intelligence with autonomous AI

October 2, 2026

Enterprise AI is no longer a future ambition. It is in full operational flight. Model capabilities are advancing faster than most organizations can absorb, while the cost of performance continues to fall. Globally, AI investment is set to reach $2.5 trillion in 2026, up 44% from the previous year. For many enterprises, this investment has…

Why Humanity’s Rush to Use AI Has a Blind Spot Most Leaders Are Missing

October 2, 2026

Companies are racing to adopt artificial intelligence, but buying better technology is only one part of transformation. Sustainable AI adoption requires three capacities working together.

Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery to become Skydance

October 2, 2026

The roughly $110 billion deal is expected to close October 6.

This Franchise Did $4.94 Billion in Revenue Last Year. Here’s What Its New CEO Wants to Change.

October 2, 2026

The franchise insider took on nearly every job within the company before becoming CEO.

Pope Leo XIV is not a fan of AI-generated art

October 2, 2026

“There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others,” the pope wrote. “Algorithms lack the spark of humanity.”

Laytr’s new app lets you save anything you find online, not just articles to read

October 2, 2026

Laytr lets you save articles, recipes, screenshots, videos, PDFs and more for later, while keeping your archive private and synced across your Apple devices.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Blackstone’s Jas Khaira on building the next generation of AI giants

October 2, 2026

Blackstone’s Jas Khaira will take the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on building next-gen AI. Register for your pass and get 50% off a second.

Slovenia’s .si domain sees a surge in registrations after Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ order

October 2, 2026

The .si domain name is seeing unprecedented demand after President Trump’s super intelligence executive order.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Clay’s Kareem Amin on the rise of the GTM engineer

October 2, 2026

Clay Co-founder and CEO Kareem Amin joins the AI Stage to discuss the rise of GTM engineer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register for your ticket and get a second pass at 50% off.