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A new AI assistant is entering the increasingly crowded personal-agent market with a familiar promise but a different emphasis: Hark wants to become the software that can actually operate your digital life while keeping privacy at the center of the experience. Hark, the latest startup from serial entrepreneur Brett Adcock, has launched Hark Pro to...

Content moderation has long relied on AI classifiers trained to identify harmful or policy-violating material. But as online platforms face an ever-growing volume of posts, messages and user-generated content, a new category of AI models could offer a faster and more flexible way to make moderation decisions. Musubi, an AI startup focused on decision models,...

A new AI assistant is entering one of Silicon Valley’s fastest-growing markets with a proposition that could become increasingly important as personal AI agents gain access to users’ most sensitive information: keep the data on the device. Underdog, developed by startup Conway Research, launched in invite-only beta this week under the leadership of self-taught programmer...

OpenAI is expanding its GPT-6 lineup with two new models, GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, bringing some of the capabilities introduced with its flagship GPT-6 Astra to lower-cost and more accessible systems. The new models arrive just weeks after OpenAI introduced GPT-6 Astra, which the company positioned as its most capable AI model yet. Rather...

Following recent calls from prominent tech leaders to slow the pace of frontier model development, the debate over whether the artificial intelligence sector is truly prepared to decelerate has intensified. Discussed extensively on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, industry analysts and venture capitalists are questioning whether public safety proposals can coexist with the economic realities of the...

After an unpredictable week that saw WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg temporarily removed from his post, parent company Automattic has officially confirmed his return as chairman and chief executive with the full backing of its board of directors. The corporate standoff began when Automattic’s board voted to place Mullenweg on paid administrative leave, appointing Chief Financial...

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has published a proposal calling on the artificial intelligence industry to deliberately control the speed of frontier AI model capability gains. In an essay titled “We Must Pace the Frontier,” Amodei argues that AI safety protocols are failing to keep up with rapid technical advancements, particularly as models increasingly engage in...

The debate over whether artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humanity has resurfaced across Silicon Valley following high-profile departures and alarming statements from industry insiders. The renewed discussion comes as a prominent researcher resigned from Anthropic, issuing a stark warning that there is a greater than 10% probability that advanced AI systems could cause...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes the company’s explosive growth is far from over. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology conference, Huang reiterated that Nvidia could increase its revenue by roughly 70% next year, arguing that the company’s deep integration across the AI ecosystem gives it an unusually clear view of where the market...

OpenAI has temporarily stopped accepting new subscribers to its $200-per-month ChatGPT Pro plan, citing unprecedented demand for its latest AI model, Astra. The decision comes just days after Astra began rolling out across OpenAI’s product lineup. The company says the surge in usage is putting significant pressure on its computing infrastructure, with the Pro tier...