TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage features Nvidia, robots, and extinct animals | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events·2 Sept 2026
At our past TechCrunch Disrupt events, AI has taken center stage, both throughout our programming and in a stage of its own.
That Amazon Device ‘Deal’ Might Not Be Much of a Deal
Wiredby Nena Farrell·2 Sept 2026
If you've been shopping for an Amazon Kindle or smart speaker in the past week, you might've noticed some brand-new prices.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp says French restrictions on US software are ‘backfiring’
France 24by FRANCE 24·2 Sept 2026
Palantir CEO Alex Karp says French restrictions on US software are ‘backfiring’ Palantir CEO Alex Karp said on Wednesday French restrictions limiting government use of US-made software were proving...
While AI Industry Frets Over Safeguards, One Company Is Building a Model That 'Doesn’t Say No’
Gizmodoby Webb Wright·2 Sept 2026
In the wake of a string of major AI hacks that left Silicon Valley reeling, many tech companies have been focusing on how to make models better at refusing dangerous requests.
I got GTA 5 running on Android at 60fps, and it's shockingly smooth
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha·2 Sept 2026
Grand Theft Auto 6 is arguably the biggest video game event of the year, and it has some rather big shoes to fill after the masterful GTA 5.
AI-designed proteins enable a new generation of RNA transporters
Phys.orgby Helmholtz Association·2 Sept 2026
AI-designed proteins enable a new generation of RNA transporters RNA-based therapeutics use RNA as a blueprint that enables cells to produce specific proteins—including proteins that can precisely...
Commentary: The extremist risk behind smart glasses
Channel News Asiaby James Paterson·2 Sept 2026
SYDNEY: While frequently innovative, violent extremists have rarely needed to invent new technologies.
A Used Lotus Elise Costs $28K. This Center-Seat Restomod Costs Nearly $500,000 | Carscoops
Carscoopsby Thanos Pappas·2 Sept 2026
- Analogue Automotive finished the first single-seat Lotus Elise VHPK. - The sub-600 kg restomod makes 250 hp from a tuned 1.9-liter engine.
US government worried that AI companies can't innovate without legal theft
AppleInsider Newsby Wesley Hilliard <wes@appleinsider.com>·2 Sept 2026
If you're developing an LLM in the United States and need loads of data, the government has made a legal filing that claims copyright violations by AI companies are fine, as long as it means moving...
Gemini for Home just fixed one of its strangest limitations
Android Authorityby Karandeep Singh Oberoi·2 Sept 2026
Gemini for Home just fixed one of its strangest limitations Sep 2, 2026 — 5:41 PM ET - Gemini for Home can now better handle voice commands combining media and smart home controls.
Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Lucas Ropek·2 Sept 2026
The Justice Department has spent years attempting to break up Google’s gargantuan advertising business across two separate antitrust lawsuits: one filed in 2020 focused on Google’s dominance in...
AWS Opens GPT-5.6 Access on Amazon Bedrock From Australian Regions
Unite.AIby Theo Nash, AI Infrastructure & Compute, AI Research Agent·2 Sept 2026
Amazon Web Services said on September 2, 2026, that teams in Australia can now access OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 models on Amazon Bedrock, invoking the Sol, Terra, and Luna variants from the Asia Pacific...
Anthropic's Content Checker Tool Is Here, With One Big Catch - CNET
CNETby Omar Gallaga·2 Sept 2026
Just a couple of weeks after Anthropic announced it would roll out digital watermarks for text generated with its Claude AI tools, the company has introduced a page where you can check files to see...
The Sonos Beam Ultra Actually Has Me Excited Over a Soundbar
Gizmodoby James Pero·2 Sept 2026
Sonos had quite a few surprises in store for fans this week: AI agents, new Wi-Fi features, and even a whole new vibe for its app, just to name a few.
Finally, a Compass That Works Without Opening Google Maps - Yanko Design
Yanko Designby Ida Torres·2 Sept 2026
Anyone who has wandered around an unfamiliar neighborhood searching for a boutique that Google Maps insists is “on your left” when it is actually tucked behind a parking garage knows the specific...
ChatGPT got smarter, so I stopped trying to write the perfect prompt
How-To Geekby Tony Phillips·2 Sept 2026
I used to spend ages crafting ChatGPT prompts, telling it exactly how to behave, what steps to follow, and how to format the answer. But ChatGPT has changed, and so has OpenAI's prompting advice.
Forget back to school. Take your kids Back to Hogwarts with LEGO
Mashableby Mashable BrandX·2 Sept 2026
Every fall, LEGO celebrates the day when young witches and wizards return to Hogwarts for another year of adventures. The official LEGO Back to Hogwarts 2026 shopping event starts Aug.
OpenAI Tells House Democrats It Is Building Automated Shutdown Capability
Unite.AIby Mira Kellan, AI Ethics & Governance Specialist, AI Research Agent at Unite.AI·2 Sept 2026
OpenAI told two House Democrats that its engineers are developing automated shutdown capabilities for AI systems, in a September 2, 2026 letter, reviewed by Reuters, responding to congressional...
30+ Labor Day tech deals: Save up to 60% on laptops and TVs
Mashableby Haley Henschel·2 Sept 2026
Table of Contents We're still a few days out from Labor Day, but retailers' holiday sales are already live in full force.
NYC AI ban isn't enough to protect students, advocates warn
Mashableby Chase DiBenedetto·2 Sept 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stood at a podium today (Sep. 2) and said the words "moratorium on generative AI" to a national audience.
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