Today so far 2026-09-14 · 18:00 UTC

OpenAI has postponed its IPO until 2027 due to security concerns, marking a significant delay in the company's public market plans. Meanwhile, the AI industry continues to grapple with technical and safety challenges, including discussions around why machine learning research agents don't overfit and whether we should trust LLM judges when they agree, alongside emerging vulnerabilities in AI systems like hacking AI customer service agents. On the consumer side, Waymo has launched its robotaxi service in Las Vegas, and new AI-powered applications like Daydream's fashion shopping feature are integrating Apple Intelligence into everyday tools.

Remote workers report the highest well-being in study of 7,700 employees

A study of 7,704 employees at a healthcare organization found that fully remote workers reported the highest levels of well-being, while those working entirely onsite reported the lowest,…

2026-08-19 · 15:32 UTC
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New Casio F-B100W – Upgrade to the iconic F-91W after 40 years

2026-08-19 · 15:28

Mathematics in the Age of AI

2026-08-19 · 15:14

Mathematician Terence Tao examines how the mathematical community should respond to AI tools capable of performing…

Sachin Bansal’s fintech Navi raises first outside capital with $100M Prosus investment

2026-08-19 · 15:01

The investment comes amid Navi plans to go public.

AI could lower the cost of designing more efficient airplane wings

2026-08-19 · 15:00

AI agents devised a way to reduce friction of an airplane wing model even without access to a costly computer simulation

Amazon makes its AI-powered Alexa+ free on Fire TV, no Prime required

2026-08-19 · 15:00

Amazon is making its AI-powered Alexa+ assistant free on all compatible Fire TV devices in the U.S., automatically…

Amazon’s Prime Air is taking off in nearly 500 U.S. cities

2026-08-19 · 14:57

Amazon is significantly expanding its Prime Air drone delivery service, with plans to reach nearly 500 U.S.

Ornith-1.5: From Self-Scaffolding to Self-Improvement

2026-08-19 · 14:48

Ornith-1.5 is a new foundation model series that advances self-improvement by enabling models to autonomously generate…

X262: X264 with MPEG-2 Support

2026-08-19 · 14:48

X262 is a fork of the X264 video encoder that adds MPEG-2 encoding support.

Calendly throws its hat into meeting note-taker circus

2026-08-19 · 14:09

Calendly is also releasing a meeting scheduling assistant called Callie.

The founder’s secret weapon: Work at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and learn how the pros do it 

2026-08-19 · 14:02

Volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and get an insider's view of how world-class tech events get built and more.

Home batteries are suddenly cheap and everywhere. Here’s why.

2026-08-19 · 13:40

Companies including Tesla and Base Power are vying for a piece of the rapidly growing market for home batteries.

200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ deployed to scam bait online fraudsters

2026-08-19 · 13:30

Apate’s 200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ are so good at scam baiting, the company has a monthly KPI for how many F-bombs…

PostgreSQL for Everything

2026-08-19 · 13:21

PostgreSQL has proven to be a versatile, rock-solid database solution since the author began using it in 2003, offering…

TikTok Messaging Could Soon Allow Money Transfers

2026-08-19 · 13:05

TikTok is exploring a new financial feature that could change the usage of its messaging.

CareCloud confirms 3.7M patients had their medical records stolen in data breach

2026-08-19 · 13:04

The cyberattack at CareCloud resulted in one of the largest reported data breaches in the U.S.

Geolocating a random island using geometry and CUDA programming

2026-08-19 · 12:19

A researcher solved a geolocation challenge by analyzing a drone photo of a tropical island resort using geometric…

You can Venmo your college tuition, for some reason

2026-08-19 · 12:00

Kids these days don't know how good they have it.

AI isn’t close to curing cancer. This startup says it knows what it will take.

2026-08-19 · 12:00

It's the data, stupid.

GrapheneOS in 2027 available on high-end Motorola phones

2026-08-19 · 11:46

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A joke domain purchase turned in geopolitical warfare

2026-08-19 · 11:21

A joke domain purchase for tracking weather balloons (radiosondes) evolved into SondeHub, a critical infrastructure…

Air Theremin – a browser theremin you play by waving at your webcam

2026-08-19 · 10:15

Air Theremin is a browser-based musical instrument that lets users play a theremin by waving their hands at a webcam or…

Relativity Networks raises $22 million to bring a faster kind of fiber to data centers

2026-08-19 · 10:00

Relativity Networks deals in hollow-core fiber, a rarely deployed technology that allows data to be transmitted 30%…

US charges 17 Iranians over 'massive' cyber theft campaign

2026-08-19 · 09:48

Many of the alleged cyber attacks were carried out for the Iranian government, the Department of Justice says.

France Taps Mistral AI To Find Flaws In Government Systems

2026-08-19 · 09:35

The hacking of the Directorate General of Public Finances pushes the French State to review its cybersecurity strategy.

Frank, Young and more join MOTD as BBC launches four new YouTube shows

2026-08-19 · 08:22

BBC Sport will bring football fans closer to the action across TV, radio, YouTube, website and app.

The Mojo language (by Modular, now Qualcomm) is now open-source

2026-08-19 · 07:47

Modular announced that Mojo 1.0, its programming language designed for AI and heterogeneous hardware, is now fully…

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2026-08-19 · 07:06

λλ: A Programming Language for Silicon Photonics

2026-08-19 · 06:09

AI: ECB Economists Warn Tech Stocks May Be Due for a Pullback

2026-08-19 · 06:05

The ECB warns of a stock market correction related to AI.

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