on-prem Tech giant walks away from flagship Essex project as power connection delays threaten to leave nation’s AI ambitions waiting until the 2030s Microsoft has reportedly pulled out of plans for Britain’s…
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Saudi military official paid for OpenAI ‘spy’s’ wife and son to fly back to kingdom: docs
An accused OpenAI spy got help from a member of the Saudi military in attempting to ship his family back to the kingdom just before his arrest for allegedly bugging the company’s…
SpaceX alum’s aviation startup, Reliable Robotics, lands $115M, topping $1B valuation
Reliable Robotics has been working for nearly a decade to commercialize autonomous flying technology that can be installed on existing aircraft. Now, with a $115 million funding boost, the Mountain View, California-based…
Replika’s founder built the AI assistant she pitched at Disrupt 12 years ago
Twelve years ago today, Eugenia Kuyda stood up onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt and presented a conversational chatbot called IO that acted as a lifestyle concierge to help people book restaurants and vacations…
Otter AI raises $320M from General Catalyst’s growth fund for its meeting tool
Meeting notetaking tool Otter.ai announced on Tuesday that it has raised $320 million from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF), which provides capital to startups without diluting equity and gets returns on…
Anthropic books staggering $81B loss, warns of data center backlash as Amodei siblings draw modest salaries
Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic booked a staggering $80.7 billion net loss in the first half of 2026 — mostly from accounting charges — as it warned that growing opposition to data centers…
Perplexity Makes It Easier To Run AI Workflows Entirely On Your Own Mac
You’ll need a Mac with at least 36GB of RAM, however. Perplexity At the start of September, Perplexity introduced Hybrid Compute, an update to its Computer app that gave users…
ChatGPT now lets you lock your chats
OpenAI announced on Tuesday that users can now lock ChatGPT conversations to keep sensitive chats private when others may have access to their screen or device. Users can secure their locked chats…
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US judge dismisses sexual abuse lawsuit from Sam Altman’s sister | Sam Altman
A judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Sam Altman’s sister against him on Tuesday. Ann Altman accused the OpenAI CEO of repeatedly sexually abusing her more than two decades ago, which he…