Innovation, AI & Digital Frontier
The use of AI systems to create viruses opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. It also raises concerns about the pace at which technology is outstripping regulation.
SpaceX and Tesla are building a massive semiconductor fab in Texas that will depend on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels.
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When I haul my 27-inch desktop monitor into the garage to film fun gadget videos… or want to play Japanese SNES games with friends… or lose the AC adapter for my old external hard disk… I can now powe...
kMaybe feeling left out from the questionable hype train of “Our AI models can’t be trusted”, Anthropic has released reports that their Claude model has “reached the Internet” and accessed…read more
Investigation into whether staff improperly accessed Minnie Merriman’s file after she was named for the first time this week
Clinicians and researchers say AI companies need to open up their safety data.
If you use a Qi or MagSafe charger, it's important for your phone and the charging speed that you get the right kind of case.
We’re still in the dog days of summer—keep your cool with deals on the best fans we’ve tested for on the go and at home.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and speaker lineup reflect that.
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Website support widget lasted 18 months before Redmond ended the conversation
TikTok owner training a model with 10 trillion parameters.
SK Hynix has announced that it will invest $38.1 billion to build two new memory chip facilities in South Korea.
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We expected them to be there, but they had previously been too small to see.
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A court rules that a hold on all wind projects clearly violates the law.
Article URL:https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/july-2026-jobs-report-rcna591138Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49209546Points: 87# Comments: 29
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