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Grok keeps sending gibberish responses to users

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 10:32
Affected users told TechCrunch say they were using Grok Lite, and noticed the issues as early as Wednesday morning.
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The investor’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know 

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 10:27
Year after year, investors who've explored the Expo Halls, met founders, and learned from peers have proven why you need to be on the ground at Disrupt this year.
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A third of web pages published since ChatGPT’s launch show signs of AI authorship, study finds

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 10:18
ChatGPT and other AI models are now authoring and editing much of the new web.
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Early Cerebras investor Adit Singh joins Mayfield as infrastructure partner

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 10:04
At Mayfield, Singh will focus on semiconductor, cybersecurity, and physical AI investments.
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Ramp launches its own AI model router, called Router

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 09:46
Ramp has launched its own AI model routing service, dubbed Router, that lets users and companies use and switch between various large language models via an API.
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Senators demand answers from TikTok over experiment that disabled safeguards

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 09:22
The safeguard was designed to prevent users from being overwhelmed by harmful content, but TikTok wanted to determine whether it made the app less engaging.
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Meta brings Pocket, an app that lets you vibe-code and share games, to US users

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 09:07
Meta is bringing Pocket, its experimental AI-powered app for creating and sharing interactive games, to users across the U.S. after quietly testing it in Brazil.
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The 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made the cut

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 09:00
We’re thrilled to unveil the 2026 Startup Battlefield 200, our annual handpicked list of the 200 most promising early-stage startups from around the world.
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Patreon launches 30 new creator features, including short-form Clips and revamped discovery

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 09:00
Patreon is overhauling how creators get discovered, adding short-form Clips, topic-based communities, and a revamped recommendation system designed to give smaller creators more visibility.
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Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 09:00
Fusion power startup Inertia Enterprises reduced the fuel filling process from a week to just a few hours. It's one of ten hurdles the company must overcome to make a profitable power plant.
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Apollo Atomics wants to make nuclear power cheaper by shrinking an overlooked part

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 06:45
Y Combinator alumnus Apollo Atomics is shrinking a key nuclear reactor part, which promises to slash the cost of electricity below natural gas.
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AI data giant Alation confirms cyberattack

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 06:01
The data search and AI giant confirmed unauthorized access to its systems during an incident on Tuesday, and said it was investigating the breach.
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For a16z, AI gives foreign founders an advantage

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 06:00
a16z’s Borderless Founder network initiative supports immigrant and international founders. 'Having one foot in your home country, and one foot in Silicon Valley," is an advantage, the firm believes.
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US says hackers are targeting vulnerable water systems with the help of AI

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 05:43
Hackers are targeting internet-connected Siemens controllers used in water facilities around the United States.
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Meta AI’s new Mac app wants you to talk to your apps

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 05:11
Meta said its Muse Spark model is powering the dictation feature.
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Binance now lets AI agents trade, but keeping them in check is largely up to users

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 02:30
Binance's Agent OS works with tools including ChatGPT, Claude Code, and Cursor.
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Stripe didn’t really buy OpenRouter because of the ‘singularity’

Wed, 08/19/2026 - 16:32
What does a payments giant want with a startup that routes prompts between different AI models? Stripe says it's because of "the singularity" but it's really for a far more real and powerful reason.
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Waymo’s cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three cities

Wed, 08/19/2026 - 15:25
The next-generation robotaxi, called the Waymo Ojai, is central to the company's push towards mass scale, and eventually, profitability.
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OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections

Wed, 08/19/2026 - 15:10
A competition is developing between OpenAI and Anthropic over who can provide the best privacy protections for enterprise customer data.
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Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup

Wed, 08/19/2026 - 14:51
SpaceX was reportedly in talks to buy AI coding startup Cognition. SpaceX has already acquired Cursor as it races to catch up to rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic in enterprise AI.
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