"There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others," the pope wrote. "Algorithms lack the spark of humanity."
Laytr lets you save articles, recipes, screenshots, videos, PDFs, and more for later, while keeping your archive private and synced across your Apple devices.
The .si domain name is seeing unprecedented demand after President Trump's super intelligence executive order.
Clay Co-founder and CEO Kareem Amin joins the AI Stage to discuss the rise of GTM engineer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register for your ticket and get a second pass at 50% off.
A viral photo that initially appeared to show a pair of leaves turned out to be something entirely different--a pair of Oleander hawk moths.
Today is the last day to book your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. From October 13–15, 10,000+ founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders will arrive at San Francisco’s Moscone West looking for companies, products, ideas, and people worth knowing. The question is…
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The company delivered more than 486,000 EVs in the third quarter, down from last year's record but moving in a positive direction.
The health tech software giant, which makes the widely used MyChart system for accessing medical data, will focus on fixing security bugs for the next few weeks.
Deliveries jumped roughly 45% compared to the same quarter last year, with Rivian delivering more than 19,000 EVs.
The company says around 14 vehicles may be affected, and that it has resolved the issue on the assembly line.
Internet users in parts of the Philippines experienced slow or intermittent connectivity on Friday following the reported outage of submarine cable segments connecting the country to Singapore and Hong Kong.
Two meteor showers are expected to illuminate the sky this month, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration"s (PAGASA) October 2026 Calendar of Astronomical Events.
Google DeepMind has launched Gemini 4 Argon, a frontier AI model featuring a 1 million output token capacity and specialized capabilities for software engineering and cybersecurity defense.
A new California law places new rules on autonomous vehicles operators.
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.
Today, gig economy drivers are classified as contractors. This settlement clears up a lingering lawsuit from 2020 when that was still an unanswered issue.
Kevin Mandia, best known as the founder of Mandiant, has a new startup that is using agent swarms to test and protect enterprises.
President Trump reportedly asked for Grok's opinion before invading Venezuela and capturing Nicolás Maduro.
OpenAI is rolling out new shopping features for ChatGPT that let users virtually try on clothing and accessories using their own photos and save products they like to a Favorites library.
Google launched its first advanced chip into orbit to pave the way for space data centers.
Fervo Energy completed its first power plant in less than two years. The next phases promise to connect to the grid even quicker.
OpenAI has parted ways with three safety researchers after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive company information, report says.
Opus 5.5’s biggest tell is the word “dependable,” which pops up 23 times more often than in human samples.
When Igor Dobrianskyi looks at a car dealership lot, he doesn't see rows of cars — he sees millions of dollars just sitting there, depreciating. Come see MyMonthlyCar in the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, taking place October 13 to 15 in San Francisco.
Amazon Web Services' Strand Labs has released the latest Jevalike decision model, Strands Decider 2B.
Shopify’s new Canvas site builder lets merchants create and customize their online stores by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick, while watching the changes happen in real time.
The California state bill would have penalized people who secretly recorded people in public with wearables equipped with cameras and microphones.
The CEO promised to get more specific about his vision. But the details are still absent.
Brian Chesky on making Airbnb agent-friendly, the state of consumer AI, and why the world needs an AI-native operating system.
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