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Scoop: Trump, Johnson and tech CEOs to meet on AI Sept. 29

The meeting comes as pressure mounts on Washington to regulate the frontier AI companies.

Who is attending the White House dinner for Chinese leader Xi Jinping?

Government officials, AI executives and some of the country’s most prominent CEOs plan to gather in the White House East Room on Thursday night for a state dinner honoring Chinese leader Xi Jinping, capping a day of elaborate ceremony aimed at stabilizing the fragile relationship between the United States and its chief geopolitical rival.

Peter Thiel says America's anti-AI backlash is a self-inflicted wound

"It's often somewhat too easy to simply blame it on China," Peter Thiel told Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner on the "MD Meets" podcast.

Why Evals Are So Hot Right Now

Plus: Where we stand on Grok 4.7, a workflow for going viral on social media, and why every company needs a Slack agent

White House asks OpenAI and Anthropic to hold new models from UK testers until US review, sources say.

The White House has asked OpenAI and Anthropic not to share their new AI models with the UK's testing agency until US government review.

Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar gives Google’s AI a face

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Oracle's 'Force Majeure' Notice Raises Questions About the Company's Ability to Deliver on AI Data Centers

Oracle shares were down about 4% on Thursday amid investor questions about its ability to deliver on its massive AI infrastructure expansion.

Buy one and get a second Disrupt pass at 50% off

Buy one pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and get 50% off a second of the same ticket type. Register before event starts on October 13 at 8 a.m. PT.

PrismML brings its tiny LLMs to Qualcomm-powered smart glasses

Prism's larger goal is open-weight AI that runs on devices and makes better use of the computing power they already have.

YouTuber Elliot Choy says an AI Kalshi ad stole one of his videos and changed his race.

Everything is gambling now: the latest news on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi

What’s going on with this Trump picture?

On Thursday, Trump posted a picture to Truth Social of himself with Chinese President Xi Jinping that doesn’t comport with Getty Images of the event. Why does Trump only have one glove? Why did the face of the woman in the background change? The answer could include anything from uprezzing to “zooming out” the camera to deliberately replacing faces with AI.

Summerween, anyone? Walmart and Mars use AI to prepare candy and costumes for an early Halloween rush

Mars and Walmart leverage AI for Halloween supply chain optimization as consumers start buying earlier. AI aids in inventory management.