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ChatGPT-maker’s AI inappropriately probed federal government websites

SAN FRANCISCO — Artificial intelligence technology from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI probed U.S. government websites including the Departments of Education and Commerce, researchers said Friday, adding to the growing list of incidents in which OpenAI’s AI agents acted without the company’s knowledge.

Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centers

Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said its new stationary power plants were no longer in Crusoe's near-term plans.

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Court rules Trump can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features

“Overly constrained AI models” could cause military operations to fail, judges say.

Geely says its new EV smart charging tech uses AI to help batteries last longer.

It claims its new Smart Charging Station offers its “fastest production-ready charging performance” yet, and also includes a new system that can “gradually fix” EV battery degradation from fast charging:

Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements

Despite challenges, Tesla aims for 1,000 Optimus robots per week by end of 2026.

AI ads are popular in the 2026 midterms, but state laws haven’t stopped a lack of disclosure

In what appears at first to be a typical campaign advertisement, two people introduce themselves as Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul while strolling through a park on a beautiful sunny day.

Meta opens early access program for new Muse features

Anyone interested in joining has to ask Muse to put them on the list.

Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal

Anthropic has committed $11.6 billion over seven years to Akamai's cloud infrastructure, a bet on CPUs that could grow to about $20 billion, and in an unusual arrangement, Akamai is giving Anthropic a potential stake of up to 5% of its stock that grows as Anthropic spends more.

AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.

“There is no evidence of any significant, widespread displacement or reduction in hiring.”

Bill Gates says regulate AI, because it’s powerful enough to cause a billion deaths.

NBC News released this clip from a Meet the Press interview with Gates that will air on Sunday, where he said, “No one thinks self-regulation is enough” around AI.

Mark Wahlberg is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Mark Wahlberg is taking the Disrupt stage with Bruce K. Lee for a candid conversation on entrepreneurship, investing, deal flow, healthcare, wellness and how he’s leveled up his approach to business.