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Trump plans to honor Microsoft’s CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the company

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump planned to celebrate tech billionaires such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday, only to get upstaged hours before the event when Vice President JD Vance announced that Microsoft was being suspended from a program that allows companies to apply for green cards for skilled foreign workers with H-1B visas.

Keep calm and enter 'bunker mode,' crypto bros say

Crypto bros are warning that AI-accelerated math could compromise wallet security, a day after OpenAI said its models drove new results.

Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy join Disrupt 2026

Ben Longmier (Ambrosia Energy) and Bill Thayer (Bloom Energy) join the Smart Systems Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Register now to save up to $100.

IBM Cyber Response Chief: After 26 Years in Incident Response, I'm More Concerned About Burnout Than AI

I’ve spent two and a half decades responding to cyber incidents or leading teams of people who do. Over that time, I’ve watched the threat landscape evolve from opportunistic attacks and early internet worms to organized cybercrime, ransomware syndicates, and nation-state campaigns. Each major shift brought new technology, new tactics, and new challenges for defenders.

Google is launching a one-stop Gemini agent for your work tasks

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Artificial is a wicked satire that also sticks to the facts

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How Meta got ahead of OpenAI in the AI agent race

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Cal AI's 19-year-old founder just raised $10M for his new AI startup

Zach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of popular Cal AI calorie tracking app, has launched a new personal AI agent startup that competes with Instinct, Muse, and Bee.

5 days to Disrupt 2026: Don’t pay more at the door for your pass

The global tech ecosystem gathers at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 at San Francisco’s Moscone West on Oct. 13-15. Get your pass now to save up to $100.

The FCC might let political groups send you more AI robocalls.

It banned AI robocalls in 2024, but the Associated Press reports Brendan Carr’s FCC is considering a waiver that would allow political calls “using an artificial or prerecorded voice—including an AI-generated voice— without obtaining prior express consent.” If the waiver’s granted, it could mean an influx of AI calls ahead of the midterm elections.

64% of Americans think AI is moving too fast—and 8 in 10 want it kept under human control

Worries around artificial intelligence cross party lines, with the vast majority of Americans saying the U.S. government should prioritize keeping AI under human control and protecting workers.

Google releases a new local-first Granola competitor

Google’s new AI Edge Foresight app takes on Granola with an offline meeting note-taker that can transcribe conversations, generate notes, and answer questions using on-device AI.