Companies are still grappling with exactly how software development should work in the AI area, but one early answer is the so-called software factory. Essentially an agent loop that’s built around the traditional stages of software development, the software factory approach has become a popular way for companies to remake their engineering organizations for the AI era.
Now, a system from…
After numerous lawsuits over AI chatbots’ lack of safety measures, leading to teens’ suicides and other mental health concerns, OpenAI on Monday announced the launch of ChatGPT for Teens. The new product promises to include additional safety measures, as well as…
Perplexity spent the past year running one of the biggest AI growth experiments, giving its premium service away to customers of Indian telecom giant Airtel. Now, as the earliest of those free subscriptions expire, the results are starting to emerge, offering an early test…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently pushed back against the idea that he’s been painting an overly pessimistic picture of artificial intelligence and how it might shape the future.
Amodei’s comments came in response to investor Gavin Baker, who argued – both on the All-In podcast and on X – that Amodei’s warnings about the dangers of AI have helped to fuel a backlash…
Startup Groq has raised $350 million as it continues to pivot from an AI chipmaker to a neocloud company that provides powerful GPUs and AI infrastructure services.
The new capital, led by investment firm Disruptive with planned participation from Nvidia, values the company…
How to tell if your AI platforms’ accounts have been hacked
August 18, 2026
Just like any other online service, hackers can target and break into your accounts on popular AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity.
TechCrunch has created a comprehensive guide to help you protect yourself if you suspect someone has broken into your account…
Anthropic published a blog post Friday seeking to answer some basic questions about how it will watermark the text generated by its chatbot Claude. Such as: How will the watermarking actually work? Can it be hidden with editing? And how does this affect code?
Claude users have been debating the move since the company revealed earlier this week that it would be doing this watermarking to comply…
Kog is going deeper to squeeze more inference out of GPUs
August 17, 2026
The race for faster AI inference is on, and markets gave Cerebras and its purpose-built chips a warm welcome in its IPO debut in May. But French startup Kog is betting that there’s a lot more power to be squeezed out of conventional GPUs.
The startup hit the front page…
After years of snapping up wind and solar developments, hyperscalers like Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft are betting that natural gas will power the data centers behind their lofty AI ambitions. But a new research report suggests they may regret their newfound affinity…
IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push
August 14, 2026
IBM on Thursday announced its partnership with OpenAI to bring the AI company’s models and tools to more enterprise customers, opening another avenue for OpenAI to connect with some of the world’s largest companies through IBM’s global consulting business as competition for corporate AI spending intensifies.
The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, comes less than a year…
