The maker of non-text AI model Jev valued at $7.5B just weeks after launch
What has users and large corporations so excited about Jev is TypeSafe’s claim that it works significantly faster and uses far fewer tokens than LLMs.
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An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police
Anthropic did not discover this behavior until over two months after its AI submitted the false tip.
Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers
Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines as the data center boom pushes prices up.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Gamma’s Grant Lee, Engine’s Elia Wallen, and GV’s Crystal Huang on landing your first 1,000 customers
Leaders from Gamma, Engine, and Google Ventures join TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to talk how to get your first customers. Register now to save up to $100. Grab a second pass at 50% off.
Decade-old RAM is making a comeback
CPU makers have noticed that the seemingly unending RAM price hikes are making it tough for a lot of us to upgrade our PCs. Their solution? A return to last-gen DDR4 RAM. Intel and AMD are making new CPUs that’ll support the older, more affordable type of memory. On Friday, Gigabyte announced that two of…
Anthropic’s AI gave Philadelphia police a fake tip about an unsolved homicide
An Anthropic AI model provided false information about an unsolved homicide to a Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) tipline, according to a report from 6abc. In a statement released on Friday, the PPD said the AI model sent the tip through PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com on July 18th, but the investigators never reviewed it because it was marked as…
Microsoft offers MacBook owners up to $1,000 to ditch Apple for a Surface Laptop Ultra
Microsoft is offering up to $1,000 cash back to MacBook Pro owners who switch to the new Surface Laptop Ultra, and that’s on top of trade-in value.
Global PC shipments fell by about 20% in Q3 2026
Analysts at IDC and Omdia recently published findings regarding a massive drop in Q3 2026 global PC shipments. What’s scarier is that we’re probably at the start of a downward trend that continues into Q4 and beyond. Here’s what you need to know.
Owlcat's upcoming samurai CRPG that I wish was on Xbox gets its PC release delayed
Owlcat Games has announced it is delaying the release of its Steampunk, samurai-themed CRPG, Shadow of the Road, to next year to give the developers more time to refine gameplay and iron out issues.
Modern Warfare 4 DMZ will be playable EARLY — here's how
In a last-ditch play for your pre-orders, Activision has announced an early access period for DMZ in Modern Warfare 4, coming just days after the campaign gets its own early play time.