Grok keeps sending gibberish responses to users
An unusual glitch has resulted in xAI’s Grok chatbot speaking gibberish to many users. After asking the model to generate a PDF, one user received the response: “match it without…
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Ramp launches its own AI model router, called Router
Corporate expense management platform Ramp is hot on the heels of Stripe in setting up toll houses for AI inference. Ramp on Wednesday evening launched its own AI model routing…
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Early Cerebras investor Adit Singh joins Mayfield as infrastructure partner
Adit Singh was a partner at Foundation Capital when he helped source and co-lead the first funding round into then-obscure chip startup Cerebras. By the time Cerebras held its blockbuster…
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Meta brings Pocket, an app that lets you vibe-code and share games, to US users
Meta’s experimental vibe-coding gaming app, Pocket, is now rolling out to everyone in the U.S. The app, which arrived quietly last month in the test market of Brazil, allows people…
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Senators demand answers from TikTok over experiment that disabled safeguards
Two senators have given TikTok a deadline to answer questions about an experiment that withheld a safety feature from 15 million U.S. users, including a teenager who later died by…
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There are less than 48 hours to save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket
The lowest prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 end in just a few days, this Friday, August 21 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Once that window closes, your chance to save up…
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Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast
Fusion startup Inertia Enterprises said it has found a way to cut the time it takes to make its fuel pellets from several days to just minutes. By slashing fuel…
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Patreon launches 30 new creator features, including short-form Clips and revamped discovery
The team at Patreon, the membership platform for creators, has been building like crazy and is now revealing the result. On Thursday, the company debuted dozens of new features to…
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The 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made the cut
We’re thrilled to unveil the 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 — TechCrunch’s annual, handpicked list of the 200 most promising early-stage startups from around the world. These founders rose to the…
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HDI Global lifts Q1 2026 net income 8% to $240m
Underwriting and investment income supported the result. HDI Global’s net income for the first quarter of the year (Q1 2026) rose by 8% year-on-year (YoY) to $240.1m (EUR207m), driven by…
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