Agility Robotics plants its flag in Tesla's backyard | TechCrunch — Agility is opening a new training center for its Digit robots in Fremont, California.
OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time | TechCrunch — OpenAI claims its reasoning model disproved a geometry conjecture unsolved since 1946 — and this time, the mathematicians who exposed its last embarrassing claim are backing it up.
Laufen spotlights reinvented identity in Experience Tomorrow installations — <p>Promotion: Swiss bathroom specialist Laufen presented two installations during this year's Milan design week, which showcased its latest material innovation and a refreshed brand image. Both Experienc
Researchers trained an open source AI search agent, Harness-1, that outperforms GPT-5.4 on recalling relevant information — <p>A joint research collaboration between researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), UC Berkeley, and the open source AI-native v
Liquid AI's smallest model yet LFM2.5-230M beats models 4X its size at data extraction, can run 'anywhere' — <p>Liquid AI, founded by former MIT computer scientists, today released its smallest AI language model yet, <a…
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GitHub says hackers stole data from thousands of internal repositories | TechCrunch — The code hosting giant GitHub said it was investigating a breach, but said there was no evidence of customer data theft.
Saxum outdoor tiles by Casalgrande Padana — <p>Dezeen Showroom: Italian tile brand Casalgrande Padana celebrates the natural beauty and charming irregularity of natural stone with its Saxum outdoor tiles. The Saxum porcelain stoneware tiles come in delicate earthy and sandy…
Exhibition highlighting women's uncredited work among projects from EMMA Creative Centre Pforzheim — <p>Dezeen School Shows: a woven exhibition that seeks to spotlight uncredited labour by women is among the projects from EMMA Creative Centre Pforzheim. Also featured are…
Patronus AI lands $50M to build ‘digital worlds’ that stress-test AI agents | TechCrunch — Agent-testing startup Patronus AI, founded by former Meta AI researchers, is experiencing nearly insatiable demand, its investor says.
These two founders left Goldman and Meta to build voice AI for markets everyone else overlooked | TechCrunch — The startup's own stack for Africa and Middle East is now handling more than 17,000 calls per day.
Backed by $60M in funding, Oak steps out of stealth to fix the identity mess that AI agents are making worse | TechCrunch — Cofounded by senior entrepreneur Shai Morag, Israeli identity management startup Oak is emerging out of stealth with $60 million in seed funding.
MiniMax teases upcoming M3 model with new sparse attention mechanism and 15.6X long-context response speed boost — <p>Among the many Chinese AI companies and laboratories vying for market share and attention (no pun intended) on the global marketplace, <a href="https://www.minima
The Heist - AVC — On Saturday, September 9th, the Gotham Gal and I arrived at JFK airport after an eight-hour flight from Paris. While waiting for our luggage, I got pushed a notification in my web3 wallet that there was an NFT drop underway that I could participate in. So I clic
Waymo says it built a better benchmark for comparing robotaxis to humans | TechCrunch — Waymo created a new computer model to help it better understand how humans behave in crash scenarios that its robotaxis encounter.
US launches more strikes on Iran as Strait of Hormuz standoff deepens — The US has launched a new wave of strikes on Iran targeting Tehran's ability to threaten shipping in the strait.
Spotify to adopt Apple’s new video podcast tech, offering creators easier cross-platform distribution | TechCrunch — Spotify will let creators distribute and monetize video podcasts on Apple Podcasts using Apple’s HLS streaming technology, without changing their existing workflow
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Dezeen Debate features "proper dystopian" Prairie Ark Gallery — The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Prairie Ark gallery by Chinese architecture studio Büro Ziyu Zhuang, which resembles a flying saucer. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.
OpenAI says hackers stole some data after latest code security issue | TechCrunch — OpenAI said the damage was limited to the employees’ devices, and did not affect user data nor its production systems, and none of its intellectual property was stolen.
"Exuberant" tiled facade fronts Bad Roman Beverly Hills by GRT Architects — <p>Brooklyn studio GRT Architects has completed a second location for maximalist restaurant Bad Roman, creating an "evolution" of the New York original in Beverly Hills. Bad Roman Beverly Hills opens this
Meta's Oversight Board says account bans lack due process, transparency | TechCrunch — Meta's board cites "due process" concerns over account bans. It's also pushing Meta to offer clear information about violations and its use in AI in making its determinations.
Sam Altman makes 'mic drop' offer to every Y Combinator startup | TechCrunch — Altman offered to have OpenAI invest in every single startup in this Y Combinator class: tokens for equity.
Spotify now lets you 'clip' moments from your favorite podcast | TechCrunch — With the new scissors icon, you can clip favorite moments from podcasts and share them with your audience.
Startup Battlefield is returning to Australia — here's what happened the last time we came to Sydney | TechCrunch — On August 19, Startup Battlefield is returning to Sydney in partnership with Stripe, one of the world's most iconic technology companies. We're taking over Stripe T
Amazon fulfillment competitor Stord raises $250M at $3B valuation | TechCrunch — Stord was founded in 2015 by then-college students CEO Sean Henry and CTO Jacob Boudreau while they were still at Georgia Tech.
Rivian owners file lawsuit alleging false promises on self-driving features | TechCrunch — Plaintiffs in the class action complaint allege Rivian falsely promised for years it would bring hands-free driving to its first-generation R1 vehicles.
Anthropic's Claude Fable is a version of Mythos the public can access today | TechCrunch — Anthropic is releasing Claude Fable 5, its first Mythos-class model available to the public. The model comes with guardrails that block responses in high-risk areas like cybersecurity and b
Is Gaudí the greatest architect ever? — <p>Why is Gaudí so widely admired? Is there a darker side to his architecture? And should he be made a saint? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. This month marks 100 years since the death of Antoni Gaudí, one of the most…
Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered off Sicily coast — Italy's culture minister says it is one of the most important underwater archaeological finds in years.
MVRDV wins competition for "new world wonder" in the Netherlands — <p>Architecture studio MVRDV has been revealed as the winner of social enterprise Shift's competition to design a €240 million landmark in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The winning proposal, named Rotterdam…
The Cars We’d Use to Introduce a Kid to the Car Hobby — When we thought about which vehicle we’d choose to get a kid excited about the vintage-car hobby, the exercise brought us back to the basics: The fascinating intricacy of an engine or suspension setup,…