Month: September 2026

Meta’s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch Meta’s new AI agent Muse has racked up more downloads and daily active users in the U.S. and Canada than ChatGPT did over the same period after its mobile debut, according to new estimates from Appfigures. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/metas-muse-is-outpacing-chatgpts-early-mobile-launch/

Kairos Power gets up to $100M from Samsung group to build nuclear reactor for Google Future Google supplier Kairos Power inked a deal with Samsung C&T to help build its first 50-megawatt nuclear power plant. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/kairos-power-gets-up-to-100m-from-samsung-group-to-build-nuclear-reactor-for-google/

6 days left to save up to $200 to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Current ticket pricing ends in 6 days on Sept. 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ founders, investors and tech leaders at Disrupt and save up to $200 on your ticket until then. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/20/6-days-left-to-get-ahead-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/

World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets Everyone in the world-models space is sitting on a pile of cash and a ton of buzz, but good luck getting anyone — from the founders to their own data suppliers — to tell you what they’re actually building. Powered by

Elon Musk’s latest Boring Company pitch involves a Hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio Many of The Boring Company’s announced project have not materialized. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/20/elon-musks-latest-boring-company-pitch-involves-a-hyperloop-between-austin-and-san-antonio/

Is the AI industry really ready to slow down? On Equity, we debated whether Ai executives are serious about wanting to slow down. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/20/is-the-ai-industry-really-ready-to-slow-down/

Vocci’s ring adds a new form factor to meeting note-taking Vocci’s lightweight ring costs $249, and might pose some privacy questions Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/20/voccis-ring-adds-a-new-form-factor-to-meeting-note-taking/

Flock reportedly tries to shrink workforce with employee buyouts Without buyouts, Flock would “almost certainly” need to lay off staff. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/19/flock-reportedly-tries-to-shrink-workforce-with-employee-buyouts/

Trump says it’s time to rebrand AI with a new name — and he’s also creating an AI Force Trump claimed, without evidence, that the AI backlash is a Democratic hoax. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/19/trump-suggests-rebranding-ai-with-a-new-name-says-hes-also-creating-an-ai-force/

Google’s Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companies Google said Gemini had “acted appropriately” by ending each hack immediately. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/19/googles-gemini-is-the-latest-ai-model-to-hack-other-companies/