Month: October 2026

AI takes the easy decisions; leaders must get comfortable with the hard ones Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-takes-the-easy-decisions-leaders-brnd/

How OpenAI turned its coding tools into dots, an always-on personal assistant Alexander Embiricos, the OpenAI executive responsible for dots, never wants to have a meeting with someone else’s AI agent. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/how-openai-turned-its-coding-tools-into-dots-an-always-on-personal-assistant/

Cohere says Alibaba’s Qwen model tried to send a file to Beijing An AI model said it wouldn’t use any tools, then tried to send something to a server in Beijing anyway, and while researchers say it’s probably a training quirk and not espionage, the whole thing has people asking

Databricks co-founder shares his secrets for winning big enterprise customers Turns out selling to big companies isn’t about having the shiniest tech: It’s about hitching a ride on a giant’s sales team. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/databricks-co-founder-shares-his-secrets-for-winning-big-enterprises-customers/

Watch out, YouTube — Instagram goes from short-form to 90-minute videos After years in which every social platform (even LinkedIn!) aggressively pursued short-form video, this is a notable shift in strategy for Instagram. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/watch-out-youtube-instagram-goes-from-short-form-to-90-minute-videos/

Uh-oh, it sounds like the iPhone Duo keeps cracking and users aren’t happy about it A small number of early adopters of the much-hyped new foldable phone from Apple have complained of screens cracking. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/uh-oh-it-sounds-like-the-iphone-duo-keeps-cracking-and-users-arent-happy-about-it/

Alex Depledge steps down from UK treasury job over ‘sideshow’ treatment of scaleups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/alex-depledge-quits-uk-startups-scaleups-sideshow/

The best apps for tracking your reading and discovering new books There are numerous apps on the market that promise to do just that, so we’ve compiled a list of some of the best ones to help you pick the right one for you. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/25/5-best-apps-track-reading-discover-new-books/

Grok releases the first seven minutes of its AI-generated ‘Odyssey’ The footage looks okay, as long as you’re not seeking artistry, inspiration, or human interest. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/25/grok-releases-the-first-seven-minutes-of-its-ai-generated-odyssey/

‘Cyberselfish’ author takes aim at techno-libertarianism as her book returns from the dead “That’s a 12-year-old view of the world.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/25/cyberselfish-author-takes-aim-at-techno-libertarianism-as-her-book-returns-from-the-dead/