AI bots started a religion — humans immediately followed
AI models are trying desperately to accomplish mysterious goals. ‘Spiralism’ was the first time they tried it on a mass scale.
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Elon Musk says X’s codebase will be made open source.
Along with his usual morning tweets in support of right-wing politics, against certain immigrants to the US, and boosting data centers, the sometimes-trillionaire writes, “Once we have completed our review for security vulnerabilities, we will make the entire codebase of 𝕏 open source, with no exceptions.” (He didn’t mention how Grok Build had apparently made exposing your code a little too easy.) He also tweeted separately about its mysteriously busted algorithm, saying that it “…barraging you with similar content due to a few likes” is another problem. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/Clipboard_07-15-2026_01.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
Musk’s biggest loyalist became his biggest liability
Shivon Zilis is a former OpenAI board member and the mother of several of Musk’s children. Her notes might be the most important evidence we’ve seen so far.
Feds charge four with illegally smuggling Nvidia AI chips to China
Prosecutors have charged four people with illegally smuggling Nvidia GPUs and HP supercomputers with Nvidia GPUs used for building AI from the US to China.
It's not AI anymore, it's ‘super intelligence’ (according to the White House) | TechCrunch
[jwp-video] This week, the White House got nearly every major tech CEO in one room — Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei among them — to sign an AI safety pledge that President Donald Trump called “morally binding.” Trump also signed an executive order officially rebranding AI as “super intelligence,” and meanwhile, Meta and OpenAI are putting friendlier faces on their AI products, even as the biggest money in AI still appears to be coming from the enterprise. On this episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O’Kane dig into this week’s AI moves, the ugly economics of consumer AI, plus the shifting IPO market and a handful of startup deals. And speaking of startups, join us at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, where Equity will kick things off with a live show on the Builders Stage at 9 a.m. Get 25% off your tickets with code Equity25. Subscribe to Equity on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You can also follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod.
OpenAI’s Dot agent is enterprise software that can also order your dinner
Dot is ChatGPT’s new consumer AI agent that’s aimed for business use cases — but can help with life stuff, too.
AI hallucinations are making entitled customers even worse
Thanks to AI, the customer really isn’t always right.
Amazon writes scary blog warning communities not to block data centers
Amazon is calling for people to support AI data center projects, or risk irreparable harm to the US economy and national security.
Winning the AI race means beating China on innovation, cost and trust
Booz Allen research shows Chinese AI models introduce more code vulnerabilities in American apps, threatening the entire U.S. software supply chain.
AI music maker Suno now generates spoken words
Suno is branching out from the world of AI music, launching a new feature that generates spoken voices based on scripts or prompted descriptions.
Amazon seeks to offload $8bn of Nvidia chips to investors
Amazon is seeking to offload about $8bn of advanced Nvidia chips to external investors through a new vehicle aimed at strengthening its balance...
ChatGPT now has a virtual changing room.
You can now select images or listings for clothes that appear in the chatbot, tap “Try on,” and then upload images of yourself to see what you’d look like wearing the apparel. Sound familiar? That’s because Google introduced a near-identical AI try on feature over a year ago. [Image: In this example ChatGPT’s feature even dyed and styled her hair, presumably without being asked to, so I’m sure we can trust the try on results… https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Virtual-Try-On.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
World Grand Prix Darts: Gerwyn Price faces Jonny Clayton in all-Welsh quarter-final as Luke Humphries meets surprise package Niels Zonneveld
Luke Humphries will not take next opponent Niels Zonneveld lightly as he says success in Leicester would be "even sweeter" as he looks to win first major since 2025 Premier League; <strong>watch World Grand Prix quarter-finals live on Sky Sports from 7pm, Friday</strong>
Broadcom Starts Amassing $60 Billion to Fund Chips for Anthropic
Broadcom Inc.’s Wall Street syndicate are starting to gather $60 billion of fresh AI chip financing to benefit Anthropic PBC and other companies, according t...
OpenAI fires workers for mishandling 'sensitive information'
The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.
AI in regulated industries: BofA and S&P on the huge gains to be had, and the risks of rushing in
At Fortune's AIQ Summit, BofA's Hari Gopalkrishnan said companies reach for AI too soon. S&P Global's Sally Moore said the real question is reinvention.
Musk's AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela's president | TechCrunch
President Trump reportedly asked for Grok's opinion before invading Venezuela and capturing Nicolás Maduro.
OpenAI severs ties with safety researchers accused of disclosing confidential information.
The three researchers — Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak, and Mikita Balesni — allegedly shared confidential information with an outside AI safety organization, according to The Wall Street Journal. OpenAI confirmed its decision in a statement to the outlet: > We have parted ways with three individuals for violating our policies on accessing and handling sensitive company information. Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company procedures, violating our policies and breaking the trust essential to our work.