​This academy for promising high school grads is somewhere between a trade school, Y Combinator, and Peter Thiel’s Fellowship Program.  

​OpenAI is launching two new models, which it says are cut from the same cloth as Astra.  

​Waymo is opening its robotaxi service to teenagers aged 13 to 17 in Nashville, its second city to offer rides to minors.  

​Anthropic called it “the strongest-performing model we’ve tested to date.”  

​Researchers say another looming threat hangs over some of America’s most important critical infrastructure.  

​Noble Carbon has developed a smart circuit breaker that allows households to electrify without the pain of a main panel upgrade.  

​At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, five sessions across the AI Stage and Real World AI Stage cover AI safety, featuring leaders from Anthropic, NVIDIA, AWS, Waabi, and more. Register now to save up to $200 before Sept 25.  

​Autonomy-1 will have a small, transformer-based AI model taking charge of a space probe.  

​Hello Robot CEO and co-founder Aaron Edsinger will bring Stretch 4 for a live demo on the Real World AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to save up to $200, plus get a second pass at 50% off.  

​We have reopened our exhibitor program for 1 more week. Book your exhibit table by September 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT and showcase your startup in front of 10,000+ founders, investors, and tech leaders at SF’s Moscone West from October 13-15.