Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says AI models need an ‘emergency brake’
In Brief Posted: 2:47 PM PDT · October 10, 2026 Image Credits:Dan DeLong Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is the latest...
Month: October 2026
Apple discloses deal to hire team and license tech from personalized podcast startup Huxe
Apple revealed in a regulatory filing that it has reached an agreement to bring on team members and technology from...
CFTC Draws the Line Between Prediction Markets and Gambling in New Rules
In brief The CFTC issued two measures Friday: a proposed rule expanding the “swap” definition to include event contracts ,...
This Sam Altman-Backed Life Insurer Runs Entirely on Bitcoin, and Just Raised $37.5 Million
In brief Meanwhile, which calls itself the first life insurer licensed to operate entirely in Bitcoin, raised $37.5 million from...
Here’s a Way to Predict When AI Chatbots Will Turn Bad
In brief George Washington University physicists Neil Johnson and Frank Yingjie Huo published a formula that estimates how many good...
3 days to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Meet the startups before they hit mainstream
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts in just three days. Moscone West is getting ready, hundreds of startups are preparing to show...
Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a gift to Putin
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned Donald Trump's announcement of a deal to import Russian diesel into the US.Zelensky called...
Here are the top AI agents that can live in your text messages
Rather than downloading another app, a growing number of agents can simply be texted like an ordinary person. You text...
French Committee Backs Stablecoin Swap Tax and Crypto Exit Tax, Then Rejects the Budget
In brief France's Finance Committee adopted an amendment treating swaps of crypto into MiCA-regulated stablecoins as taxable sales from Jan....
Here’s what happened in crypto today
Today in crypto, Meanwhile, a Sam Altman-backed life insurer licensed to operate completely in Bitcoin, announced $37.5 million in new...