Rebecca Bellan

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Meta’s new Glimmer AI model offers a hint at Zuckerberg’s personal intelligence vision - techcrunch.com

Business August 11, 2026

Meta on Monday released Muse Glimmer, an open-weight model designed to power AI agents locally on consumer hardware, providing the clearest picture yet of what CEO Mark Zuckerbergs vision of personalοΏ½...

US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft - TechCrunch

Business July 22, 2026

On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. would examine open source models from China for signs of intellectual property theft, threatening sanctions against Chinese AI companies if οΏ½...

Google releases three new Gemini models β€” but no 3.5 Pro - TechCrunch

Business July 22, 2026

On Tuesday, Google DeepMind released Gemini 3.6 Flash,Β 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber. Gemini 3.6 Flash is Googles workhorse model that promises improved capabilities in coding, knowledge work, ...

OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing - TechCrunch

Technology July 11, 2026

OpenAI is sunsetting Atlas, the AI-powered browser it launched in October with ChatGPT at its core. But its not giving up on the idea that AI should help people browse the web. Instead, its taking soοΏ½...

Apple to produce Made in America wireless chips with Broadcom - TechCrunch

Business July 9, 2026

Apple has signed a $30 billion+ multiyear deal with Broadcom to design and produce more than 15 billion U.S.-made custom wireless connectivity chips for Apple products.Β  As part of the deal, Apple w...

SpaceX has an AI device prototype, and it sure sounds phone-ish - TechCrunch

Technology July 2, 2026

Elon Musks SpaceX has shown investors a prototype of a handset-like AI device, reports The Wall Street Journal. The prototype is reportedly sleeker and slimmer than an iPhone, making us wonder if itοΏ½...

Anthropic’s Claude Tag is learning your company, one Slack message at a time - TechCrunch

Business June 25, 2026

Anthropic is introducing a new service called Claude Tag, an always-on Claude that lives in Slack and acts as an AI teammate.Β The new feature which allows users to tag @Claude to provide insights in ...

Report: Google and SpaceX in talks to put data centers into orbit - TechCrunch

Business May 14, 2026

Google and SpaceX are in talks to launch orbital data centers in space, reports The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter. The potential deal comes as SpaceX gears up for its οΏ½...

Google to invest up to $40B in Anthropic in cash and compute - TechCrunch

Business April 25, 2026

Google plans to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic and support the AI firms growing computing needs, Bloomberg reports. The Alphabet subsidiary is committing to invest $10 billion now, at a $350 bοΏ½...

NSA spies are reportedly using Anthropic’s Mythos, despite Pentagon feud - TechCrunch

Business April 21, 2026

The National Security Agency is said to be using Mythos Preview, Anthropics recently announced model that it withheld from public release, Axios reports. The news comes weeks after the NSAs parent agοΏ½...