- ReportingMonday, July 13, 2026 at 11:31 PM UTC
Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation
The company is raising at least $75 million, led by Robot, with significant participation from USV and other prominent investors.
TechCrunch AI - ReportingMonday, July 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM UTC
Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI
Of all the debates raging about the potential downsides of AI, there is one worry causing the most hand-wringing among AI enthusiasts in Silicon Valley — that the giant AI labs that sell proprietary models are somehow acting like Trojan horses.
TechCrunch AI - ReportingMonday, July 13, 2026 at 8:43 PM UTC
Siri AI is already changing how I use my iPhone
The Verge AI - ReportingMonday, July 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM UTC
The wildest allegations in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI
Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI contains allegations that range from employees joking about unauthorized access to Apple’s systems to claims that job candidates were asked to bring Apple hardware to interviews. Here are the complaint’s most eye-catching claims.
TechCrunch AI - ReportingMonday, July 13, 2026 at 5:28 PM UTC
Sam Altman’s space data center trash talk is what most experts already believe
Responding to Musk accusing him of being a scammer, Altman said, "homeboy you're the one sellling [sic] public market investors on short-term space datacenters."
TechCrunch AI - ReportingMonday, July 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM UTC
Should AI help you get away with killing your spouse?
What does a world of total user-aligned AI actually look like?
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