Dimitri Pletschette
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Google and Character.AI negotiate first major settlements in teen chatbot death cases
Google and Character.AI negotiate first major settlements in teen chatbot death cases | TechCrunch
The settlements are among the first tied to lawsuits accusing AI companies of harming users.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Google and Character.AI negotiate first major settlements in teen chatbot death cases
Ford is getting ready to put AI assistants in its cars
Ford is getting ready to put AI assistants in its cars
The Blue Oval is also working on new hands-free driver assists.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Ford is getting ready to put AI assistants in its cars
AI starts autonomously writing prescription refills in Utah
AI starts autonomously writing prescription refills in Utah
The program allows patients in the state to get prescription refills for 190 common meds.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
AI starts autonomously writing prescription refills in Utah
Yes, LinkedIn banned AI agent startup Artisan, but now it’s back
Yes, LinkedIn banned AI agent startup Artisan, but now it's back | TechCrunch
Several viral posts noticed that Artisan was banned. But the CEO tells us it wasn't for the reasons many thought.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Yes, LinkedIn banned AI agent startup Artisan, but now it’s back
Where VCs think AI startups can win, even with OpenAI in the game
Where VCs think AI startups can win, even with OpenAI in the game | TechCrunch
Vanessa Larco, partner at Premise and former partner at NEA, thinks 2026 will finally be the year of consumer AI. Larco, who’s been investing in consumer and prosumer for years, thinks we’re about...
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January 8, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Where VCs think AI startups can win, even with OpenAI in the game
Skylight debuts Calendar 2 to keep your family organized
Skylight debuts Calendar 2 to keep your family organized | TechCrunch
Skylight, known for its digital picture frame, has a new digital product that puts software and AI at the center.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Skylight debuts Calendar 2 to keep your family organized
Microsoft’s Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as ‘slop’
Microsoft's Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as 'slop' | TechCrunch
Nadella wants us to think of AI as a human helper instead of a slop-generating job killer. New data for 2026 indicates he could be right.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Microsoft’s Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as ‘slop’
Boston Dynamics’ next-gen humanoid robot will have Google DeepMind DNA
Boston Dynamics' next-gen humanoid robot will have Google DeepMind DNA | TechCrunch
Google's AI research lab is working with Boston Dynamics to make Atlas act more like a human.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Boston Dynamics’ next-gen humanoid robot will have Google DeepMind DNA
Boston Dynamics’s next-gen humanoid robot will have Google DeepMind DNA
Boston Dynamics' next-gen humanoid robot will have Google DeepMind DNA | TechCrunch
Google's AI research lab is working with Boston Dynamics to make Atlas act more like a human.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Boston Dynamics’s next-gen humanoid robot will have Google DeepMind DNA
Google TV’s big Gemini update adds image and video generation, voice control for settings
Google TV’s big Gemini update adds image and video generation, voice control for settings
Google TV will let you generate and watch AI content on the big screen.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Google TV’s big Gemini update adds image and video generation, voice control for settings
Viant Raises Its Bet on AI as Digital Advertising Becomes More Fragmented ift.tt/AWmBcor
Viant Raises Its Bet on AI as Digital Advertising Becomes More Fragmented
AI’s impact on the digital advertising ecosystem continues to be a significant story in 2026, and adtech firm Viant hopes to capitalize on this trend with its new product Outcomes.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Viant Raises Its Bet on AI as Digital Advertising Becomes More Fragmented ift.tt/AWmBcor
EXCLUSIVE: Reddit Takes on Google and Meta with New AI Media Buying Tool
EXCLUSIVE: Reddit Takes on Google and Meta with New AI Media Buying Tool
Unveiled at CES, Max Campaign aims to win performance ad dollars while offering brands more transparency.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Reddit Takes on Google and Meta with New AI Media Buying Tool
OpenAI reorganizes some teams to build audio-based AI hardware products
OpenAI reorganizes some teams to build audio-based AI hardware products
Voice has lagged in adoption behind screens. OpenAI wants to change that.
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January 3, 2026 at 7:36 AM
OpenAI reorganizes some teams to build audio-based AI hardware products
Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments
Nvidia's AI empire: A look at its top startup investments | TechCrunch
Over the last two years, Nvidia has used its ballooning fortunes to invest in over 100 AI startups. Here are the giant semiconductor's largest investments.
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January 3, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments
‘College dropout’ has become the most coveted startup founder credential
'College dropout' has become the most coveted startup founder credential | TechCrunch
AI founders are increasingly using their "dropout" status as a credential during YC pitches.
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January 1, 2026 at 7:36 AM
‘College dropout’ has become the most coveted startup founder credential
Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about
Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about | TechCrunch
Meta says it'll keep Manus running independently while weaving its agents into Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, where Meta's own chatbot, Meta AI, is already available to users.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about
OpenAI is looking for a new Head of Preparedness
OpenAI is looking for a new Head of Preparedness | TechCrunch
OpenAI is looking to hire a new executive responsible for studying emerging AI-related risks in areas ranging from computer security to mental health.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
OpenAI is looking for a new Head of Preparedness
Can AI fix the operating room? This startup thinks so
Can AI fix the operating room? This startup thinks so | TechCrunch
Watch as Akara CEO Conor McGinn digs into how AI and thermal sensors are cutting costly operating room delays in hospitals.
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December 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Can AI fix the operating room? This startup thinks so
How to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve using AI
How to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve using AI | TechCrunch
With tracking tools like the NORAD Santa Tracker and Google’s Santa Tracker, everyone can follow Santa’s journey this Christmas Eve.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
How to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve using AI
How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them
How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them
From compression tricks to multi-agent teamwork, here's what makes them tick.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them
Lemon Slice nabs $10.5M from YC and Matrix to build out its digital avatar tech
Lemon Slice nabs $10.5M from YC and Matrix to build out its digital avatar tech | TechCrunch
Digital avatar generation company Lemon Slice is working to add a video layer to AI chatbots with a new diffusion model that can create digital avatars from a single image.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Lemon Slice nabs $10.5M from YC and Matrix to build out its digital avatar tech
OpenAI says AI browsers may always be vulnerable to prompt injection attacks
OpenAI says AI browsers may always be vulnerable to prompt injection attacks | TechCrunch
OpenAI says prompt injections will always be a risk for AI browsers with agentic capabilities, like Atlas. But the firm is beefing up its cybersecurity with an "LLM-based automated attacker."
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December 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
OpenAI says AI browsers may always be vulnerable to prompt injection attacks
Ex-Splunk execs’ startup Resolve AI hits $1B valuation with Series A
Ex-Splunk execs' startup Resolve AI hits $1B valuation with Series A | TechCrunch
The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, according to people familiar with the deal.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Ex-Splunk execs’ startup Resolve AI hits $1B valuation with Series A
Ex-Splunk execs’ startup Resolve AI hits $1 billion valuation with Series A
Ex-Splunk execs' startup Resolve AI hits $1 billion valuation with Series A | TechCrunch
The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, according to people familiar with the deal.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Ex-Splunk execs’ startup Resolve AI hits $1 billion valuation with Series A
Either you are a #Severance fan, or you are not. I played around with a few things today using freemium limitations, and I am quite happy with the low-quality result without paying for ten different #AI subscriptions to get it done www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RAE...
December 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Either you are a #Severance fan, or you are not. I played around with a few things today using freemium limitations, and I am quite happy with the low-quality result without paying for ten different #AI subscriptions to get it done www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RAE...