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On Tuesday, President Donald Trump and top AI leaders announced a signed pledge called a “Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities” — a voluntary promise to implement more controls and safety measures as the rapid development of artificial intelligence continues. But there seems to be a catch.

Fitbit Air costs around $146 in India, roughly $47 more than its U.S. pricing.

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Cerebras Systems CEO and co-founder Andrew Feldman will explore the growing demand for compute, energy, and infrastructure, how Cerebras is approaching those constraints differently, and what comes next if today’s AI hardware reaches its limits.

This conversational AI assistant is intended to provide personalized feedback to creators, rather than generic advice.

Instead of building its durable execution engine on top of an external database, the company developed its own storage, replication, and redundancy layers. This architecture allows Restate to be exceptionally fast and lightweight.

Three days left to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Book by October 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT to showcase your startup to 10,000+ founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders.

Parents can limit how teens use channels, whose Status they can see, who can see their Status updates, and control who can add teens to groups.

Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K is slimmer and faster, but its biggest upgrade may be the thing you’ll actually hold in your hand: a redesigned remote that’s easier to use, especially in the dark.

Tinder has been pushing users toward more real-world experiences for some time.

As Charter explains on its website, a common experience for space companies is that regular insurers "heard a bunch of scary science words and freaked out."

Airbnb is also launching new services such as meal delivery and laundry in select locations.

BAG Ventures announces close of a $11.3M Fund I to invest in all things AI.

Some of India's largest banks are holding off on supporting Apple Pay initially.

For the sake of national security, it's a relief to learn that America.gov is not hallucinating to the point that it's penning lengthy poetry.

Before OpenAI launched its new AI agent, Dots, on Tuesday, Elon Musk's xAI had already acquired the domain name "dot.com," which now redirects to the Grok chatbot download page.

Researchers at Northeastern University found vehicles and their companion apps regularly shared detailed data with some of the largest tech companies.

EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation in a year.

The company says it won't draw on the new debt facilities this year, as it has already planned at least $25 billion in capital expenditures.

OpenAI is building out the pieces of an alternative to the traditional app store model, turning ChatGPT into a place where software can be discovered and used by people and AI agents alike.

The new round is anticipated to be the company's last before its delayed 2027 public debut.