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Tech · 2026-08-22 · TechCrunch
OpenAI says California should strengthen its AI safety billOpenAI is calling for California to strengthen SB 53, an AI safety bill that the company previously opposed.
Tech · 2026-08-22 · TechCrunch
Frontier AI labs still won’t say how they’d contain a rogue modelA new study finds leading AI labs have few publicly documented plans for containing rogue models, raising questions about preparedness as AI systems increasingly demonstrate unexpected and potentially dangerous behavior.
Tech · 2026-08-22 · TechCrunch
US battery startups have found a lifeline in defenseU.S. battery startups pulled in $500 million in grants from the Department of Energy, throwing a lifeline to an industry that was on the ropes after EV incentives were slashed.
Tech · 2026-08-22 · Reddit /r/technology
US Republicans urge top AI firms to do something about the toxic image of data centers — “This has become a sleeper issue for the entire election cycle”<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1vveyxp/us_republicans_urge_top_ai_firms_to_do_something/"> <img src="https://external-preview.redd.it/mDVSDLWVhQTxu-7OLXI2BJtnSaqJWob3gXCRsn6KYAc.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=294f1676b9ac2cb6105b9b3782c40c394eb044b5" alt="US Rep
Tech · 2026-08-22 · TechCrunch
Pixel 11 Pro XL review: Snappier cameras can’t hide an iterative upgradeGoogle’s Pixel 11 Pro XL brings snappier cameras and genuinely useful AI features like Rambler, but its iterative upgrades may not be enough to tempt recent Pixel owners.
Tech · 2026-08-22 · Reddit /r/technology
The FTC is cracking down on companies that charge you a "personalized price"<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1vvazzh/the_ftc_is_cracking_down_on_companies_that_charge/"> <img src="https://external-preview.redd.it/2OES-T86P-ERElU3udCbX_q0MtX__wzr_Le4kCq4P7o.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=967b061e454bed6dae7b3343877fefb06bf2d42e" alt="The
Tech · 2026-08-22 · TechCrunch
Michael Polansky is training an AI model on skin that’s still aliveMichael Polansky — better known publicly as Lady Gaga's partner and a former top deputy to Sean Parker — has quietly spent years building an AI-driven startup that keeps living human skin tissue alive for weeks outside the body to discover new skincare compounds, and is only now going public about it.