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Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes will debate the open-versus-closed AI choice shaping startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco.
For founders, the open-versus-closed call can shape cost, infrastructure, margins, differentiation and speed — so hearing it debated by Nvidia's own open-AI and VC leaders is a live signal.
Meta's Muse AI agent lands as a native Mac app on Sept 17, working across files, messages, calendar, notes and mail with user-managed permissions.
Anthropic's Dario Amodei proposed a three-part slowdown plan, backed by Altman, Musk and Hassabis. Nvidia's Jensen Huang and President Trump called it a hoax within days.
Is the AI safety debate about safety or control? As three of the world’s largest AI labs enter voluntary standards-body talks this…
As three of the world's largest AI labs enter voluntary standards-body talks this September, a sharper…
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Google Labs is repositioning CC as a household coordinator that helps up to six family members share schedules, chores, and shopping.
US parents 18+ with a personal Google account can now share one AI agent for permission…
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On 18 September 2026 Disney named Karandeep Anand — former Character.AI CEO — its first-ever CTO, starting 2 October. Irony: Disney had…
Disney's AI and engineering roadmap now has a single owner with hands-on generative-AI experience at a…
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DFS rejected US influence claims on 17 September, saying the new MDR on high-value UPI will let Indian payment firms compete —…
0.4% MDR from 15 Oct on P2M above ₹2,000; ₹300 cap; ₹5 essential services; 0.02% capital…
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India hit its 20% ethanol blending target five years early, but consumers paid Rs 88,234 crore extra for the mileage penalty —…
Motorists spent Rs 88,234 crore extra over three years covering mileage losses; higher fuel consumption may…
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SEBI Chairperson says regulator will examine broker and AMC concerns on the new UPI MDR framework taking effect October 15, with Zerodha's…
Brokers face recurring crore-scale MDR costs on fund flows that don't generate trades, with SEBI's quarterly…