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Gumloop lands $50M from Benchmark to turn every employee into an AI agent builder | TechCrunch

When Max Brodeur-Urbas co-founded Gumloop in mid-2023, his vision was to help non-technical employees automate repetitive tasks using AI. At that time, the concept of AI agents was still largely exper

发布时间:2026-03-11来源:TechCrunch
Alexa+ gets a new 'adults only' personality option that curses but won't do NSFW content | TechCrunch

Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ is getting another new personality. On Thursday, the company announced it’s expanding its lineup of personality styles for users to choose from to include a “Sassy” option

发布时间:2026-03-11来源:TechCrunch
AI-Powered Impersonation Is Emerging as a Top Cyberthreat for 2026

Generative AI is expected to supercharge online scams and impersonation attacks in 2026, pushing fraud ahead of ransomware as the top cyber-risk for businesses and consumers alike, according to a new

发布时间:2026-01-20来源:CNET
ChatGPT's First Hardware Product Could Be an Ear-Worn Device

ChatGPT that you wear behind your ear? Maybe. OpenAI is reportedly developing its first AI-powered device and will unveil it in the second half of the year, Axios reported on Monday.Chris Lehane, Open

发布时间:2026-01-20来源:CNET
5 Prompts to Try Out With Gemini 3 Pro in Google Search

You can now access Google's AI tool Gemini 3 Pro in Google Search via AI Mode. It's shaking up search behavior because now you can ask all your chatbot-like questions directly in Google's Search inter

发布时间:2026-01-20来源:CNET
Gemini AI Is Coming for Your Gmail Inbox. Here's What to Expect and How to Turn It Off

Google is beginning to roll out more Gemini AI features to Gmail, including a new AI Inbox. The new Inbox view will give you a snapshot of the most important content from your emails, according to Gem

发布时间:2026-01-20来源:CNET
Wonderful raises $150M Series B at $2B valuation | TechCrunch

Israeli AI agent startup Wonderful has raised $150 million in a Series B funding round that values it at $2 billion, coming just four months after the company raised a $100 million Series A. The new r

发布时间:2026-03-11来源:TechCrunch
Google is using old news reports and AI to predict flash floods | TechCrunch

Flash floods are among the deadliest weather events in the world, killing more than 5,000 people each year. They’re also among the most difficult to predict. But Google thinks it has cracked that prob

发布时间:2026-03-11来源:TechCrunch
AI Is Sucking Meaning From Our Lives. There's a Way to Get It Back

I was sitting at my desk watching an OpenAI livestream just before Halloween, approaching the 58-minute mark of a pretty unspectacular 62-minute broadcast. I'll confess I wasn't super dialed in by thi

发布时间:2026-01-22来源:CNET
Sales automation startup Rox AI hits $1.2B valuation, sources say | TechCrunch

Rox, a startup developing autonomous AI agents to boost sales productivity, has raised a new funding round valuing the company at $1.2 billion, according to multiple sources. The funding included a le

发布时间:2026-03-11来源:TechCrunch
Spotify's New AI Tool Will Create Playlists Based on Vibes

Spotify has already dabbled in AI playlists, but on Thursday, the company unveiled a new tool that generates a playlist based on your description of an idea, feeling or moment. The feature, called Pro

发布时间:2026-01-21来源:CNET
Facebook Marketplace now lets Meta AI respond to buyers' messages | TechCrunch

Facebook Marketplace is rolling out new Meta AI features, including one that automatically replies to messages from interested buyers, Facebook announced Thursday. The social network is also using AI

发布时间:2026-03-11来源:TechCrunch
Google Is Hoping 'Personalized' AI Will Make Search Results More Relevant for You

If you've ever wished Google's search results could be more customized to your personal life, then this is for you. Google is expanding its personalized intelligence feature to AI Mode in Search, lett

发布时间:2026-01-21来源:CNET
Apple's Next Big Wearable Could Be an AirTag-Sized AI Pin

Apple could be the latest company to place its bets on a wearable AI pin.The world's biggest tech company is at work on an AI-enabled wearable device about the size of its AirTag location tracker, but

发布时间:2026-01-21来源:CNET
Atlassian follows Block’s footsteps and cuts staff in the name of AI | TechCrunch

Australian productivity software company Atlassian held layoffs as the company looks to funnel more money into AI. Atlassian announced it’s cutting 10% of its workforce, around 1,600 people, on March

发布时间:2026-03-11来源:TechCrunch