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Researchers at DeepSeek on Monday released a new experimental model called V3.2-exp, designed to have dramatically lower inference costs when used in long-context operations. DeepSeek announced the mo

ChatGPT users in the U.S. can now make Etsy and soon Shopify purchases within conversations, marking a next step toward the future of online shopping — both for consumers and the platforms that contro

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 53, a first-in-the-nation bill that sets new transparency requirements on large AI companies. SB 53, which passed the state legislature two weeks ago, requir

AI-powered app development is really taking off, and smartphone maker Nothing seems intent on capitalizing on the trend: The company on Tuesday revealed Playground, an AI tool that lets users create a

Nvidia rival Cerebras Systems raised a new round of private financing despite its previous plan to be trading on the public market by 2025. Silicon Valley-based Cerebras announced it raised a $1.1 bil

Adobe’s popular video editing app Premiere is available on iPhone starting today, following the company’s announcement of its plans to release the app on mobile earlier this month. The Android version

The central pitch of AI browsers like Perplexity’s Comet, Opera’s Neon, and The Browser Company’s Dia is that they’ll help you complete daily tasks more efficiently. While these are agents that are li

David Berg learned a lot about the waste management industry by driving a garbage truck around the country as the first employee at Ohio-based Battle Motors. He discovered that despite the sheer numbe

TechCrunch Disrupt isn’t just another tech conference packed with 10,000+ tech leaders — it’s the launchpad for startups and innovators. Disrupt is where companies meet their first investors, form gam

At Amazon’s fall hardware event, the company announced it will bring its upgraded AI, Alexa+, to its Fire TV devices. With Alexa+, Fire TV users will have access to expanded capabilities, like the abi

AI has captured global attention — and not without controversy. This October at San Francisco’s Moscone West, Karandeep Anand, CEO of Character.AI, takes the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 for a

At an event on Tuesday, Amazon unveiled a range of new AI-powered features for its latest Ring cameras and doorbells. The features will enable Ring users to recognize visitors’ faces and find lost pet

At its annual hardware event, Amazon introduced a new lineup of Echo devices, built specifically for its AI assistant, Alexa+, which has already rolled out to millions of customers through its early a

After teaming up with Google on agentic commerce this month, payments giant PayPal announced Tuesday it’s adding new features to its PayPal Honey browser extension. The features will provide AI chatbo

This week on StrictlyVC Download, TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Connie Loizos and StrictlyVC’s Alex Gove spoke with with Amjad Masad, founder and CEO of Replit, fresh off the company’s $250 million Serie