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Anthropic revises Claude's 'Constitution,' and hints at chatbot consciousness | TechCrunch

On Wednesday, Anthropic released a revised version of Claude’s Constitution, a living document that provides a “holistic” explanation of the “context in which Claude operates and the kind of entity we

发布时间:2026-01-20来源:TechCrunch
Todoist's app now lets you add tasks to your to-do list by speaking to its AI | TechCrunch

Maybe you don’t need an AI smart ring to keep up with your to-dos. Doist, the company behind Todoist, a popular to-do list app that works across multiple devices, is launching its new AI-powered, “voi

发布时间:2026-01-20来源:TechCrunch
A timeline of the US semiconductor market in 2025 | TechCrunch

Last year was a tumultuous one for the U.S. semiconductor industry. From leadership changes at legacy companies to continuously changing dialogue around AI chip export controls, a lot has happened. If

发布时间:2026-01-20来源:TechCrunch
Sources: Project SGLang spins out as RadixArk with $400M valuation as inference market explodes | TechCrunch

A pattern is emerging in the AI infrastructure world: popular open source tools are transforming into venture-backed startups worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The latest example is RadixArk, the

发布时间:2026-01-20来源:TechCrunch
Who's behind AMI Labs, Yann LeCun's ‘world model’ startup | TechCrunch

Yann LeCun’s new venture, AMI Labs, has drawn intense attention since the AI scientist left Meta to found it. This week, the startup finally confirmed what it’s building — and several key details have

发布时间:2026-01-22来源:TechCrunch
Google snags team behind AI voice startup Hume AI | TechCrunch

The top talent behind yet another promising AI startup has been gobbled up by an incumbent. As part of a new licensing agreement, Google DeepMind is bringing on the CEO and several of the top engineer

发布时间:2026-01-21来源:TechCrunch
Anthropic has to keep revising its technical interview test as Claude improves | TechCrunch

Since 2024, Anthropic’s performance optimization team has given job applicants a take-home test to make sure they know their stuff. But as AI coding tools have gotten better, the test has had to chang

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Spotify brings AI-powered Prompted Playlists to the US and Canada | TechCrunch

Spotify is rolling out Prompted Playlists, a new AI playlist creation tool, to Premium subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. The feature, which was originally tested in New Zealand, allows users to make

发布时间:2026-01-21来源:TechCrunch
Quadric rides the shift from cloud AI to on-device inference — and it's paying off | TechCrunch

Companies and governments are looking for tools to run AI locally in a bid to slash cloud infrastructure costs and build sovereign capability. Quadric, a chip-IP startup founded by veterans of early b

发布时间:2026-01-21来源:TechCrunch
Not to be outdone by OpenAI, Apple is reportedly developing an AI wearable | TechCrunch

Apple may be developing its own AI wearable, according to a report published Wednesday by The Information. The device will be a pin that users can wear on their clothing, and that comes equipped with

发布时间:2026-01-20来源:TechCrunch
From invisibility cloaks to AI chips: Neurophos raises $110M to build tiny optical processors for inferencing | TechCrunch

Twenty years ago, a Duke University professor, David R. Smith, used artificial composite materials called “metamaterials” to make a real-life invisibility cloak. While this cloak didn’t really work li

发布时间:2026-01-21来源:TechCrunch
Google now offers free SAT practice exams, powered by Gemini | TechCrunch

Prepping for the SAT is nobody’s idea of fun, but Google aims to make it less stressful with AI. The company announced that it’s now focusing its AI education efforts on standardized testing with free

发布时间:2026-01-21来源:TechCrunch
Google's AI Mode can now tap into your Gmail and Photos to provide tailored responses | TechCrunch

AI Mode, Google’s conversational Search feature for complex questions, is getting more personalized. The tech giant announced on Thursday that it’s bringing “Personal Intelligence” to AI Mode, enablin

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Are AI agents ready for the workplace? A new benchmark raises doubts | TechCrunch

It’s been nearly two years since Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella predicted AI would replace knowledge work — the white-collar jobs held by lawyers, investment bankers, librarians, accountants, IT, and oth

发布时间:2026-01-21来源:TechCrunch
Google DeepMind CEO is 'surprised' OpenAI is rushing forward with ads in ChatGPT | TechCrunch

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said he’s “surprised” that OpenAI has already moved to introduce ads within its AI chatbot. In an interview with Axios at Davos, the AI leader was responding to a qu

发布时间:2026-01-21来源:TechCrunch