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Microsoft president says UK is best placed to drive AI regulation

Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for urgent AI regulation, saying milk and washing machines have more oversight than AI companies.

This AI startup says it can generate permit-ready blueprints in minutes

Blueprints AI, a bootstrapped startup based in Santa Monica, developed software that produces code-compliant construction blueprints from a photo, PDF, or sketch.

Diesel prices slip after Trump claims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war

Announcement follows deal with Putin as US president tries to contain impact of higher fuel costs ahead of midterm elections

Putin is breaching Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine says Russia conducted strikes on power plants after US president’s announcement on Sunday

S.F. Democrats rescind Manny Yekutiel endorsement as party tensions boil over

San Francisco Democratic Party Chair Nancy Tung is pictured in a file photo. Tung has faced calls to resign over the party’s handling of sexual assault allegations against former District 8 supervisor candidate Manny Yekutiel.

Q&A: Remco Timmer SVP at HERE Technologies on AI and AVs

Remco Timmer, SVP of Product Management at HERE Technologies, explores how AI-driven mapping is reshaping autonomous vehicles and software-defined driving

Disrupt 2026 starts tomorrow: Your final chance to save up to $100

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts at 8 a.m. PT on Oct. 13 for three days of insight, tech discovery, and connections. Save up to $100 before doors open.

Microsoft to rely more on homegrown AI chips, reducing dependence on Nvidia

By increasingly counting on its own chips, Microsoft stands to expand margins and bolster its AI stack.

Microsoft’s new AI chip makes it less reliant on Nvidia’s GPUs

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McKinsey: Automation could absorb half of U.S. work hours by 2035. The bigger challenge is skills

Good morning. AI could automate more than half of U.S. work hours over the next decade. But that doesn’t mean half the workforce will disappear.

DOJ confirms search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home in federal investigation

The Minnesota Democrat, a Muslim who was born in Somalia, has been targeted for criticism in the past by President Donald Trump.

Former Plaud exec raises $26M for AI app that listens to you in the background

Ambi is releasing apps for iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch that enables ambient capture