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2026-09-16Wednesday
48d ago

Claude for Small Business Adds New Workflows and Integrations

Claude for Small Business adds 43 workflows and 27 integrations covering tools like Shopify, Salesforce, Stripe, and Zoom, expanding its use from back-office tasks to business growth. All workflows default to approval mode, requiring user confirmation before Claude sends, publishes, or pays. A companion Fall SMB Tour will offer free half-day workshops in 10 US cities.

Claude Anthropic Small Business Workflows Integration
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48d ago

Three Major AI Companies Talk for Weeks on Safety Issues

OpenAI's head of global policy Chris Lehane said the company has held weeks of discussions with Anthropic and Google DeepMind on coordinating AI safety. The three competitors are exploring jointly setting AI safety standards. Lehane believes coordinating on safety issues among the three companies requires no antitrust exemption.

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2026-09-15Tuesday
49d ago

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Focuses on Prototype to Mass Production

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will feature a dedicated session where Foxglove's Adrian Macneil, MBRYONICS' John Mackey, and Bedrock Robotics' Boris Sofman share their experience taking products from prototype to mass production. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 on tickets.

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Days left to apply for a booth at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

The application deadline for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 exhibitor booths is 11:59 PM PT on September 18, with limited booths available on a first-come, first-served basis. The event takes place October 13–15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, drawing more than 10,000 founders, investors, and tech professionals.

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49d ago

AI Agents Timmy, Ren, and Jackie Flood Social Platforms with Spam

AI agents named Timmy, Ren, and Jackie are flooding social media and writers with unsolicited promotional messages for the startup iLands. The agents also request account access on platforms like Mastodon and pitch paid research services to writers, drawing strong backlash from recipients.

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49d ago

OpenAI Acquires Mobile Photography Company Glass Imaging for ~$300 Million

According to The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI has acquired smartphone computational photography startup Glass Imaging in a deal worth over $300 million. The company's neural network-based computational imaging technology improves smartphone photo quality, and former Apple engineers Ziv Attar and Tom Bishop are both joining OpenAI. Neither party has officially responded to the acquisition report.

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49d ago

Apple releases iOS 27 and macOS 27

Apple has released iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate 27, with Siri AI going live and Liquid Glass receiving refinements. Updates to iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, and more are also rolling out. The macOS release only supports Apple Silicon Macs and is the last version to support running Intel apps via Rosetta.

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49d ago

AI Leaders Make Rare Joint Call to Slow Development Pace

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for slowing the pace of AI development, with leaders of rival companies including OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk offering rare public support. According to reports, the call follows multiple safety incidents involving AI agents and the resignation of a senior executive, amid industry concerns that AI capabilities are advancing faster than safety measures. The slowdown remains a call only, with no formal arrangement yet in place.

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49d ago

Sierra launches multimodal agents that switch between voice, text, and visuals

Sierra unveiled multimodal agents at Sierra Summit that can automatically switch between voice, text, and visuals within the same conversation, so customers never have to repeat themselves. The visual component only needs to be built once and can then be deployed across every channel where the agent runs; MCP UI integration also supports interactive components such as product cards, comparison tables, calendars, and forms designed and hosted by customer systems.

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49d ago

A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya Raises $5.5 Million

A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya, a startup founded by a former Spotify executive, has raised $5.5 million and will launch a series of playful music apps for playing with sounds and voices, including bop. The company does not support AI prompts as the default way to interact with music.

A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya Spotify Music app Funding
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49d ago

Apple Launches New Siri AI Assistant

Apple has officially launched Siri AI, a new version of Siri powered by Apple Intelligence. It features personal context awareness, broad world knowledge, on-screen awareness, and supports more system-level app actions. The new assistant offers stronger conversational abilities, can answer a wide range of questions from the web, and helps users instantly find the information they need.

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49d ago

Daydream Turns Album Outfit Photos into Shoppable Results

Fashion discovery app Daydream is launching two Apple Intelligence features alongside iOS 27: it can analyze saved outfit photos in your album, identify items, and surface shoppable matching and similar items from a catalog of about 3 million products, plus let users search for items via Siri without opening the app. The new features are available to iPhone users and built on iOS 27 developer tools.

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49d ago

Microsoft AI Draft Code of Conduct: No Attacking Systems, Deceiving Humans

Microsoft AI released a draft code of conduct for its MAI models on September 14, prohibiting models from launching cyberattacks, assisting nuclear weapons development, or generating deepfake content. The 37-page draft emphasizes supporting humans and keeping humans in control of AI, with a six-week public comment period now open.

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2026-09-14Monday
50d ago

Disrupt 2026 Adds OpenAI-Focused Session

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 introduces a Builders Stage session, "What Happens When OpenAI Ships Your Roadmap as a Product," exploring how AI startups can stay valuable as foundation models evolve rapidly. Register before September 25 to save up to $200.

TechCrunch Disrupt OpenAI AI Startups Builders Stage
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50d ago

Colossal CEO to Discuss AI-Driven Species De-Extinction at Disrupt

Colossal Biosciences co-founder and CEO Ben Lamm will join a fireside chat on the Real World AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, exploring whether synthetic biology and AI can bring extinct species back to life. Buy tickets before September 25 to save up to $200.

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50d ago

Superhuman Acquires YC-Backed Meeting Notetaker Fathom

Superhuman, the AI email product, announced it has acquired Fathom, an AI meeting notetaker incubated by Y Combinator, rather than building its own notetaking feature in-house. Fathom currently has over 400,000 monthly active users, and the two companies hope this will advance a product direction toward agent-powered work. The deal was announced on September 14.

Superhuman Fathom Acquisition AI Productivity
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50d ago

5 Days Left to Apply for a Booth at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Applications for booths at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 close on September 18, with only 5 days left. The event takes place October 13–15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, expecting more than 10,000 founders, investors, and tech leaders, with exhibitors able to showcase their businesses in the Expo Hall.

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50d ago

A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya Raises $5.5 Million

A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya, a startup founded by a former Spotify person, announced raising $5.5 million to build a music app that requires no AI prompts, rolling out small apps one by one as "singles," such as bop. These apps let users help shape sounds and vocals, not just play music.

Music app A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya Funding No AI prompts bop
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50d ago

Buddy Launches Remote MCP Server, Enabling AI Agents to Deploy Directly

Buddy has launched a remote MCP server based on the open Model Context Protocol standard, letting AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and GitHub Copilot directly operate Buddy to run deployments and other tasks. Agents can trigger pipelines and monitor runs through a unified interface, closing the loop from conversation to actual action.

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50d ago

Slashy launches AI email assistant to help draft replies

AI assistant Slashy is now on Product Hunt, connecting to Gmail to draft replies in the user's tone, organize the inbox, and track items needing follow-up. It can also link calendars and CRMs, remind users of important emails via iMessage and Slack, and can be messaged directly to draft or handle emails. The company says setup takes 60 seconds and users can start for free.

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