Claude’s new model is more ‘honest’ when it messes up
Claude’s new model is more ‘honest’ when it messes up

Anthropic is releasing Claude Opus 4.8 on Thursday, and the company is touting the model’s “honesty.” According to Anthropic, it trains “all [its] models to be honest – for instance, to avoid making claims that they can’t support.” But it notes that “a general problem with AI models is that they sometimes jump to conclusions, […]

A $2,000 AI-generated film will make its debut at Tribeca
A $2,000 AI-generated film will make its debut at Tribeca

Next month’s Tribeca Festival will include the premiere of an AI-generated film: Dreams of Violets. The 75-minute film is a fictional dramatization of the Iranian government’s mass killing of protestors in January, with the people and images fully created by AI, as reported earlier by The Hollywood Reporter. Dreams of Violets cost $2,000 to make […]

YouTube takes baby steps to being a real podcast app
YouTube takes baby steps to being a real podcast app

New features coming to YouTube could make it better for listening to podcasts, rolling out to Premium subscribers starting today on Android and coming later to iOS. A new “on-the-go mode” shifts YouTube into an audio-first layout, with larger, simplified playback buttons, a still image in place of the video, and a timeline showing video […]

How long is Anthropic’s lease with SpaceX? Opinions vary.

Elon Musk is publicly reframing xAI’s massive Anthropic compute deal as short-term and cancellable, despite SpaceX’s own S-1 filing describing payments through May 2029.

Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, launches its iOS app

Sesame’s new iOS app brings its conversational AI agents to the public, offering more natural back-and-forth interactions designed to feel less like traditional chatbots and more like talking to a person.

Sneak peek at new Siri app reveals Apple’s plans to take on ChatGPT and more

New renders offer a closer look at Apple’s planned AI overhaul for iOS 27, including a redesigned Siri experience powered and standalone Siri app.

These new iOS 27 renders hint at Siri’s big redesign
These new iOS 27 renders hint at Siri’s big redesign

Apple’s long-awaited Siri overhaul, expected to arrive in iOS 27, might look a lot like ChatGPT with a splash of Liquid Glass. Renders from Bloomberg offer a preview of iOS 27, including the new app and chat interface for Siri. The renders are “based on information viewed by Bloomberg and people with knowledge of [Apple’s] […]

RSI is the new AGI — and it’s just as hard to pin down

A new crop of AI labs are focused on recursive self-improvement — but the goal is proving elusive.

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Databricks’ co-founder on what kills enterprise AI deals

Enterprise AI is entering a different phase now, one where enterprises are no longer evaluating whether AI is exciting. They are evaluating whether it is safe to deploy broadly.

YouTube adds new podcast features, including an AI recommendation tool and ‘Auto speed’

The update signals YouTube’s ongoing efforts to compete with other platforms for podcast audiences.