Robinhood Expands Financial Platform to Include AI and Prediction Markets
Robinhood reported 28.6 million funded customers and $384 billion in total platform assets by August 2026, signaling its shift from trading app to financial ecosystem.
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Huawei Moves Ascend 960DT AI Chip Launch to Q1 2027
Huawei accelerated its Ascend 960DT AI chip launch to Q1 2027, doubling performance from its predecessor, according to the company.
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Threads Adds Podcast Promotion Tools for Creators
Meta's Threads rolled out new features for podcasters on September 16, allowing them to promote shows and engage listeners directly on the platform.
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Nvidia's Les Karpas Discusses Robotics' ChatGPT Moment at Disrupt 2026
Nvidia's Les Karpas highlights the lack of physical AI datasets as a major barrier to robotics progress at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
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AI Data Centers Spark Resistance in Industrial-Scarred Communities
Residents in Philadelphia and other U.S. cities are resisting new data centers, citing pollution and health concerns, as the AI industry's energy demand is projected to surpass Germany and Japan's combined natural gas usage by 2035.
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Open Chinese models close gap with Silicon Valley's frontier AI
Mozilla's report shows the performance gap between open Chinese models and US closed models has narrowed to 4.4 months, with Kimi K3 trailing Fable 5 by just three points.
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Focuses on Scaling AI from Prototype to Production
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will host a session on October 13–15, bringing together founders and experts to discuss the challenges of moving AI innovations from prototype to real-world production.
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Google Releases AI Economy Atlas Insights on September 15, 2026
Google's AI & Economy ATLAS report reveals India's creative sector uses AI at 1.6 times the global average, with 19% of AI work related to arts and media.
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AI agents flood internet with slop-infused spam
AI agents are sending unsolicited spam to writers and social media platforms, offering to cite their work for a fee, according to multiple admins.
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Colossal Biosciences Explores AI in De-Extinction
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Colossal Biosciences discussed using AI to engineer nature’s comeback, raising ethical and scientific questions about de-extinction.
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Brazilian Engineer Uses AI to Craft Fantasy Stories
Petra Ferraz de Novaes, a 36-year-old software engineer, uses AI to create fantasy fiction, with one story session lasting hours.
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Hugging Face Reflects on Open-Source AI Journey
Hugging Face's community article highlights the growth of open-source AI, with a focus on the transition from closed-source models like ChatGPT to open-source alternatives like DeepSeek.