Circuit Breaker Labs, a TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 finalist, builds AI crash-test dummies that talk like children, gamers and people in distress to red-team mental health chatbots. We explain how its testing works, the rules it fits, its open questions and what parents and builders can do.
TechCrunch’s Equity podcast argued that whether you call it AI or super intelligence, only about 2% of consumers are buying it. We look at where that figure comes from, the executive order, the .si domain rush, Muse and Dots, and why the money in AI comes from businesses.
Maket 2.0, launched on 2 October 2026, lets homeowners and builders generate, upload, edit and visualise floor plans with AI on one canvas. We explain how it works, the credit-based pricing, how the rebuild arrived, who it suits and what it still cannot do.
Apple has warned developers that AI agents make macOS Full Disk Access far riskier and promised new controls that require very explicit user action. We explain what the permission unlocks, why agents change the risk, the Meta Muse dispute that preceded the notice, and the steps Mac users and IT teams should take now.
Screenshots from TestingCatalog show Claude profile picture support arriving in Anthropic’s iPhone app, with an Edit photo button, nickname and instructions on a new Profile screen. We explain what was spotted, where the photo appears, how it compares with ChatGPT profiles, the privacy questions and what businesses should do.
Audible’s new Interactive Story feature lets listeners speak in real time with an AI-powered Renfield, Dracula’s tormented servant, alongside a new all-star Dracula production. We explain how it works, what Character Guide and Visual Explorer add, who controls the story, what Audible has not disclosed and why skeptics are wary.
Sony’s QSSR (Quick Spectral Super Resolution) brings a leaner version of the PS5 Pro’s AI upscaler to the standard PS5, starting with Marvel’s Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei. We explain how it works, why the base console could not run PSSR, what Digital Foundry measured, how it compares with the Pro and what it means for AI graphics.
Satlyt, founded by former Google and SpaceX Starlink engineer Rama Afullo, has raised an $8M seed round to build software that runs AI models on other companies’ satellites. We explain what its Gemma experiment in orbit showed, what flew on SpaceX’s Transporter-18, who invested, how it compares with Google’s Project Suncatcher and what comes next.
Legato has launched Legato Frames, $999 AI hearing glasses that hide an over-the-counter hearing aid in the arms of prescription eyewear. We cover how the speech-separating AI works, the full specifications, FDA status, independent test scores, prices against Nuance Audio and Meta, the founders and who should buy a pair.
A federal judge has dismissed Chegg’s and Penske Media’s antitrust lawsuits over Google’s AI Overviews, ruling that publishers’ expectation of search traffic is not an agreement. We explain each claim the court rejected, the reactions, what happens next and what the AI Overviews antitrust ruling means for websites that depend on Google.
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