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Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India

Perplexity's India revenue rose about 60% after the Airtel offer ended for new users, even as downloads declined.

19 Aug 2026via techcrunch.com

Cursor capitalizes on GitHub frustration, launches rival hosting platform

Cursor, known for its AI Code Editor, is launching a new code-hosting platform to rival developers' long preferred favorite, GitHub.

19 Aug 2026via techcrunch.com

Etched’s valuation doubles to $21B in a month

Jane Street has installed Etched's first shipped AI cluster system, and was so impressed, it led another massive round, the startup says.

19 Aug 2026via techcrunch.com

Warp’s new system is an out-of-the-box software factory for AI development

On Tuesday, Warp introduced Warp Factories, a new infrastructure system designed to make building AI software factories as easy as possible.

19 Aug 2026via techcrunch.com

Anthropic’s annualized revenue surges to $65B

The model maker added $18 billion in annualized revenue in two months.

18 Aug 2026via techcrunch.com

AI-enriched Linux 7.2 delivers cache-aware scheduling - here's everything new

The latest kernel also brings filesystem and I/O improvements and substantial new support across AMD, Intel, Apple, Nvidia, USB4, and laptop hardware.

18 Aug 2026via zdnet.com

Google Workspace lets Gemini access your company data by default - how to shut it down

In Google Workspace, Gemini has access to Gmail, Docs, Calendar, Chat, and more by default. Here's why it matters, and how administrators can disable it today.

18 Aug 2026via zdnet.com

Business adoption of AI agents tripled this year - as measurable ROI emerges

Industries are finding the strategies that work best for their business needs, according to Salesforce's latest Agentic Enterprise Index.

18 Aug 2026via zdnet.com

OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team

According to the Financial Times, OpenAI disbanded its preparedness team at the end of last month. The job of the preparedness team was to assess if models posed serious risks and develop ways to mitigate those risks. (You know, like the possibility that it could go rogue and hac

17 Aug 2026via theverge.com

Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+

OpenRouter's CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.

17 Aug 2026via techcrunch.com

ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes

ChatGPT's desktop app on macOS has a new feature called Computer History that turns your actions into training data, learning how you work, suggesting automations, and even picking up tasks you left half done. It uses your activity to build a timeline that ChatGPT and Codex can r

17 Aug 2026via theverge.com

Woman claims her stepfather used Grok to transform childhood photo into explicit imagery

The woman claimed that AI tools are "taking everyday life and turning it into child sexual abuse."

16 Aug 2026via techcrunch.com