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- TechCrunch AISep 24, 2026, 1:13 AM UTCEverything new coming to Meta’s AI agent Muse
CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the company’s annual Connect event in Menlo Park on Wednesday with a keynote that made one thing clear: Meta is going all-in on Muse. It's even coming to Meta's AI glasses.
- TechCrunch AISep 24, 2026, 12:46 AM UTCMeta made a Tamagotchi-like wearable for its Muse AI agent
The tiny hardware device creates another mobile home for its AI agent Muse.
- TechCrunch AISep 23, 2026, 11:39 PM UTCMeta introduces camera-free AI glasses
Meta says the camera-free glasses will be lighter and have up to 12 hours battery life.
- TechCrunch AISep 23, 2026, 10:17 PM UTCAnthropic says its biology lab has already found something big
But maybe the biggest reveal is that Anthropic has not let Claude run loose in its biology lab. Humans are still, so far, in the loop.
- TechCrunch AISep 23, 2026, 7:31 PM UTCEnveda secures $311M to bring more nature-derived AI drugs into clinical trials
The round valued the AI biotech at $2 billion. It is currently testing drugs that treat skin conditions and preserve weight loss after stopping GLP-1s.
- TechCrunch AISep 23, 2026, 5:00 PM UTCChatGPT mobile app gets voice-based agentic features
Pro and Plus users will be able to use the Work tab on their phones to complete agentic tasks.
- TechCrunch AISep 23, 2026, 4:49 PM UTCEven Americans who use AI every day are worried about it
The report suggests that greater exposure will not resolve the unease around the technology, nor reduce public support for AI regulation.
- TechCrunch AISep 23, 2026, 3:19 PM UTCYouTube Music gets more conversational with new AI features
Built directly into the YouTube Music app, Ask Music lets users describe what they want to hear in everyday language rather than searching for individual songs or artists.
- TechCrunch AISep 23, 2026, 2:30 PM UTCStrictlyVC at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Inside the changing rules of venture capital
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- TechCrunch AISep 23, 2026, 2:30 PM UTCYouTube releases new AI features for creators within its Studio app
YouTube is adding new features to generate ideas and monitor the performance of thumbnails.
- TechCrunch AISep 23, 2026, 2:30 PM UTCYouTube will let you build your own algorithm with AI
YouTube’s new custom feeds let users describe the videos they want to see in their own words, then use Gemini to build a personalized feed around the request.
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- TechCrunch AISep 23, 2026, 1:00 PM UTCSpotify is giving you the keys to its recommendation algorithm with US launch of ‘Taste Profile’
Spotify is rolling out Taste Profile to Premium users in the U.S., letting listeners see how the streamer understands their tastes and use natural language to reshape their recommendations.
- TechCrunch AISep 23, 2026, 12:00 PM UTCEma raises $77M as AI starts eating into enterprise software and services
Ema has raised $140 million to date and has more than 50 enterprise customers, including Google and Microsoft.
- TechCrunch AISep 23, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC‘We’re already fighting yesterday’s battle’: Greece’s prime minister gets candid about AI
Most leaders on a trade mission stick to the pitch, but when I interviewed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week, he also admitted that no government is ready for what AI is about to do.
- TechCrunch AISep 22, 2026, 11:21 PM UTCTechCrunch Founder Summit’s agenda revealed: Unlock fundraising, hiring, and AI insights in Boston on November 4
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- TechCrunch AISep 22, 2026, 9:56 PM UTCSnorkel AI triples valuation to $3.5B as demand for AI training data booms
The seven-year-old startup has raised a $350 million Series E to fuel its data-as-a-service approach.
- TechCrunch AISep 22, 2026, 8:00 PM UTCQualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI
Qualcomm said that its new top chip can run 30B mixture-of-expert model locally.