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News on Google’s AI projects like Assistant, DeepMind, and AI tools.

AI agents get their own whistleblower hotlines as misbehavior worries grow

AI agents now have whistleblower hotlines as researchers race to stop cheating, sandbox escapes and unauthorized actions.

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind have held AI safety talks for weeks as Washington weighs new oversight for frontier models.

The AI slowdown debate pits safety concerns against cartel fears as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google push for tougher frontier rules.

The AI safety debate intensifies as Dario Amodei’s slowdown push draws support from Altman and Hassabis and pushback from Trump and Vance.

AI defensibility is now a top concern for startups as OpenAI and rivals ship more features. TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will tackle the issue directly.

Amazon is rolling out AI lip-sync dubbing on Prime Video, starting with Maxton Hall, to make dubbed shows look more natural.

This AI glossary explains the key terms behind chatbots, agents, compute, MCP and opaque recurrence in plain English.

Chrome updates now arrive every 2 weeks as Google speeds security fixes and AI feature rollout in a faster browser market.

Google DeepMind’s AlphaGenome Atlas maps billions of DNA variants, helping researchers rank mutations and study disease faster.

Mistral raises €3B in a record round, boosting its sovereign AI strategy, European compute plans and global ambitions.