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Nvidia execs to tackle open vs. closed AI at Disrupt 2026

Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes will examine the open vs closed AI choice for startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.

Snap’s Specs Intelligence brings anticipatory AI to iOS and Mac, aiming to organize work, travel, and privacy-sensitive personal context.

TechCrunch names five new VC judges for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026, spotlighting the investors who will grill founders in San Francisco.

AI actor Tilly Norwood’s interview exposed evasive answers, loaded slogans and Hollywood’s growing alarm over synthetic performers.

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

A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya raised $5.5M to build playful music apps that avoid AI prompting and focus on remixing, sharing and collaboration.

The Disrupt 2026 exhibit table deadline is Sept. 18. Here’s what startups get, who should exhibit, and why the Expo Hall matters.

AI fiction is attracting committed users, new research finds, with chatbots generating custom stories, role-play and erotica at scale.

Mecka AI is nearing a $500 million valuation in a Sequoia-led deal as demand for robot training data heats up.

Garry Tan backs AI distillation for U.S. open-weight labs, challenging Anthropic’s call for tighter controls on model copying.