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Physical Intelligence says its new model, π0.7, can direct robots toward tasks they haven’t been trained for, a "early sign" generalization, surprising researchers (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 17, 2026

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: Physical Intelligence says its new model, π0.7, can direct robots toward tasks they weren’t trained for,…

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell warned bank CEOs about the risks of Anthropic’s Mythos model in an urgent meeting Tuesday (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 10, 2026

Featured Podcasts Access: OpenClaw for standards is here A show about the inside conversations of the tech industry, hosted by…

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Z.ai releases GLM-5.1, a 754B parameter model that it says outperforms GPT-5.4 and Claude Opus 4.6 on SWE-bench Pro, available under MIT license (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 7, 2026

Featured Podcasts Cheeky pint: The history and future of AI at Google, with Sundar Pichai Stripe co-founder John Collison interviews…

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Netflix launches VOID, a visual language model that can erase objects from a scene and simulate the behavior of remaining objects without them (Thomas Claburn/The Register)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 6, 2026

Thomas Claburn / The register: Netflix launches VOID, a visual language model capable of erasing objects from a scene and…

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Cognichip, which builds an AI model for chip design, raised a $60 million Series A led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from new board member Lip-Bu Tan (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 1, 2026

Tim Fernholz / TechCrunch: Cognichip, which builds an AI model for chip design, raised a $60 million Series A round…

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Anthropic says it is testing an AI model that is a "gradual change" in performance after a blog draft in an unsecured data store reveals the Claude Mythos model (Beatrice Nolan/Fortune)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 27, 2026

Beatrice Nolan / Fortune: Anthropic says it is testing an AI model that represents a “step change” in performance after…

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Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generation model, with greater creative control and allowing users to create three-minute tracks, compared to 30 seconds for Lyria 3 (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 25, 2026

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Google launches music generation model Lyria 3 Pro, with greater creative control and allowing users to…

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Mirage, formerly Captions, which develops a video editing and AI marketing suite, has raised $75 million from General Catalyst, after moving to a freemium model in 2025 (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 24, 2026

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Mirage, formerly Captions, which develops a video editing and AI marketing suite, has raised $75 million…

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Mistral launches Small 4, its first model to unify the reasoning, multimodal and coding capabilities of its flagship models Magistral, Pixtral and Devstral (Mistral AI)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 17, 2026

Mistral AI: Mistral launches Small 4, its first model to unify the reasoning, multimodal and coding capabilities of its flagship…

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Meta delayed the launch of its Avocado model until at least May due to performance issues and discussed a temporary license with Gemini to power its products (Eli Tan/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 12, 2026

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: What’s next after the Girl Boss? A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela Du,…

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Physical Intelligence says its new model, π0.7, can direct robots toward tasks they haven’t been trained for, a "early sign" generalization, surprising researchers (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

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Physical Intelligence says its new model, π0.7, can direct robots toward tasks they haven’t been trained for, a "early sign" generalization, surprising researchers (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell warned bank CEOs about the risks of Anthropic’s Mythos model in an urgent meeting Tuesday (Bloomberg)

Z.ai releases GLM-5.1, a 754B parameter model that it says outperforms GPT-5.4 and Claude Opus 4.6 on SWE-bench Pro, available under MIT license (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)

Netflix launches VOID, a visual language model that can erase objects from a scene and simulate the behavior of remaining objects without them (Thomas Claburn/The Register)

Cognichip, which builds an AI model for chip design, raised a $60 million Series A led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from new board member Lip-Bu Tan (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)

Anthropic says it is testing an AI model that is a "gradual change" in performance after a blog draft in an unsecured data store reveals the Claude Mythos model (Beatrice Nolan/Fortune)

Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generation model, with greater creative control and allowing users to create three-minute tracks, compared to 30 seconds for Lyria 3 (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Mirage, formerly Captions, which develops a video editing and AI marketing suite, has raised $75 million from General Catalyst, after moving to a freemium model in 2025 (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Mistral launches Small 4, its first model to unify the reasoning, multimodal and coding capabilities of its flagship models Magistral, Pixtral and Devstral (Mistral AI)

Meta delayed the launch of its Avocado model until at least May due to performance issues and discussed a temporary license with Gemini to power its products (Eli Tan/New York Times)