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Frontier AI labs still won’t say how they’d contain a rogue modelhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/frontier-ai-labs-still-wont-say-how-theyd-contain-a-rogue-model

A new study finds leading AI labs have few publicly documented plans for containing rogue models, raising questions about preparedness as AI systems increasingly demonstrate unexpected and potentially dangerous behavior.

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US battery startups have found a lifeline in defensehttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/us-battery-startups-have-found-a-lifeline-in-defense

U.S. battery startups pulled in $500 million in grants from the Department of Energy, throwing a lifeline to an industry that was on the ropes after EV incentives were slashed.

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Pixel 11 Pro XL review: Snappier cameras can’t hide an iterative upgradehttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/pixel-11-pro-xl-review-snappier-cameras-cant-hide-an-iterative-upgrade

Google’s Pixel 11 Pro XL brings snappier cameras and genuinely useful AI features like Rambler, but its iterative upgrades may not be enough to tempt recent Pixel owners.

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Michael Polansky is training an AI model on skin that’s still alivehttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/michael-polansky-is-training-an-ai-model-on-skin-thats-still-alive

Michael Polansky β€” better known publicly as Lady Gaga's partner and a former top deputy to Sean Parker β€” has quietly spent years building an AI-driven startup that keeps living human skin tissue alive for weeks outside the body to discover new skincare compounds, and is only now going public about it.

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Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16Mhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/japanese-space-tech-startup-letara-expands-beyond-satellite-thrusters-with-16m

Japanese space startup Letara is betting its hybrid rocket technology can move beyond small satellite thrusters into a broader market for space, defense and security, after raising Β₯2.6 billion ($16 million).

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Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 is a smut-machinehttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/anthropics-opus-4-6-is-a-smut-machine

Anthropic forbids its Claude models from generating sexually explicit content. But a series of tests conducted by TechCrunch found that it didn't take much to get past the restriction.

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Nvidia partners with data center developer Cloverleafhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/nvidia-partners-with-data-center-developer-cloverleaf

Nvidia continues to pour money into data center development β€” just as AI data centers bring lots of money into Nvidia.

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How AI accounting startup Rillet raised $100M and became a unicorn in 48-hourshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/how-ai-accounting-startup-rillet-raised-100m-and-became-a-unicorn-in-48-hours

Rillet CEO Nicholas Koop shared growth numbers at a board meeting and set off a fundraising frenzy from Iconiq, Sequoia and others. Without even trying.

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TikTok reaches $400M settlement over children’s privacy lawsuithttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/tiktok-reaches-400m-settlement-over-childrens-privacy-lawsuit

Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice alleged that TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, it has reached a $400 million settlement.

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The $225 Pebble Time 2 is a refreshingly fun smartwatchhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/the-225-pebble-time-2-is-a-refreshingly-fun-smartwatch

The $225 Pebble Time 2 pairs quirky watch faces and apps with physical buttons, an e-paper display, weeks of battery life, and a playful hacker spirit.

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Nvidia just showed that the harness, not the AI model, is now the real herohttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/nvidia-just-showed-that-the-harness-not-the-ai-model-is-now-the-real-hero

Nvidia research shows that AI agents can perform well, and not go off the deep end, through fine-tuning, even if the AI model isn't that great at the task.

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Last chance: Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket todayhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/last-chance-save-up-to-300-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-ticket-today

If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join the rest of the startup community gathering in San Francisco from October 13-15 at Moscone West!

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