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Vocci’s ring adds a new form factor to meeting note-taking
Vocci’s lightweight ring costs $249, and might pose some privacy questions
ScrollEd wants to turn textbooks into TikTok
ScrollEd turns textbooks into a scrollable, Instagram-like feed with video, audio, and quizzes. The Palo Alto startup, founded by student co-founders (and…
Alibaba’s open-weight Qwen-Image-2.1 claims to beat closed models in image generation with just 7 billion parameters
Alibaba’s Qwen team has released Qwen-Image-2.1, an open-weight model that generates and edits images on powerful consumer GPUs, with support for…
Tencent’s Gander aims to keep talking while it works in the background
Tencent’s Gander processes speech, images, and text while handling tasks in the background. A “cerebellum” keeps the conversation going, while a swappable…
6 days left to get ahead at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Current ticket pricing ends in 6 days on Sept. 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ founders, investors and tech leaders at Disrupt and save up to $200 on…
Runway wants to turn AI video generation into a live stream you control in real time
Runway wants to stream AI video as users prompt it, rather than make them wait for finished clips. The approach builds on GWM-1, its world model that…
Daily AI usage in the U.S. has more than doubled in just six months
Surveys by Epoch AI and Ipsos suggest AI is becoming part of everyday life for more Americans. The share of US adults using AI almost daily more than…
Simulated students that make realistic mistakes help AI tutors learn faster
Microsoft and the University of Illinois built StudentSim to replicate individual students from limited data and give AI tutors fast, low-cost feedback.…
Following OpenAI, Anthropic is also reportedly postponing its IPO
Anthropic is reportedly delaying its IPO from October to November 2026 to present strong Q3 results. Investors expect a roughly $2 trillion valuation, but…