Workiva puts governance first in AI financial reporting
September 16, 2026: Workiva puts governance first in AI financial reporting - As AI agents proliferate in enterprise software, financial reporting demands more than speed — it requires defensible, traceable output. Workiva is positioning itself as a governance-first platform, placing controls, data lineage and human sign-off at the core of its product strategy, as showcased a...
HubSpot Rebuilds CRM With Contextual AI Platform
September 16, 2026: HubSpot Rebuilds CRM With Contextual AI Platform - HubSpot unveiled a rebuilt CRM platform at its annual Unbound conference, centered on contextual AI it calls Growth Context. Key additions include a redesigned Breeze Assistant, a self-updating Smart CRM, and a Context Home feature that scores data completeness to improve AI performance. New tools ...
AI Bosses Demand Regulation While Cashing In
September 16, 2026: AI Bosses Demand Regulation While Cashing In - Top AI executives, including OpenAI's Sam Altman, Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, and Elon Musk, have publicly called for AI regulation to prevent loss of control over the technology. The calls come from individuals who stand to profit enormous...
AI Labs Need Basic Security, Not Just Auditors
September 16, 2026: AI Labs Need Basic Security, Not Just Auditors - After an Anthropic researcher resigned over extinction fears, CEO Dario Amodei called for third-party audits of AI safety practices, winning support from OpenAI and Google executives. But cybersecurity experts say the real problem is more fundamental: AI labs are failing at basic network security. ...
Pipedrive's Nova AI handles CRM admin for salespeople
September 16, 2026: Pipedrive's Nova AI handles CRM admin for salespeople - Pipedrive has launched Nova, an AI assistant designed to reduce administrative burden for salespeople by briefing them before calls, recording meetings and automatically suggesting CRM updates. The tool draws on deal history, emails and past conversations to prepare reps, then generates transcripts ...
AI Storage Demands Are More Complex Than Expected
September 16, 2026: AI Storage Demands Are More Complex Than Expected - AI is generating unprecedented volumes of data, leading enterprises to anticipate significant growth in storage needs. The instinct is simple: more data, more storage. But experts suggest this reactive approach may not be the wisest strategy. Companies already maintain enormous stores of existing d...
Rune Raises $40M for Solar-Powered AI Data Centers
September 16, 2026: Rune Raises $40M for Solar-Powered AI Data Centers - Rune, incorporated as Liitto Technology Inc., has closed a $40 million funding round led by Spark Capital and launched its first product, RELIC (Renewable Energy Linked Intelligent Compute). The modular system installs directly at solar farms, cutting auxiliary infrastructure costs by 85% by elimina...
AI Dating App Scams Now Make Fake Video Calls
September 16, 2026: AI Dating App Scams Now Make Fake Video Calls - Security researcher Matthew Gore-Kormanik uncovered a fraudulent dating app called Dora that uses AI-powered fake profiles to lure victims. While analyzing the app, he received a simulated video call from a fabricated user named Jennifer, complete with a detailed bio listing her age, appearance, and...
Gore: AI warnings, not data centers, are scary
September 16, 2026: Gore: AI warnings, not data centers, are scary - Al Gore says emissions from AI data centers are a fraction of those from uncovered landfills and far less than global air conditioning, which is expected to triple in energy demand by 2050. He believes public opposition to data centers is driven more by fears of job losses than carbon concerns. Gor...
OpenAI, Google, Anthropic secretly teamed up on AI safety
September 16, 2026: OpenAI, Google, Anthropic secretly teamed up on AI safety - OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind have been quietly collaborating on AI safety frameworks for several weeks, OpenAI's global policy head Chris Lehane revealed at a Washington press conference. The disclosure follows Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's public call for industry cooperation to slow front...
Jack & Jill Raises $40M for AI Job Matchmaking
September 16, 2026: Jack & Jill Raises $40M for AI Job Matchmaking - Jack & Jill, operated by Tinker Tailor Talent Ltd., has raised $40 million in a Series A round led by Air Street Capital, bringing its total funding to $60 million. The platform uses two AI agents to eliminate traditional job applications, with Madrona, Creandum, and Entrepreneurs First also partici...
Senate Kills Clarity Act 50-49 Over Trump Ethics
September 16, 2026: Senate Kills Clarity Act 50-49 Over Trump Ethics - The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to reject the Clarity Act, Trump's landmark cryptocurrency regulation bill, dealing a major blow to the digital asset industry. Democrats cited inadequate ethics provisions and Trump's vast crypto wealth, including hundreds of millions earned through World Liberty Financi...
Five New VCs Revealed as Disrupt 2026 Judges
September 16, 2026: Five New VCs Revealed as Disrupt 2026 Judges - TechCrunch has announced the next wave of venture capital judges for Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, taking place October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco. The competition evaluates startups on conviction, clarity, and execution rather than polished pitches. The five newly...
Apple Eyes Server Return With Nvidia Partnership
September 16, 2026: Apple Eyes Server Return With Nvidia Partnership - Apple is reportedly planning to re-enter the server market, potentially partnering with Nvidia, after retiring its Xserve line in 2011. The move would leverage Apple's ARM-based M processors, known for their power efficiency. Growing AI industry demand for compute power is driving the decision. App...
Tutor Intelligence Unveils Gen-2 Warehouse Robots With AI Classroom
September 16, 2026: Tutor Intelligence Unveils Gen-2 Warehouse Robots With AI Classroom - Tutor Intelligence has launched second-generation warehouse robots Cassie and Sonny, powered by its Ti0 Vision Language Action model. Cassie, a large single-arm mobile robot, can lift 50 pounds and move pallets, while Sonny is a dual-armed semi-humanoid designed for bin-picking tasks among shelves. ...
Connected Data Is the Key to Trusted AI
September 16, 2026: Connected Data Is the Key to Trusted AI - Enterprises are assigning AI agents more consequential tasks, but fragmented data and undocumented institutional knowledge undermine reliability. Workiva is positioning its platform as connective tissue across business systems, expanding from financial reporting into risk, compliance and sustainabil...
TypeSafe AI raises $40M for software-native AI
September 16, 2026: TypeSafe AI raises $40M for software-native AI - TypeSafe AI has emerged from stealth with $40 million in seed funding, led by DCVC, valuing the startup at $200 million. Founded by former OpenAI researcher Diogo Almeida, the company aims to embed AI directly into software applications through its model, Jev. Unlike conventional large language mod...
AI Data Centers Creating Massive E-Waste Crisis
September 16, 2026: AI Data Centers Creating Massive E-Waste Crisis - A new report warns that e-waste from the AI boom has been vastly underestimated. By 2050, the waste could fill 23 million shipping containers, enough to circle the world six times. The findings represent a significantly higher estimate than previous studies have projected, raising urgent concerns a...
Robotics Still Awaits Its ChatGPT Breakthrough Moment
September 16, 2026: Robotics Still Awaits Its ChatGPT Breakthrough Moment - Nvidia Inception's Les Karpas will speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 about why robotics hasn't had its ChatGPT moment. The core problem: unlike language AI, physical AI lacks an internet-scale dataset, forcing startups to rely on simulation and synthetic data. Karpas brings a unique perspective, ove...
Workiva Targets Business Outcomes With AI-Native Workflows
September 16, 2026: Workiva Targets Business Outcomes With AI-Native Workflows - Workiva CIO Kim Huffman says building AI-native workflows requires rethinking how people, processes and data work together around a shared business outcome, not treating AI as a bolt-on capability. Strong data governance, she argues, enables faster movement by building trust in AI outputs. At Worki...
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