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TechCrunch Oct 8, 2026

Popular AI leaderboard Arena nearly doubles valuation to $3.1B valuation in 10 months

The company behind the popular LMArena leaderboard has raised $200 million led by Lightspeed and Khosla, and is now…

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TechCrunch Oct 8, 2026

OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected

It had previously been reported that the AI lab's annualized revenue was some $70 billion, but a new report claims…

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TechCrunch Oct 8, 2026

Google brings agentic AI to Gemini, starting with businesses

Google is turning Gemini into an AI agent that can plan, execute tasks, and work across business apps and systems. The…

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TechCrunch Oct 8, 2026

Anthropic changes usage policy to ban model abuse and election interference

Anthropic's updated usage policy explicitly prohibits users from repeatedly abusing Claude in extreme cases, though…

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TechCrunch Oct 8, 2026

OpenAI’s math solutions aren’t meeting the field’s standards yet

OpenAI's flood of proofs deviated from the guidelines set by a group of mathematical researchers consulted by the…

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TechCrunch Oct 8, 2026

A startup founder who served time in prison is looking to court an untapped market: ex-cons

Richard Bronson, a former Stratton Oakmont partner who served time in federal prison for securities violations, has…

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TechCrunch Oct 8, 2026

Natura’s $99 smart ring puts AI agents on your finger

Natura’s $99 Interface smart ring lets you summon AI agents with the press of a finger to complete tasks, capture…

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TechCrunch Oct 8, 2026

Goodfire says its new ‘inside-out’ monitors catch rogue AI agents at a fraction of the cost

Goodfire just launched what it says is a cheaper way to keep AI agents in check: Instead of paying a second AI to read…

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