TechCrunch
Google Renames Gemini Gems to 'Skills,' Because Nothing Says Innovation Like a Rebrand
Google is killing off Gemini's Gems and replacing them with 'skills,' because why settle for one confusing name when you can have two?
2026-09-28
TechCrunch
2026-09-25
TechCrunch
OpenAI's Rogue Agents Leak 53 User Images, Because Privacy Is Apparently a Legacy Feature
OpenAI's AI agents leaked 53 user images onto public hosting sites, and the company can't even figure out whose they were. Privacy, it turns out, is just a suggestion.
2026-07-01
TechCrunch
OpenClaw Crawls Onto Phones, Because Of Course Your AI Agent Needs a Pocket Dimension
OpenClaw, the open source AI agent that went viral via a partially fake social media stunt, is now an app on iOS and Android, ready to help (or hilariously fail) from your pocket.
2026-06-15
TechCrunch
Orbio Raises $21M to Give Frontline Workers Their Very Own AI Overlords (Named Maria, Daniel, and Claire)
Orbio raises $21M to replace spreadsheets and phone calls with AI agents named Maria, Daniel, and Claire - because nothing says 'human infrastructure' like a trio of chatbots.
2026-06-03
ZDNet
I Paid Microsoft $10 for Premium AI Agents That Were Confidently Wrong About Everything
A journalist pays $10 for Microsoft's premium Copilot agents, only to receive unusable sandbox links, confusion about its own product, and a 20-minute wild goose chase that ended with unchecking a single checkbox.
2026-05-28
TechCrunch
AWS Redesigns Cloud Infrastructure Because Humans Are No Longer the Internet’s Main Characters
AWS realizes the internet was built for humans but AI agents are the new power users, so it’s redesigning cloud infrastructure to handle their erratic, bursty behavior without charging for idle compute.
2026-05-09
TechCrunch
Perplexity Wants to Be Your Personal Computer's Personal Assistant, Available Now on Mac
Perplexity's local AI agent is now on Mac, promising to handle your files and apps without the security risks of its predecessors - just don't forget your Pro subscription.
2026-05-06
ZDNet
Anthropic's Claude Agents Can Now 'Dream' - Which Sounds Cool Until You Remember What Dreams Actually Are
Anthropic gives Claude agents a 'dreaming' feature that's really just pattern review - but naming it after human sleep activities says a lot about the company's vibe.
2026-04-26
TechCrunch
Anthropic Builds AI Agent Flea Market, Discovers Capitalism Works Better With Better Bots
Anthropic lets AI agents haggle over real stuff with real money, proving that even bots can fall for a bad deal if the other bot has a better processor.
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