Open or closed AI? Nvidia’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes take on one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

But for founders, choosing badly can affect almost everything that follows — cost, infrastructure, margins, differentiation, speed, and control. That decision is at the center of the session “ The Open vs. Closed AI…

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Admins, you've been warned: The clock is ticking on Edge's IE Mode

It uses the Trident MSHTML engine from Internet Explorer 11 and permits elements such as ActiveX controls, although other Internet Explorer functionality, such as custom toolbars, is not supported. Microsoft has promised…

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Meta’s Muse hits Mac, letting the AI take actions on your computer

On the Mac, Muse can interact with your files, messages, calendar, notes and mail, all within their native applications. The new app follows the launch of Muse on mobile and the web earlier this month, when it quickly…

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Clicks Communicator just got a major RAM upgrade before it ships in December

With that window fast approaching, the company has shared more details about the Clicks Communicator and its launch timeline, including some good news. When Clicks initially announced the Communicator, it said it would…

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I’m so mad that I love Orion’s $2,195 AI mattress pad

What could possibly be “AI-enabled” about something you sleep on? And why does it cost more than my monthly rent in a major city? The joke, as it turned out, was on me. Over the few months that I’ve had the Orion sleep…

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I stopped abandoning Brave every time a website broke; this one setting fixed it

That's partly because Brave keeps adding meaningful features . One of them is the new Dynamic Shield feature, which fixes a major complaint I had with the browser. After trying the new feature myself, I no longer feel…

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The Transformers: The Movie re-review: Still the best (and it's not close)

That said, I will happily die on the hill that the first third of the film (aka the setup) is nearly flawless. The movie sets the scene just outside Autobot City while introducing Daniel and Hot Rod before immediately…

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AI PACs Have Dumped Nearly $1 Million Into an Obscure Senate Race

29, 2026. Al Drago/Getty Images Major super PACs associated with AI labs and investors have poured close to $1 million into incumbent Republican Mike Rounds’s South Dakota senate race, seeking to shape the outcome of a…

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If the AI Industry Followed Its Own Research, It Might Have Paused Already

“There is compelling evidence that the models can wreak havoc,” he said. But, he added, those dangers were still theoretical. Would it take a Pearl Harbor–like situation for the world to wake up to those dire…

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Robinhood’s Abhishek Fatehpuria on winning the modern financial consumer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Investing, banking, credit, crypto, retirement, prediction markets, and AI-powered trading are converging. At the same time, consumers expect financial products to be as intuitive and responsive as the best technology…

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