Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access | TechCrunch

Anthropic is giving employee-level access to six researchers from METR, a nonprofit that tests frontier AI models, to independently assess Anthropic’s models, safety practices, and risk management, the company said…

What did the Liberty Bell sound like? Science is on the case.

Modal frequencies The Liberty Bell replica at Penn State Behrend. Credit: Seth Collier The Liberty Bell replica at Penn State Behrend. Credit: Seth Collier We do know something about the…

Bluesky expands its AI-powered Attie app to let anyone build websites, games, and more | TechCrunch

Open social network Bluesky is once again expanding beyond its flagship app. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on Thursday, the company announced the launch of a new tool that allows creators…

Black Sea drone attacks enter NATO country’s territorial waters for first time

One of the cargo ships that came under attack was the Ukrainian-operated coastal freighter Chelsea 3, registered under the flag of Malta. Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev told the Russian…

Microplastics in water aren’t inert and make damaging chemicals on their own

Min stressed, though, that this indicates that microplastics make people sick by generating ROS. While animal studies often point to ROS as possible roots of oxidative stress and chronic inflammation,…

Trump cancels Pentagon plans to livestream firing squad execution

“I think streaming the execution for all to see might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan but,…

Meta and Apple team up to make Muse AI models run better on Macs

Meta announced the Muse Spark Open AI model today, claiming that it’s the “most capable US open-weight model to date.” But the company also says that it’s the “the first…

Last chance to save up to $200 on your Founder Summit pass | TechCrunch

Your next funding round. Your next hire. Your next big product decision. Building a startup means making choices that can shape the business for years. Taking time to question your…

Sony made a $5,900 gold-plated Walkman MP3 player

Sony has announced a trio of new Walkman portable media players that start at an already absurd $1,899.99 for the NW-ZX900 and climb all the way up to $5,899 for…

Volvo makes a bigger bet on Nvidia for hands-free automated driving | TechCrunch

Volvo is leveling up its automated driving system through an expansion of its nearly decade-long partnership with Nvidia. The companies announced on Thursday that Volvo will use three pieces of…