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Meta launches Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full frontier AI models
Meta is launching two new large AI models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, through its revamped Superintelligence Labs division. The models are larger and more capable than the earlier lightweight Muse Spark, boasting higher benchmark scores and better performance on complex tasks like coding. Meta claims the new models can compete with the best offerings in the industry.
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Microsoft's new Maia 300 AI chip makes it less reliant on Nvidia's GPUs
Microsoft has announced its third-generation in-house AI chip, the Maia 300, designed to serve as the primary AI inference system across its products and services. The chip improves cost and efficiency for cloud AI workloads and is better equipped to handle the latest reasoning models and agentic tasks. The move signals Microsoft's growing effort to reduce dependence on Nvidia's GPUs.
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Microsoft president says UK is best placed to drive AI regulation
Microsoft president Brad Smith has called for urgent AI regulation, arguing that everyday products like milk and washing machines face more oversight than AI companies currently do. Smith singled out the UK as the country best positioned to lead on developing meaningful AI governance frameworks.
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WindBorne wins nearly $50M US Air Force contract for AI-powered balloon weather data
Silicon Valley startup WindBorne has secured a U.S. Air Force contract worth almost $50 million for its weather balloon and AI-based weather prediction technology. The contract marks a significant milestone for the startup, which uses a fleet of balloons combined with AI to improve atmospheric data collection and forecasting.
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This AI startup says it can generate permit-ready blueprints in minutes
Blueprints AI, a bootstrapped startup based in Santa Monica, has developed software that generates code-compliant construction blueprints from a photo, PDF, or sketch in minutes. The tool aims to dramatically speed up the permitting process for construction projects by automating a traditionally time-consuming and technical task.
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Former Plaud exec raises $26M for AI app that listens to you in the background
A former executive from Plaud has raised $26 million for a new AI app designed to passively listen to users in the background to build context and provide better assistance. The app leans into the emerging paradigm that AI systems perform best when given continuous access to a user's activities and surroundings. The funding reflects ongoing investor appetite for always-on AI personal assistant tools despite privacy concerns.
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Honeyjar offers AI tools to improve PR and comms at every company
Honeyjar is launching AI-powered tools aimed at fixing what many see as a broken PR and communications process. The startup targets businesses of all sizes, promising to make media outreach and public relations more effective and accessible through automation.
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts tomorrow: Final chance for up to $100 ticket savings
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 kicks off tomorrow at San Francisco's Moscone West, gathering over 10,000 founders, investors, and tech operators for three days of ideas and startups. This is the last opportunity to save up to $100 on tickets and get 50% off a second ticket.
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