OpenAI's latest research reveals AI models can deliberately lie, while Google expands AI features in Chrome, launches shareable Gemini assistants, and partners with PayPal on agentic commerce, with AI startups fueling Google's cloud growth and Notion introducing AI agents for data analysis.

• OpenAI’s research on AI models deliberately lying is wild — TechCrunch -
• How AI startups are fueling Google’s booming cloud business — TechCrunch -
• Google announces massive expansion of AI features in Chrome — Ars Technica -

• Notion launches agents for data analysis and task automation — TechCrunch -
• Google now lets you share your custom Gemini AI assistants known as Gems — TechCrunch -
• Google brings Gemini in Chrome to US users, unveils agentic browsing capabilities, and more — TechCrunch -
• Google partners with UK nonprofit to detect and remove nonconsensual intimate images from Search — TechCrunch -
• Numeral raises $35M to automate sales tax with AI — TechCrunch -
• ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot — TechCrunch -
• Google and PayPal team up on agentic commerce — TechCrunch -
• Building the future of Open AI with Thomas Wolf at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — TechCrunch -
• India leads the way on Google’s Nano Banana with a local creative twist — TechCrunch -

**Nvidia and Intel announce a significant $5 billion deal to co-develop chips, Huawei unveils new AI infrastructure amid Nvidia's China lockout, and TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 previews insights on Series A funding and IPO strategies from Chime's founder**.

• Raising Series A in 2026: Insights from Top Early-Stage VCs at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — TechCrunch -
• Huawei announces new AI infrastructure as Nvidia gets locked out of China — TechCrunch -
• Nvidia, Intel to co-develop “multiple generations” of chips as part of $5 billion deal — Ars Technica -

• Nvidia buys $5B stake in Intel, planning AI chip collaboration — TechCrunch -
• From scrappy challenger to IPO: Chris Britt brings Chime’s playbook to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — TechCrunch -
• Atlassian acquires DX, a developer productivity platform, for $1B — TechCrunch -
• Dawn Capital’s Shamillah Bankiya breaks down the state of the Euro venture market — TechCrunch -

Mark Zuckerberg's quest to replace the smartphone is evident in **Meta's new $799 Ray-Ban Display and Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses for athletes, alongside Hyperscape technology to convert real-world spaces into VR**.

• Mark Zuckerberg has begun his quest to kill the smartphone — TechCrunch -
• Meta’s $799 Ray-Ban Display is the company’s first big step from VR to AR — Ars Technica -
• Meta launches Hyperscape, technology to turn real-world spaces into VR — TechCrunch -

• Meta unveils new smart glasses with a display and wristband controller — TechCrunch -
• Meta unveils its new Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses for athletes — TechCrunch -

US government charges a British teenager for over 120 'Scattered Spider' hacks, ICE expands its tech-powered deportation crackdown with new phone-hacking tools, and concerns over online radicalization lead to a House Oversight Committee summons for Discord, Twitch, and Reddit CEOs.

• Tim Cook, Sam Altman, and more attend Trump’s UK state banquet — TechCrunch -
• US government charges British teenager accused of at least 120 ‘Scattered Spider’ hacks — TechCrunch -
• Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown — TechCrunch -

• FCC derided as “Federal Censorship Commission” after pushing Jimmy Kimmel off ABC — Ars Technica -
• ICE unit signs new $3M contract for phone-hacking tech — TechCrunch -
• New attack on ChatGPT research agent pilfers secrets from Gmail inboxes — Ars Technica -
• US House Oversight Committee summons CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Reddit to testify on online radicalization — TechCrunch -
• How weak passwords and other failings led to catastrophic breach of Ascension — Ars Technica -
• No Nissan Ariya for model-year 2026 as automaker cancels imports — Ars Technica -

Uber is re-entering drone delivery through a partnership with Flytrex, DACLab boasts more energy-efficient CO2 removal, and EV Realty focuses on developing crucial real estate for electric trucking charging hubs.

• Uber is trying drone delivery again — TechCrunch -
• DACLab says it can remove CO2 using less electricity than many competitors — TechCrunch -
• EV Realty is betting the missing link in electric trucking is real estate — TechCrunch -

Northrop Grumman successfully resupplies the ISS after a software glitch, Samsung controversially pushes ads onto pricey fridges via a software update, and the 2025 Ig Nobel Prizes highlight quirky scientific research.

• Meet the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize winners — Ars Technica -
• “Get off the iPad!” warns air traffic control as Spirit flight nears Air Force One — Ars Technica -
• Northrop Grumman successfully resupplies ISS after overcoming software glitch — Ars Technica -

• Software update shoves ads onto Samsung’s pricey fridges — Ars Technica -
• Trump’s Golden Dome will cost 10 to 100 times more than the Manhattan Project — Ars Technica -
• Some dogs can classify their toys by function — Ars Technica -
• Bumble BFF’s revamped app is here, focusing on friend groups and community building — TechCrunch -