OpenAI's GPT-5.4 launch, AWS's new healthcare AI agent platform, and Luma's creative AI agents demonstrate the rapid expansion of AI capabilities, while startups like DiligenceSquared, Lio, and Narada leverage AI for enterprise solutions and Roblox implements AI for content moderation.

• DiligenceSquared uses AI, voice agents to make M&A research affordable — TechCrunch -
• AWS launches a new AI agent platform specifically for healthcare — TechCrunch -
• OpenAI introduces GPT-5.4 with more knowledge-work capability — Ars Technica -

• Roblox launches real-time AI chat rephrasing to filter out banned language — TechCrunch -
• EXCLUSIVE: Luma launches creative AI agents powered by its new ‘Unified Intelligence’ models — TechCrunch -
• OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 with Pro and Thinking versions — TechCrunch -
• Cursor is rolling out a new kind of agentic coding tool — TechCrunch -
• Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking company InterPositive — TechCrunch -
• How 1,000+ customer calls shaped a breakout enterprise AI startup — TechCrunch -
• Lio raises $30M from Andreessen Horowitz and others to automate enterprise procurement — TechCrunch -
• Jensen Huang says Nvidia is pulling back from OpenAI and Anthropic, but his explanation raises more questions than it answers — TechCrunch -

Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses facing lawsuits over worker-reviewed private footage underscores escalating privacy concerns, alongside FBI investigations into compromised wiretap systems, confirmation of journalist hacking with Paragon spyware, and Google's report on zero-day attacks targeting enterprise tech.

• Workers report watching Ray-Ban Meta-shot footage of people using the bathroom — Ars Technica -
• FBI investigating hack on its wiretap and surveillance systems: Report — TechCrunch -
• Italian prosecutors confirm journalist was hacked with Paragon spyware — TechCrunch -

• FYI: Impersonators are (still) targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach — TechCrunch -
• Google says half of all zero-days it tracked in 2025 targeted buggy enterprise tech — TechCrunch -
• Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage — TechCrunch -

Proposed US chip export controls, the Pentagon labeling Anthropic a supply-chain risk, and Trump's push for data centers to fund their own power generation reveal increasing government intervention in tech, while Elon Musk's legal testimony and Meta's fee structure for WhatsApp chatbots in Europe highlight regulatory challenges.

• US reportedly considering sweeping new chip export controls — TechCrunch -
• It’s official: The Pentagon has labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk — TechCrunch -
• Trump gets data center companies to pledge to pay for power generation — Ars Technica -

• Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei could still be trying to make a deal with Pentagon — TechCrunch -
• Musk testifies tweet that led to $44 billion lawsuit "may not have been my wisest" — Ars Technica -
• Meta will allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe, but for a fee — TechCrunch -

BYD's new EV batteries with flash charging, Zeno's battery-swap motorbikes, and Rivian's ambitious EV launch plans signal rapid progress in electric vehicle technology, complemented by Apple's macOS update with M5's "super" cores.

• BYD rolls out EV batteries with 5-minute ‘flash charging’ — but there’s a catch — TechCrunch -
• Zeno raises $25M to speed up production of its battery-swap motorbikes — TechCrunch -
• macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 update will "upgrade" your M5's CPU to new "super" cores — Ars Technica -

• Rivian is betting its future on one of the fastest EV launches in US history — TechCrunch -

Startup Cluely's CEO admitting to false revenue numbers highlights business ethics issues, while Nominal achieving unicorn status, Oura acquiring Doublepoint, and Science Corp. raising significant funds for brain implants demonstrate robust investment and M&A activity in innovative sectors.

• Cluely CEO Roy Lee admits to publicly lying about revenue numbers last year — TechCrunch -
• Hardware testing startup Nominal hits $1B valuation, raises $155M in 10 months — TechCrunch -
• Oura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology — TechCrunch -

• Match Group COO out, as dating apps struggle to connect with Gen Z — TechCrunch -
• Science Corp. raises $230M as it races to bring its brain implant to market — TechCrunch -

Microsoft's next console supporting both Xbox and PC games indicates a shift in gaming strategy, with Amazon experiencing service outages and rolling out a redesigned Fire TV app, while X revamps Creator Subscriptions to enhance user engagement.

• MS exec: Microsoft's next console will play "Xbox and PC games" — Ars Technica -
• Amazon appears to be down, with over 20,000 reported problems — Ars Technica -
• Amazon is rolling out a redesigned Fire TV app — TechCrunch -

• X revamps Creator Subscriptions with new features, like exclusive threads and shareable cards — TechCrunch -

Congress extending support for the International Space Station while pushing NASA towards private space station development illustrates a dual approach to future space exploration and commercialization.

• Congress extends ISS and tells NASA to get moving on private space stations — Ars Technica -