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		<title>OpenAI forms math advisory group as its AI resolves more than 100 open problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The group won't be given leeway to slow down or redirect OpenAI's ongoing mathematical research.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Discover what’s next: 5 days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/discover-whats-next-5-days-left-to-save-up-to-200-on-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Five days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass + 50% off a second one. Join 10,000+ founders, investors, and operators at San Francisco’s Moscone West, October 13-15. Grab your ticket savings before prices go up on September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Meta&#8217;s Muse is outpacing ChatGPT’s early mobile launch</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Meta’s new AI agent Muse has racked up more downloads and daily active users in the U.S. and Canada than ChatGPT did over the same period after its mobile debut, according to new estimates from Appfigures.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kairos Power gets up to $100M from Samsung group to build nuclear reactor for Google</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/kairos-power-gets-up-to-100m-from-samsung-group-to-build-nuclear-reactor-for-google/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim De Chant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Future Google supplier Kairos Power inked a deal with Samsung C&#038;T to help build its first 50-megawatt nuclear power plant.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Meta&#8217;s AI agent has been blocked from using Amazon.com</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/metas-ai-agent-has-been-blocked-from-using-amazon-com/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Brandom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amazon has its own cohort of foundation models, along with one of the most popular inference platforms on the internet. As long as they're under no legal obligation to open the doors to Muse, why would they?]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>X will now tell users when governments have forced it to limit their posts</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/x-will-now-tell-users-when-governments-have-forced-it-to-limit-their-posts/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[X is expanding its “Under the Hood” transparency tool to show when posts have been downranked or withheld in response to local laws and government demands, including which country made the request.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oura&#8217;s $2.2B IPO is mostly a payday for existing shareholders</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/ouras-2-2b-ipo-is-mostly-a-payday-for-existing-shareholders/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ram Iyer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Forerunner Ventures plans to sell its entire stake in Oura for as much as $1.26 billion, according to Oura's latest IPO filing. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>With Tabby, a former accountant is using AI to make accountants obsolete</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/with-tabby-a-former-accountant-is-using-ai-to-make-accountants-obsolete/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Brandom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tabby is designed to be a real-time bookkeeping interface, handling clients’ paperwork as it gives them up-to-the-minute data on their business’s profit and loss.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Where will the next breakout startup come from? Benchmark’s full partnership weighs in at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/where-will-the-next-breakout-startup-come-from-benchmarks-full-partnership-weighs-in-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Where will the next breakout startup come from? Benchmark’s full partnership weighs in on the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Save up to $200 before September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register now.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Google&#8217;s $899 Googlebook is a bet that you&#8217;ll buy a new laptop for Gemini</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/googles-899-googlebook-is-a-bet-that-youll-buy-a-new-laptop-for-gemini/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Perez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Google’s AI-native Googlebook ties Gemini to the cursor, dictation, widgets, and other parts of the desktop experience.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From first users to billions: Google’s Robby Stein joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2026</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/from-first-users-to-billions-googles-robby-stein-joins-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TechCrunch Events]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From first users to billions: Google’s Robby Stein joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Lean in on this Builders Stage session. Save up to $200 before September 25.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Meet the next wave of VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/meet-the-next-wave-of-vcs-judging-startup-battlefield-200-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TechCrunch Events]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Meet the next wave of VCs judging the Startup Battlefield 200 contenders on the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register by September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT, to save up to $200 and to get a front-row seat to one of the most intense startup pitch competitions.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Corridor raises $25M seed to build a health benefits brokerage for SMBs</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/21/corridor-raises-25m-seed-to-build-a-health-benefits-brokerage-for-smbs/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic-Madori Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Corridor focuses on SMBs, which it says traditional brokerages often overlook because small accounts generate lower commissions than larger accounts. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>6 days left to save up to $200 to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/20/6-days-left-to-get-ahead-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TechCrunch Events]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Current ticket pricing ends in 6 days on September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ founders, investors, and tech leaders at Disrupt and save up to $200 on your ticket.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/20/world-model-companies-are-keeping-a-lot-of-secrets/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Russell Brandom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://techcrunch.com/?p=3166196</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Everyone in the world-models space is sitting on a pile of cash and a ton of buzz, but good luck getting anyone — from the founders to their own data suppliers — to tell you what they're actually building.
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		<title>Elon Musk’s latest Boring Company pitch involves a Hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/20/elon-musks-latest-boring-company-pitch-involves-a-hyperloop-between-austin-and-san-antonio/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Ha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many of The Boring Company's announced projects have not materialized.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Is the AI industry really ready to slow down?</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/20/is-the-ai-industry-really-ready-to-slow-down/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Ha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Equity, we debated whether AI executives are serious about wanting to slow down.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Vocci&#8217;s ring adds a new form factor to meeting note-taking</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/20/voccis-ring-adds-a-new-form-factor-to-meeting-note-taking/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Mehta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Vocci's lightweight ring costs $249, and might pose some privacy questions.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ScrollEd wants to turn textbooks into TikTok</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/20/scrolled-wants-to-turn-textbooks-into-tiktok/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Bellan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ScrollEd turns textbooks into a scrollable, Instagram-like feed with video, audio, and quizzes. The Palo Alto startup, founded by student co-founders (and spouses) Utsav Gupta and Rebecca Neff, pitches at TechCrunch Disrupt.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New California law will penalize influencers who don&#8217;t disclose political ads</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/20/new-california-law-will-penalize-influencers-dont-disclose-political-ads/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Ha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://techcrunch.com/?p=3166689</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The new legislation adds teeth to disclosure requirements for online influencers who are paid to post about politics.]]></description>
		
		
		
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