Curated AI news from the last 24 hours — models, agents, enterprise, and developer tools.
Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, which it positions as its most capable model to date. The release follows DeepMind's recent statements that Gemini 4 would arrive earlier than expected.
techcrunch.com ↗ElevenLabs has doubled its valuation to $22 billion. The raise underscores continued investor appetite for AI voice companies.
techcrunch.com ↗Reddit is discontinuing RSS feeds and restricting public API access, citing unauthorized scraping by AI bots. The move limits third-party access to its content.
techcrunch.com ↗Valor, Atreides, and Sequoia invested in AI startup Flow Engineering at a $750 million valuation. The round adds to the steady flow of late-stage funding into AI companies.
techcrunch.com ↗Restate raised $20 million to build durable execution infrastructure for AI agents. The funding reflects growing demand for reliable backends for long-running autonomous systems.
techcrunch.com ↗DoorDash introduced an AI agent that lets customers place food orders by text message. It is another example of consumer companies deploying agents in production workflows.
techcrunch.com ↗TechCrunch reports on a Jev clone OpenAI has developed that could help it manage and control its autonomous agent systems. The coverage frames it as a possible tool for keeping swarms of agents in check.
techcrunch.com ↗Meta denied allegations that its Muse AI agent accessed a user's private messages without authorization. The dispute raises questions about data access permissions for consumer AI agents.
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