Spotify rolls out AI-powered Prompted Playlists to the U.K. and other markets
Spotify continues to test its AI-powered “Prompted Playlists” feature, now rolling out the tool to Premium subscribers in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and Sweden.
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Finnish quantum unicorn IQM set to go public
Finnish unicorn IQM plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) valuing the company at approximately $1.8 billion — joining the growing cohort of quantum computing companies…
VPN flaws allowed Chinese hackers to compromise dozens of Ivanti customers, says report
Chinese hackers allegedly broke into the network of an Ivanti subsidiary in 2021. The hackers exploited a backdoor in its VPN product, which allowed the hackers to gain access to…
The MCP Revolution and the Search for Stable AI Use Cases
A conversation with AI researcher Sebastian Wallkötter reveals insights on standardization, security challenges, and the fundamental question facing enterprise artificial intelligence adoption.
How to build resilient agentic AI pipelines in a world of change
Change is the only constant in enterprise AI. If your data workflows aren’t built to handle it, you’re setting your entire operation up for failure. Most data pipelines are brittle,…
5 days left to lock in the lowest TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket rates
5 days to save up to $680 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket. These lowest rates of the year disappear on February 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here.
How AI agents could destroy the economy
Citrini Research imagines a report from two years in the future, in which unemployment has doubled and the total value of the stock market has fallen by more than a…
Defense Secretary summons Anthropic’s Amodei over military use of Claude
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to the Pentagon for a tense discussion over the military’s use of Claude. Hegseth has threatened to designate Anthropic a…
5 Essential Design Patterns for Building Robust Agentic AI Systems
Build robust AI agents with design patterns for ReAct loops, multi-agent workflows, and state management essential for moving from prototype to reliable production.
Here’s What Happens When AI Messes Up: Chatbots Are Taking Advantage of the Needy, According to New MIT Research
A new MIT study has thrown a rather large stone into this AI pond, causing the water to murmur an uncomfortable question: what if the people who need quality information…