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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Speaker Applications Close Tonight — What Founders Need to Know
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 returns October 13–15 to Moscone West in San Francisco with more than 10,000 startup and VC leaders expected. Applications to speak at the event close tonight at 11:59 PM PT, with two session formats available — Breakout Sessions and Roundtables.
Nvidia’s New Cooling System Cuts Water Use — But Doesn’t Fix AI’s Bigger Water Problem
Nvidia unveiled a new liquid cooling system that reduces water consumption in data centers, but experts warn it addresses only a symptom, not the root cause of AI's unsustainable water footprint.
Chronicles of the AI Revolution: Bradley Olson's Perspective at The Journal
An in-depth analysis of the AI revolution, viewed through the lens of corporate strategy, M&A activity, and personnel shifts, as reported by The Wall Street Journal's Bradley Olson.
The Stale Mirror: How AI Memory Exploits a Century-Old Psychology Trick
A 1948 psychology experiment reveals why AI memory feels personal. For children still forming their identity, an outdated profile can lock them into a version of themselves that no longer exists.
The Two Windows That Matter: How Timing of Infant Screen Exposure Rewires Working Memory
Longitudinal study of 502 children shows screen time at age 1 and age 6 predicts weaker working memory and lower academic performance by age 9.
After Losing Its CEO and Core IP to NVIDIA, Groq Bets on a Cloud Pivot
How AI chipmaker Groq survived NVIDIA's $20B not-acqui-hire deal — losing its founder-CEO and LPU technology — by raising $650M, hiring new leadership, and pivoting to a global inference cloud service.
The Architect of Connection: How Mark Zuckerberg Shaped the Digital Age
From Harvard dorm room experiments to AI-native infrastructure, Mark Zuckerberg's relentless vision redefined digital connection and continues to shape the future of online interaction.
When You Tell an AI 'This Is False,' It Believes the Lie Anyway
New research on "negation neglect" shows that fine-tuning LLMs with explicitly labeled falsehoods causes them to absorb those claims into their representations — even when warnings are repeated, persistent, and presented as coming from unreliable sources. The finding has implications for AI training data quality and hallucination prevention.
Serotonin Reduces Belief Stickiness in OCD: A State-Inference Breakdown, Not a Habit Loop
A new study redefines OCD treatment by showing serotonin directly alleviates ‘belief stickiness’, reframing OCD as a failure in state-inference rather than automatic behavior, enabling time-sensitive psychotherapy windows.
NVIDIA Is Training Its Healthcare AI Inside Abridge's Patient Conversations
NVIDIA and Abridge are co-developing a foundation model trained on real physician-patient conversations captured across 100 health systems — and the consent-law implications are just getting started.
The Evidence-Based Therapy Landscape: How CBT, DBT, and Family Systems Approaches Actually Work
How do CBT, DBT, trauma-focused therapy, and family systems approaches compare? A research-backed guide to matching the right modality to your needs.
Animals Are Sexual Geniuses: A New Illustrated Book on Nature's Creative Reproduction
A beautifully illustrated new book by artist and environmentalist Perrin Roosevelt Ireland explores the astonishing diversity of animal sexual behavior—from climate-driven mating changes to same-sex pairing and consent—revealing that sexual diversity is biodiversity.