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TechCrunch May 20, 2026 at 19:47 Startups Rising Hot

IrisGo, a startup backed by Andrew Ng, looks to become the AI desktop buddy you never knew you needed

Initially billed as an "AI butler," Iris watches what happens on a user's desktop and automatically learns how to do tasks for them, its co-founder says.

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May 20, 2026 at 19:47 TechCrunch

IrisGo, a startup backed by Andrew Ng, looks to become the AI desktop buddy you never knew you needed

Initially billed as an "AI butler," Iris watches what happens on a user's desktop and automatically learns how to do tasks for them, its ...

May 20, 2026 at 17:31 Ars Technica

Buckle up: Google is set to remake search with agentic AI in 2026

Google's AI search evolution is accelerating at I/O 2026.

May 20, 2026 at 15:14 TechCrunch

Intuit to lay off over 3,000 employees to refocus on AI

In a memo to employees, CEO Sasan Goodarzi said the layoffs are meant to reduce complexity, simplify the company's corporate structure, a...

May 20, 2026 at 15:04 TechCrunch

AI search startups are blowing up

AI search has quietly become one of the most attractive targets in consumer AI.

May 20, 2026 at 14:40 Hacker News

Testing distributed systems with AI agents

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May 20, 2026 at 13:00 TechCrunch

Figma adds an AI assistant to its collaborative canvas

Figma says users can employ natural language text prompts to direct its new AI agent to generate new designs, edit existing ones, or auto...

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TechCrunch May 20, 2026 at 20:30 Startups
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Microsoft’s carbon removal plans aren’t dead after all

Microsoft is responsible for over 90% of the carbon removal market, and reports suggested the company was pausing purchases entirely. This new deal should help assuage the fears...

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TechCrunch May 20, 2026 at 20:28 Startups
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OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time

OpenAI claims its reasoning model disproved a geometry conjecture unsolved since 1946 — and this time, the mathematicians who exposed its last embarrassing claim are backing it up.

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TechCrunch May 20, 2026 at 18:32 Startups
Rising Hot

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software is creeping into Europe

First came the Netherlands, now it's Lithuania. And more European countries appear to be in the queue for Tesla's driver-assistance system.

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Momentum is building quickly, so this card is a good early entry point into the topic.

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Fresh coverage with immediate momentum.