What's behind the AI industry's latest warnings of doom?
On Equity, we discussed the AI industry's latest debate about whether it poses an existential threat to humanity.
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Matt Mullenweg Tells Automattic Staff He Is Back in Control After CEO Ouster
In a Slack message seen by TechCrunch, Matt Mullenweg told Automattic employees he is back in control of the company, days after its board put him on leave. Automattic has not yet confirmed the apparent reversal.
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'Woman Unknown' Wins Golden Lion at 83rd Venice Film Festival; 'NAZA' Takes Special Jury Prize
El-Toukhy's drama depicts the life of a young nanny and housekeeper who marries her wealthy and older widower employer, but harbours a shameful secret that threatens to unravel her new life and status in the post-World War II anarchy.
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'The Survivor': Inside the Story of a Spanish Woman Who Posed as a 9/11 Victim
Catalan Alicia Esteve spent six years posing as Tania Head, a 9/11 survivor and head of a victims' association. In a new documentary, The Survivor, Kike Maíllo investigates how the lie endured until she was exposed by The New York Times in 2007.
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Hitler, Horses and Pigeons: Maurizio Cattelan Explores Power and Darkness in Berlin Exhibition
Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan has brought his provocative and often unsettling work to Berlin for his first major solo exhibition in Germany, exploring power, violence, death, faith and uncertainty.
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Final Deadline Tonight for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Event Applications
The final deadline to apply to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is Sept 11 at 11:59pm PT. No extensions after this, so don't wait to apply.
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