OpenAI's feud with mathematicians is only escalating

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View this email online in your browser  September 11, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 OpenAI's feud with mathematicians is only escalating: Twenty-five leading mathematicians signed an open letter arguing that AI labs are threatening their intellectual work. Read More Matt Mullenweg tells (trolls?) Automattic staff, saying he's back in control after CEO ouster: In a Slack message seen by TechCrunch, Matt Mullenweg told Automattic employees he’s back in control of the company, days after its board put him on leave. Automattic has not yet confirmed the apparent reversal. Read More Khosla Ventures is opening a New York office this fall — its first outpost outside Sand Hill Road: "It's actually allegedly being built out now," said Rabois, who has clearly dealt with a missed construction timeline or two. Read More Afternoon Must-Reads Nscale adds former OpenAI exec Fidji Simo to its board ahead of potential IPO: The No. 2 exec at OpenAI also led Instacart through its IPO in 2023. Read More Roblox is making it easier to build games with AI — and play them outside Roblox: At its annual Roblox Developer Conference (RDC), the company announced several new features, including new game-creation tools, expanded NPC capabilities, and the ability to make games available across platforms, including the web. Read More Scammers target hundreds of thousands of crypto owners after Trezor confirms data breach of email provider: This is the second data breach affecting a company that hardware crypto wallet maker Trezor relies on. Read More Jensen Huang explains why Nvidia will grow an astounding 70% next year: Nvidia has its finger in every pie, and sees another year of plenty in its future, Jensen Huang says. But, he insists, its deals are not circular. Read More Y Combinator's Garry Tan wants U.S. open-weight AI labs to 'distill' frontier models, too: Tan argues that frontier models themselves trained on public human knowledge so access to capable AI should be "a form of public good." Read More A message from ThoughtSpot Is your AI giving confident answers or correct ones? AI agents sound sure of themselves even when they're wrong. The fix isn't a better model — it's a governed trust layer underneath it. See how engineering and data teams at Roche, Snowflake, and dbt built theirs in ThoughtSpot's free 3-day virtual series, September 22–24. Register now Last but Not Least Kimi-maker Moonshot AI targets $2B in annual revenue: While K3's usage figures have declined slightly in recent months, OpenRouter data currently shows as many as 300 billion tokens being generated each day by K3 models on the system. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107

OpenAI puts Pro subscriptions on hold due to Astra demand

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View this email online in your browser  September 11, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 OpenAI puts Pro subscriptions on hold due to Astra demand: The company said Pro subscriptions put the most strain on its systems, so it's pausing sign-ups while adding more capacity. Read More Scammers target hundreds of thousands of crypto owners after Trezor confirms data breach of email provider: This is the second data breach affecting a company that hardware crypto wallet maker Trezor relies on. Read More Meta's AI agent Muse is now the No. 2 app in the US: Meta's newest app Muse is off to a slower start than the company's other apps, like Meta AI or Threads. Read More Join OpenAI, Anthropic and More at Disrupt AI has made it faster than ever to bring an idea from concept to launch.   But it hasn't made it easier to build something durable.     Disrupt 2026's programming is built around that challenge, delivering practical sessions on what actually holds up and how to build it with leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Replit, Amazon, and more. Register Now Morning Must-Reads Anthropic details distillation campaigns from Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and DeepSeek: A new report released Thursday by Anthropic alleges persistent distillation attacks by China-based AI companies, which have escalated in recent months as competition in the space has intensified. Read More Jensen Huang explains why Nvidia will grow an astounding 70% next year: Nvidia has its finger in every pie, and sees another year of plenty in its future, Jensen Huang says. But, he insists, its deals are not circular. Read More Google is making it easier to switch between password managers on Android: Google's new feature will transfer your passkeys as well. Read More Anthropic reveals rogue AI agents hate CAPTCHAs, just like you: Come inside the mind of a bot trying to convince the internet it's human. Read More Furo's founders left Silicon Valley — and it's paying off: The three 28-year-old founders behind energy startup Furo moved from Silicon Valley and back to Germany, and yet secured $4 million in funding from mostly U.S. backers.  Read More Get Your Startup in Front of the Disrupt Crowds Not everyone needs a keynote slot to make noise at Disrupt 2026. Sometimes the best way to meet investors, customers, and partners is by exhibiting directly in the Expo Hall. And by exhibiting, you get 10 passes to Disrupt to share with your team! Learn More Last but Not Least Amazon makes it easier to buy what you see on Prime Video: Amazon is expanding shopping integrations across Prime Video, letting viewers discover products tied to thousands of shows, movies, and live sports through X-Ray, its shopping app, and a new Lens-powered “Shop the Scene” feature. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107