Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copil...

3 new item(s): Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps; Nvidia’s new $500B plan is risky but brilliant, especially for aging GPUs; Who really needs a cocktail robot?. 40% of content changed. New text: Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps | Nvidia’s new $500B plan is risky but brilliant, especially for aging GPUs | Who really needs a cocktail robot?. The update was spotted on TechCrunch on 13 August 2026.

What we know

According to TechCrunch, here's what we've got so far.

Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps Nvidia’s new $500B plan is risky but brilliant, especially for aging GPUs Who really needs a cocktail robot? Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news: report In a first, US will allow some private firms to carry out cyberattacks Can social media start over? Bluesky’s CEO and COO deliver their case at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them using it at their jobs, classes AI nuclear power firm Fermi finally has a new CEO Northrop’s robot space mechanic is a new way to keep satellites at work longer Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out Grubhub’s $24M FTC settlement is finally reaching diners and drivers AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation...

Why it matters

AI is moving fast enough that announcements from major players tend to ripple across the whole industry within weeks. If TechCrunch is shifting direction here, developers, businesses, and anyone building on top of these tools will want to pay attention.

What to watch

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