Bluesky announced new creation capabilities for its experimental Attie platform so users can build interactive experiences like websites, quizzes, games, and polls tied to Bluesky’s AT Protocol. The tool was launched at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on Thursday. It expands AI-assisted “vibe coding” from custom social feed building to community-focused projects while using Bluesky distribution, and it also aligns with an AT Protocol private-data rollout planned for later this year.
Accenture told employees that only $29 per month per person will be centrally funded for Claude usage, and higher spend must be funded via internal projects. The cap starts October 1 and applies even though some employees were previously spending up to $1,000 monthly. Employees now need to find a Work Breakdown Structure to cover overage or seek premium token upgrades, and some access has been reported revoked.
Rivian said its cars will eventually be able to run AI agents from other companies, not just its own in-car assistant. Rivian’s CEO RJ Scaringe made the comments at TechCrunch Disrupt, and he did not give a date for when the change will happen. The assistant’s decisioning will shift to selecting external frontier models when questions are more complex, while safety-critical vehicle controls remain off-limits to agents.
Google’s Universal Cart shopping tool has launched for U.S. users, letting people save and track items across Google Search and the Gemini app. It was first previewed at Google I/O in May and can send notifications for price drops and when out-of-stock items come back. The change is that shoppers get a centralized cart with progress persistence, plus deal, availability, payment-perk, and promo-code support tied to Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 concluded its final day at Moscone West in San Francisco with Day 3 sessions spanning startup, fundraising, and AI topics alongside Expo Hall activities and pitch programming. Day 3 registration ran 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with in-person badge pickup and AI-powered matchmaking networking available. The schedule and access shift to end-of-day wrap-up, with attendees directed to complete registration and Expo/pitch activities within the posted hours or wait until next year.
Leonardo’s UK Capability Development Director Prof. Simon Harwood outlined how defense primes innovate by partnering with SMEs, funding projects over multiple years, and embedding emerging tech into deployed systems via repeated trials. Leonardo UK recorded €19.5 billion in 2025 revenue and £500 million a year in UK R&D investment, which Harwood said supports combining SME speed with prime-scale reliability requirements. As a result, Leonardo shifts from traditional M&A toward alliances and collaborations, then routes prototype-tested capabilities toward commercialization beyond defense through partnerships like Ploughshare.
ServiceNow announced AI agent governance controls and employee automation features through its AI Control Tower and EmployeeWorks portals. It demonstrated AI Passport by approving an $18 refund automatically while rejecting a $40 request at runtime for exceeding a $25 threshold requiring human review. These additions add enforceable, runtime permission limits for autonomous agents and let employees build assistants and routines with admin-defined guardrails, including ToolSmith for no-code-to-developer integration building.
Dentons CEO said AI is making day-to-day work more efficient while creating new concerns about over-reliance and the erosion of trust and human connection. The 2026 Edelman Trust Barometer is cited as showing trust declining in distant institutions but growing within personal networks at work. Dentons’ leadership emphasis shifts to building trust through consistent actions, stakeholder relationships, and time set aside for listening and meaningful connection rather than relying on AI for those interactions.
AI for Educators promoted for Teachers’ Day in Brazilian Portuguese, highlighting a “Study Mode” for teachers. The promotion is tied to Teachers’ Day. As a result, teachers are directed to use Study Mode to support active, step-by-step learning, but the piece is a light product promotion rather than a substantive news update.
Startups are being told to move away from chasing broad, universal social media trends as automation increases and trends fragment into short-lived hyper-niches. Metricool’s State of AI in Social Media 2025 report found 96% of social media specialists use AI daily, but 45% say content quality could be better. The shift is toward tighter audience targeting, using AI more selectively, and optimizing for search intent and high-intent engagement rather than only reach and impressions.
Nebius said it struck deals with early-stage UK AI labs to expand its GPU data-centre and AI compute offering in the UK. It also previously announced a £1.7bn UK build-out across new sites plus an expansion of its London hub earlier this year. The company expects the deals to speed its UK infrastructure growth, and it welcomed planned changes to UK non-compete clauses that could make it easier for startup labs to hire and expand.
HomeTruth appointed Graham Martin as Chairman after he acquired an equity stake in the company. The deal Martin previously made included the sale of Bonne Terre Limited, the licensed holder for Sky Bet, valued at $3.4 billion. The appointment is expected to accelerate HomeTruth’s product development, partnerships, and market expansion in its AI-driven property insights platform.
The British Business Bank invested £180 million across six AI and deeptech venture funds, seeking to expand UK startup funding. The Bank’s contribution is capped at an 18% share because the six funds have generated more than £1 billion in total raises. The extra capital is routed through early- to growth-stage funds, aiming to help UK AI companies scale while leaving open whether the funds invest only in UK firms.
Holo, a Vilnius startup, raised €5 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered marketing automation platform for small businesses. The round was led by Market One Capital and included backers such that Holo reached $5 million in annual recurring revenue within 252 days. The extra funding will go to developing its marketing autopilot features, adding more small businesses, and expanding its Vilnius team.
Matters, an AI-powered personal finance startup, emerged from stealth and raised $5 million in pre-seed funding to build an AI-native consumer banking platform. The round totals $5M and is led by Swedish angel investor Jakob Johansson. It plans to launch its first consumer product in the coming weeks, pursue banking licenses to expand across the EU, and use the AI Advisor plus cashback subscription model to steer users toward spending and savings goals.
Solvera raised $6.3 million in a pre-seed round to build an AI-native engineering firm for construction, combining AI agents with human engineering judgement and delivering end-to-end MEP engineering services. The funding round was led by Seedcamp. Solvera will use the money to expand its Oslo engineering and technology team, open a London office, and further develop its AI operating system.
Dougs, the Lyon-based chartered accounting firm, secured €50M from Expedition Growth Capital to expand its use of AI agents that prepare clients’ accounts for accountant review and sign-off. It expects automated financial-statement production to become the standard within 1 year, aiming to reach €100M annual recurring revenue and 100,000 customers. The company is shifting more of the bookkeeping and financial-statement workload to AI agents while scaling staffing and planning a master franchise launch in early 2027.
NANI??? launches an on-Mac interpreter that detects who is speaking and shows live translated subtitles during calls without any bot joining. It is launching today. It adds live translation, suggested replies, and after-call summaries with action items and a glossary/context setup before calls.
Kroger plans to eliminate about 3,000 corporate roles over the next three years as it expands its use of AI and overhauls operations. The cuts total roughly 37% of its approximately 8,200 corporate employees. Kroger says the restructuring will fund lower prices and investment in frontline workers, though analysts expect any savings to be modest unless targeted to high-value products.
Citigroup’s CEO Jane Fraser said her turnaround enters an “excellence” phase after the bank posted its best third-quarter revenue in a decade. Citi plans to have 20,000 job cuts completed before 2027 while also weighing whether AI will change headcount as it automates some roles and creates others. She linked the next phase to using AI to help earn, save, and secure, plus moving fast while managing AI and cyber risk and requiring AI training for 175,000 employees focused on prompt writing.
Yum! Brands Chief Legal Officer Erika Burkhardt argued that Taco Bell’s drive-thru AI makes restaurant jobs easier for employees despite public AI criticism. She said the drive-thru AI increased employee retention by reducing ordering tension points. As a result, the company frames its AI rollout as a workflow improvement that supports staffing stability rather than a threat to workers.
Sullivan & Cromwell, in collaboration with OpenAI, developed Agreement Analyzer to identify issues in draft agreements. It was built as an AI tool for agreement review. The firm is adding AI tooling to its agreement review workflow.
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