Thursday, November 5, 2026
AI Insights — 2026-11-05
Today's Stories
Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says
During its busiest week last quarter, Uber said only four people booked a ride using an AI agent.
TechCrunch AIGoogle faces backlash for plan that would turn off Search for schools that restrict AI
Politicians on the left, like NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani and former FTC chair Lina Khan, accused Google of acting as an unregulated monopoly.
TechCrunch AINothing teases a screen-free AI device ahead of launch next month
Nothing CEO Carl Pei said in a post on X that the company's launching its first AI device in December. That's just a little over a year after Pei announced plans for "AI-native" devices and an AI operating system. He didn't give away much about what exactly the new device is, only that one feature […]
The Verge AIAfter the midterms, a bigger clash over data centers could be coming
Data center opposition crossed party lines in Tuesday’s midterms.
TechCrunch AIMeta acquires AI coding startup Conductor
The startup allows software engineers to deploy teams of agents to work on various aspects of a project simultaneously.
TechCrunch AIOpen source AI is booming. Hugging Face explains who profits.
Open source models are becoming more mainstream as enterprises, governments and startups alike rely on the promise of lower costs, more control, and more flexibility. But as increasingly capable models become more freely available, how do companies capture value? And with Chinese open models gaining ground, can American players keep up?  On this episode of […]
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