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OpenAI reportedly mulls buying Jony Ive and Sam Al...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu OpenAI is said to have discussed acquiring the AI hardware startup that erstwhile Apple plan lead Jony Ive is building with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. According to The Information, OpenAI could pay around $500 million for the fledgling company,...

Someone hacked ransomware gang Everest’s leak site...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu "Don't do crime," the ransomware gang's dark web leak site reads.

Want to stay young? Peter Diamandis says last the...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Peter Diamandis, a futurist with degrees from both MIT and Harvard, has spent much of the past 2 decades evangelizing a imagination of an “abundant future” driven by exponential technologies that will lengthen our lives. The serial entrepreneur and...

Meta’s benchmarks for its fresh AI models are a b...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu One of the fresh flagship AI models Meta released on Saturday, Maverick, ranks second on LM Arena, a test that has human raters compare the outputs of models and choose which they prefer. But it seems the version of...

BBC seeks more prominent credit in Apple and Googl...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu The British Broadcasting corp has filed a complaint with a UK antitrust regulator complaining that aggregators like Apple News and Google News minimize credit for the stories they feature. Apple Insider reports that the BBC is asking the UK’s...

White home reportedly blames auto-suggested iPhon...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu How did Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg get added to a Signal group chat with Trump administration officials discussing their plans for an airstrike in Yemen? The simplest explanation: National safety advisor Mike Waltz had Goldberg saved...

Microsoft releases AI-generated Quake II demo, but...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Microsoft has released a browser-based, playable level of the classical video game Quake II. This functions as a tech demo for the gaming capabilities of Microsoft’s Copilot AI platform — though by the company’s own admission, the experience isn’t.....

DOGE reportedly planning a hackathon to build ‘meg...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) plans to host a hackathon next week focused on the creation of a “mega API” that will supply access to payer data, according to Wired. Wired says the hackathon is being organized...

Meta releases Llama 4, a fresh crop of flagship A...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Meta has released a fresh collection of AI models, Llama 4, in its Llama household — on a Saturday, no less. There are 4 fresh models in total: Llama 4 Scout, Llama 4 Maverick, and Llama 4 Behemoth. All...

Deel’s comms chief departs amidst spying suit fro...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Elisabeth Diana, head of communications at human resources Deel, is no longer with the company, according to her LinkedIn profile. Bloomberg first reported the news that Diana had resigned from Deel, which was late accused of planting a spy...

‘A Minecraft Movie’ is on-track for a $135M beginn...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu The large screen adaptation of video game mega-franchise Minecraft brought in $58 million on Friday, putting it on-track for a $135 million beginning weekend domestically — or possibly even more. That would give “A Minecraft Movie” the biggest ope...

Week in Review: Nintendo unveils the control 2

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Welcome back to Week in Review! Tons of stuff for you today, including Nintendo’s control 2; capacity issues at OpenAI; a communicative that deserves the Hollywood treatment; and much, much more. Let’s go! It’s yet (almost) here: After almost......

SF Mayor Lurie to tech CEOs: ‘How can we get you b...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to bring his city back to its glory days. And he’s convinced tech leaders — who frequently pitch utopian ideals of their own — can aid him deliver. “I’m a mayor that is...

ChatGPT adoption skyrockets in India, but monetiza...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu ChatGPT has seen India as its largest marketplace by monthly active users and the second largest by downloads, per the external data seen by TechCrunch.

TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla takes a hit, tariff cha...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Over the 13 years reporting on Tesla and its CEO, Elon...

How Kalshi helped prediction markets go mainstream...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Kalshi is the largest prediction marketplace in America, creating an full trading economy around political, sports, and cultural events. To some, including respective states, it’s an illegal effort that requires gambling licenses. To others, inclu...

OpenAI’s models ‘memorized’ copyrighted content, f...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu A fresh survey appears to lend credence to allegations that OpenAI trained at least any of its AI models on copyrighted content. OpenAI is embroiled in suits brought by authors, programmers, and another rights-holders who accuse the company of......

AI has opened a fresh era in venture capital acco...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Forerunner has seen a number of high-profile successes, showing an ability to get ahead of consumer trends with investments in Oura, Chime, the Farmer’s Dog, and beyond in non-B2C companies. To get a sense of how that happened, and...

DeepSeek: Everything you request to know about t...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI laboratory DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to the top of the Apple App store charts (and Google Play, as well). DeepSeek’s AI models, which were trained...

Meta officially says goodbye to its US fact checke...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Meta will no longer have any fact-checkers in the U.S. come Monday, according to Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan. Meta announced this crucial policy change in January erstwhile it besides loosened its content moderation rules. The timin...

Mach CEO on building defence tech company in your...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Mach CEO Ethan Thornton has been building weapons systems of varying shapes and sizes since advanced school, but his ambitions have turned into a company that late landed a contract with the U.S. military and a plan to develop...

GitHub Copilot introduces fresh limits, charges f...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu GitHub Copilot, Microsoft-owned GitHub’s AI coding assistant, could shortly become costlier for any users. On Friday, GitHub announced “premium requests” for GitHub Copilot, a fresh strategy that imposes rate limits erstwhile users control to...

Trump extends TikTok ban deadline by 75 days

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for the TikTok ban by 75 days. Trump shared a post on fact Social on Friday stating that he is signing an executive order to let for more time to finalize a...

Protester interrupts Microsoft Copilot keynote, sa...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu A protester interrupted Microsoft’s Copilot-focused keynote Friday afternoon, calling attention to the company’s reported dealings with the Israeli military. “Shame on you,” the protester said. “You claim that you care about utilizing AI for good, bu...

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie thinks his city i...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu The perception of San Francisco has been on the decline for years due to a number of factors. The city’s mayor, Daniel Lurie, joined TechCrunch’s Maxwell Zeff to talk about Lurie’s efforts to turn that around. Lurie highlighted his...

Startups Weekly: Stay tuned for the Rippling espio...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the planet of startups. Want it in your inbox all Friday? Sign up here. This week reminded us that different startups share a different approach...

Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen inactive sees chance ...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Flexport’s business is built on supply chains, and the fresh tariffs the U.S. is placing upon its trading partners have plunged global trade into chaos. Flexport founder and CEO Ryan Petersen joined TechCrunch Editor in Chief Connie Loizos for...

Gemini 2.5 Pro is Google’s most costly AI model y...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu On Friday, Google released API pricing for Gemini 2.5 Pro, an AI reasoning model with industry-leading performance on respective benchmarks measuring coding, reasoning, and math. For prompts up to 200,000 tokens, Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $1.25 per milli...

Klarna and StubHub hold IPOs due to Trump tariff ...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Both firms hoped to rise at least $1 billion in their public marketplace debuts.

Microsoft’s Copilot can now browse the web and exe...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu For its 50th birthday, Microsoft is teaching its AI-powered Copilot chatbot a fewer fresh tricks. Copilot can now take action on “most websites,” Microsoft says, enabling it to book tickets, reserve restaurants, and more. The bot has gained the...

Turbine raises $22M to aid VC investors get cash ...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Since IPOs slowed to trickle a fewer years ago, limited partners who invest in venture capital funds have had 1 giant problem: a dearth of liquidity. deficiency of cash returns has been especially troublesome for wealthy individuals or their...

Nintendo delays control 2 pre-orders in consequen...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Nintendo is delaying preorders for the newly-announced control 2 in the U.S. due to concerns around president Donald Trump’s tariffs. Preorders will no longer begin on April 9. “Pre-orders for Nintendo control 2 in the U.S. will not start...

Nintendo delays control 2 preorders in consequenc...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Nintendo is delaying preorders for the recently announced control 2 in the U.S. due to concerns around president Donald Trump’s tariffs. Preorders will no longer begin on April 9. “Preorders for Nintendo control 2 in the U.S. will not...

OpenAI says it’ll release o3 after all, delays GPT...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu After effectively cancelling the consumer launch of its o3 reasoning model in February, OpenAI now says it plans to release both o3 and a next-gen successor, o4-mini, in “a couple of weeks.” In a post on X on Friday,...

TechCrunch All Stage: Learn how AI can supercharge...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu TechCrunch All Stage, our large event for founders of startups at all stages of backing (see what we did there?), is coming up July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station. And it’s our pleasance to announce that Underscore VC’s...

Automakers jump on Tesla’s brand woes with discoun...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Tesla trade-ins in the U.S. are at an all time advanced as any owners become disillusioned with Elon Musk’s politics, and any just want to avoid their car getting keyed by Musk haters. Automakers are pouncing on the opportunity....

Trump fires head of National safety Agency and Cy...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Haugh’s firing has seemingly caught elder lawmakers by surprise

A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from large Tech to startups, broken down by period throughout 2024.

StrictlyVC is heading to London this May

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu StrictlyVC is crossing the Atlantic! On 13 May, London will play host to an exclusive StrictlyVC evening, delivering the same high-caliber VC insider content that has made these events a must-attend for investors and startup leaders alike. If you’re....

Midjourney releases its first fresh AI image mode...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Midjourney, 1 of the earliest AI image-generating services on the web, has released its first fresh AI image model in nearly a year. Dubbed V7, the model, which began rolling out in alpha around midnight east on Friday, comes...

Amazon’s fresh AI agent will store third-party s...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Amazon is starting to test a fresh AI buying agent, a feature it calls “Buy for Me,” with a subset users, the company announced in a blog post Thursday. If Amazon doesn’t sale something that users are searching for,...

Federal justice allows the EFF’s suit against DO...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu A national justice ruled on Thursday that a suit attempting to halt the Department of Government Efficiency from obtaining records on millions of Americans may proceed. In conjunction with privacy watchdog the Electronic Frontier Foundation and 2...

Amazon Kindle’s fresh feature uses AI to make re...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Amazon is introducing a fresh “Recaps” feature for Kindle users to aid them callback game points and character arcs before picking up the latest book in a series. While the company’s press release for the fresh feature doesn’t mention...

Grace raises €5.9 million seed to offer insurance ...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Grace, an insurance company for luxury goods, announced a $6.4 million (€5.9 million) seed circular led by FinTechCollective and Speedinvest. Grace, an insurance company for luxury goods, works with luxury brands to defend purchased consumer goods...

OpenAI just made its first cybersecurity investmen...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu OpenAI just co-led a $43 million Series A into deepfake defence startup Adaptive Security.

Intel and TSMC are reportedly launching a joint ch...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Semiconductor giants Intel and TSMC are reportedly teaming up. The 2 firms are said to have reached a tentative agreement to make a joint venture that will operate Intel’s chipmaking facilities, according to The Information. TSMC will have a...

Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures is raising $100M ...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Ted Schlein's cybersecurity-focused Ballistic Ventures is raising $100 million for a fresh fund, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.

Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app w...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Zach Yadegari, the advanced school teen co-founder of Cal AI, is being hammered with comments on X after he revealed that out of 18 top colleges he applied to, he was rejected by 15. Yadegari says that he got...

TikTok quietly launches a fresh ‘TikTok for Artis...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu As TikTok’s destiny in the United States remains uncertain, the tech giant has quietly started investigating a fresh “TikTok for Artists” insights platform that is designed to aid artists build their careers, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. ...

Devin, the viral coding AI agent, gets a fresh pa...

techcrunch.com 3 miesięcy temu Cognition, the startup behind the viral AI programming tool Devin, has introduced a fresh low-cost plan to incentivize signups. erstwhile Cognition released Devin last year, the tool rapidly blew up on social media for its ability to execute cer...