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Scale AI alum raises $9M for AI serving critical industries in MENA
Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh had just moved to London few days before our call, splitting his time between there and Dubai.
After nearly a decade in the U.S., including a stint at Scale AI, he’s bringing that experience to his next venture: 1001…
X case vs. Apple, OpenAI stays in Fort Worth, Texas
Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesA judge ordered that X and xAI's lawsuit accusing Apple and OpenAI of trying to maintain monopolies in artificial intelligence markets must remain in federal court in Fort Worth,…
OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math | TechCrunch
“Hoisted by their own GPTards.”
That’s how Meta’s Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun described the blowback after OpenAI researchers did a victory lap over GPT-5’s supposed math breakthroughs.
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis…
Anthropic tries to keep pace with OpenAI, faces off with David Sacks
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the World Economic Forum in 2025.Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence startup Anthropic is doing all it can to keep pace with larger rival…
Firms are blaming AI for job cuts. Critics say it’s a ‘good excuse’
More companies are announcing AI-driven layoffs from Salesforce to Accenture.Twenty20From tech to airlines, large global companies have been slashing staff as the real-world impact of artificial intelligence plays out, spooking…
Spyware maker NSO Group blocked from WhatsApp
A federal judge has granted Meta-owned WhatsApp’s request for a permanent injunction blocking Israeli cyberintelligence company NSO Group from targeting the messaging app’s users. At the same time, the judge dramatically reduced the…
Kalshi down for some users during college football games
The Kalshi logo arranged on a laptop in New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesClose to half of Kalshi's user base experienced glitches and delays on Saturday during college football games, a major…
Too burned out to travel? This new app fakes your summer vacation photos for you
At a time when startup hustle culture is back, when “locked in” tech founders have even embraced the “996” way of working — 9 am to 9 pm, 6 days a week — there is something dystopian about using an AI app to generate fake vacation…
AI headshots are changing the way job seekers are seen and get hired
AI headshots are becoming popular on LinkedIn and in professional portfolios as job seekers look for affordable profile pictures to give them an edge.Since first impressions happen almost entirely through a screen, a clean, appealing…
Proxy advisor ISS opposes Tesla CEO Elon Musk $1 trillion pay plan
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023.Gonzalo Fuentes | ReutersTop proxy advisor Institutional Shareholder Services is…
Silicon Valley spooks the AI safety advocates
Silicon Valley leaders including White House AI & Crypto Czar David Sacks and OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon caused a stir online this week for their comments about groups promoting AI safety. In separate instances, they…
Kremlin’s Russia-Alaska tunnel pitch to Musk is ‘interesting’
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsKremlin envoy proposes 'Putin-Trump tunnel' to link Russia and U.S.
ReutersPresident Donald Trump said Friday that a Russian proposal for Elon Musk and his tunneling business, the Boring Company, to…
Stellantis teams up with Pony.ai to develop robotaxis in Europe
Automaker Stellantis and Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony.ai have signed a non-binding agreement to build robotaxis for deployment in Europe.
The collaboration will integrate Pony’s self-driving software into Stellantis’s…
Benioff SF troop comment lead Ron Conway resign Salesforce Foundation
Ron Conway, founder of SV Angel, speaks during the TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2015 conference in New York on May 4, 2015.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDays after suggesting that President Donald Trump should send federal troops to…
U.S. set to block Hong Kong’s HKT from U.S. networks
People walk past a PCCW sign in Hong Kong.Mike Clarke | AFP | Getty Images Regulators in the U.S. have moved to block one of Hong Kong's largest telecommunications companies from accessing domestic networks, citing national security…
Defunct electric aircraft startup Lilium’s tech lives on over at Archer
Electric aircraft startup Lilium may have ceased operations a year ago, but its insolvency filing wasn’t quite the end of the German-based company.
There were multiple failed attempts to restructure the company, including a last-ditch…
Oracle stock rises as company confirms Meta cloud deal
Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk, center, speaks on a media tour of the Stargate data center in Abilene, Texas, on Sept. 23, 2025. Stargate is a collaboration of OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, with promotional support from President Donald Trump,…
Jack & Jill raises $20 million to bring conversational AI to job-hunting
Between infinitely scrolling job boards and the puzzling rise of fake applicants using AI to apply en masse, job-searching has quickly become one of the most bewildering experiences the internet has to offer. Listings are posted and…