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A look at OpenAI’s tangled web of dealmaking
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to media following a Q&A at the OpenAI data center in Abilene, Texas, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025. Shelby Tauber | ReutersOpenAI CEO Sam Altman is everywhere.His artificial intelligence startup, now valued at…
5 takeaways from CNBC’s investigation into ‘nudify’ apps and sites
Jessica Guistolise, Megan Hurley and Molly Kelley talk with CNBC in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 11, 2025, about fake pornographic images and videos depicting their faces made by their mutual friend Ben using AI site DeepSwap.Jordan…
Do EA buyout talks hint at bigger industry troubles?
Why is Electronic Arts, one of the biggest names in the video game business, reportedly in talks to go private?
Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier notes that video game companies are moving towards consolidation and that the deal could reflect…
Anthropic to triple international workforce in global AI push
Anthropic is stepping up its global enterprise ambitions.The $183 billion artificial intelligence startup has grown its business customer base from under 1,000 to more than 300,000 in just two years, as demand for Claude's models…
Beware coworkers who produce AI-generated ‘workslop’
Researchers at consulting firm BetterUp Labs, in collaboration with Stanford Social Media Lab, have coined a new term to describe low-quality, AI-generated work: “workslop.”
As defined in an article published this week in the Harvard…
Musk, Thiel, Bannon partially redacted Epstein files Democrats release
Charges against Jeffrey Epstein were announced on July 8, 2019 in New York City. Epstein will be charged with one count of sex trafficking of minors and one count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors.Stephanie Keith |…
How ‘nudify’ site stirred group of friends to fight AI-generated porn
In June of last year, Jessica Guistolise received a text message that would change her life.While the technology consultant was dining with colleagues on a work trip in Oregon, her phone alerted her to a text from an acquaintance named…
Famed roboticist says humanoid robot bubble is doomed to burst
Renowned roboticist Rodney Brooks has a wake-up call for investors pouring billions into humanoid robot startups: you’re wasting your money.
Brooks, who co-founded iRobot and spent decades at MIT, is particularly skeptical of companies…
Trump calls for firing of Lisa Monaco, Microsoft global affairs head
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco speaks as Attorney General Merrick Garland looks on after announcing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington,…
Discover how developer tools are shifting fast at Disrupt 2025
The idea of hiring your “first critical engineer” is getting a serious reality check at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West.
Join Lauri Moore, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, and David Cramer,…
Electronic Arts stock jumps report it’s nearing $50B take private deal
Shares of Electronic Arts closed up 15% on Friday following a report in the Wall Street Journal that the video game company is nearing a roughly $50 billion deal to go private.Investors including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund…
Thousands of Indian bank transfer records found online
A data spill from an unsecured cloud server has exposed hundreds of thousands of sensitive bank transfer documents in India, revealing account numbers, transaction figures, and individuals’ contact details.
Researchers at cybersecurity…
How Google abandoned facts for ‘free expression’
Google CEO Sundar Pichai waves as he arrives to attend the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, February 11, 2025. Benoit Tessier | ReutersGoogle long touted the need for factually accurate…
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center director Joseph Pelfrey resigns
A crane towers above the mobile launcher 2 adjacent the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Richard Tribou | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesThe director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center,…
Trump signs executive order to approve TikTok deal
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that essentially approves of the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations to an American investor group in order to keep the social media app operational in the country. Vice President JD…
Amazon reaches $2.5 billion settlement with FTC over ‘deceptive’ Prime program
The Amazon Prime logo is displayed on the side of an Amazon delivery truck in Richmond, California, on June 21, 2023.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesAmazon will pay $2.5 billion to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the…
Smartphone maker Nothing to spin off its affordable CMF brand
Hardware startup Nothing said Thursday that it plans to make its affordable device brand, CMF, into an independent subsidiary with India serving as its headquarters for manufacturing and R&D.
The company first launched CMF in 2023…
AI finance startup Light raises funding from Revolut backer Balderton
Light uses artificial intelligence to automate companies' finance and accounting functions.LightDanish startup Light is the latest in a series of European tech firms raising cash as venture capitalists search for the next big thing in…