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How AI is boosting ad revenue
Artificial intelligence has been a shot in the arm for digital advertising.Meta and Alphabet both reported sales and earnings that beat Wall Street's expectations, but the strength in digital ad spend was notable.Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg…
Sam Altman addresses ‘bumpy’ GPT-5 rollout, bringing 4o back, and the ‘chart crime’
During a Reddit ask-me-anything session on Friday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and key members of the GPT-5 team were peppered with questions about the new model and requests to bring back its previous model, GPT-4o.
They also asked Altman…
Trade Desk tanks on CFO departure, Q2 results and Amazon competition
Jeff Green, CEO of The Trade Desk.Scott Mlyn | CNBCShares of The Trade Desk plummeted 39% on Friday, their worst day on record, after the ad-tech company announced the departure of its CFO and analysts expressed concerns about rising…
Impersonators are targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach
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Apple has best week since July 2020 after Tim Cook’s White House visit
U.S. President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook shake hands on the day they present Apple's announcement of a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 6,…
What founders need to know before choosing their exit at Disrupt 2025
Startups face more exit options — and more uncertainty — than ever before. That’s why we’re bringing this essential conversation to the Going Public Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 in San Francisco’s Moscone…
Sam Altman says he doesn’t think about Elon Musk that much
Sam Altman, left, and Elon Musk.Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty ImagesSam Altman has dismissed longtime rival Elon Musk's warnings that OpenAI is set to dominate Microsoft, after the companies announced that OpenAI's latest AI…
Instagram’s map feature spurs user backlash over privacy concerns
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe launch of an Instagram feature that details users' geolocation data illicited backlash from social media users on Thursday.Meta debuted the Instagram Map tool on Wednesday, pitching the feature as…
Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full…
Tesla is breaking up the team behind its Dojo supercomputer, ending the automaker’s play at developing in-house chips for driverless technology, according to Bloomberg.
Dojo’s lead, Peter Bannon, is leaving the company, and the…
Instacart (CART) earnings Q2 2025
The Instacart logo is seen on a smartphone and on a PC screen.Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesInstacart earnings topped estimates and the grocery delivery company issued strong guidance.Shares jumped 9% in…
Trump says Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan must ‘resign immediately’
Amidst heightening tensions with China, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that Intel’s CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, must step down, accusing Tan of harboring conflicts of interest.
“The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must…
Trump vows 100% tariff on chips, unless companies are building in the U.S.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will impose a 100% tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips, but not for companies that are "building in the United States."The announcement of new sector-specific tariffs shows Trump…
DoorDash (DASH) Q2 earnings report
DoorDash shares climbed about 8% in extended trading on Wednesday after the food delivery company reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the second quarter.Here's how the company did compared to analysts' estimates based…
Upwork is buying its way into corporate staffing beyond freelancers
Upwork, a platform that connects companies with freelancers, announced two acquisitions to help build out a new stand-alone enterprise-focused business that could expand its market reach.
The San Francisco-based company announced it…
OpenAI is giving ChatGPT to the government for $1
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors' "Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large Banks Conference" at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2025. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty…
For the first time, OpenAI models are available on AWS
Sam Altman’s blowtorch to his competitors is so hot, it even includes a new partnership with Amazon Web Services.
As OpenAI announced two open-weight reasoning models with capabilities on par with its o-series, Amazon announced that…
U.S. charges two Chinese nationals for illegally shipping Nvidia AI chips to China
China is one of Nvidia's largest markets, particularly for data centers, gaming and artificial intelligence applications.Avishek Das | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesTwo Chinese nationals in California have been arrested and charged with the…
AMD earnings report 2Q 2025
Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, testifiy during the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing titled "Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and…