Netflix acquires Ben Affleck’s AI film production company InterPositive
Netflix announced Thursday morning that it will acquire Interpositive, a film production technology company founded by actor Ben Affleck in 2022. This acquisition is consistent with Netflix’s approach to the use of generative AI in filmmaking. The company already uses generative AI for special effects on some of its original content, and has assured investors […]
Science Corp. raises $230 million to bring brain implant to market
While most of the venture world is chasing AI deals, Max Hodak, co-founder and former president of Neuralink, is working on a startup that claims to be the first brain-computer interface company to bring a product to market. Such claims did not go unnoticed. Hodak startup Science Corporation announced Wednesday morning that it has raised […]
Rivian is betting its future on the fastest EV launch in U.S. history
Rivian plans to launch the earliest new all-electric vehicle in the U.S. with the upcoming R2 SUV, according to a company statement and a TechCrunch analysis of historical sales data. If Rivian is successful, it would be a strong start for a product that founder and CEO RJ Scaringe said “might be the most important […]
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI’s message about military agreement a ‘blatant lie,’ report says
Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei isn’t happy with OpenAI head Sam Altman (perhaps predictably). In a memo to staff reported by The Information, Amodei called OpenAI’s deal with the Department of Defense “safety theater.” “The main reason is [OpenAI] accepted [the DoD’s deal] But what we did not see was that they cared about […]
Google settles with Epic Games, lowers Play Store fees to 20%
Google is moving forward with a series of changes to the Play Store, settling a years-long legal battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games over anti-competitive concerns. The tech giant announced Wednesday that it will reduce Play Store fees on in-app purchases to 20%, with an additional 5% added if app developers choose to use Google’s […]
MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, and everything else Apple announced this week
From affordable MacBooks to new iPhones, Apple announced a series of new products this week. The tech giant kicked things off Monday with the new iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air. And on Tuesday, Apple announced the M5 MacBook Air, new MacBook Pro models, new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, and new Studio Display […]
US military still uses Claude, but defense technology customers are fleeing
The fallout from Anthropic’s dispute with the Department of Defense has left the company in the awkward position of being actively used as part of the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran, while being cut off from many of its defense industry customers. Part of the confusion is the overlapping and contradictory restrictions […]
X taps William Shatner to distribute an invitation to his payment service X Money
X Chat’s standalone app isn’t the only new service X is testing this week. The company has also started offering some users an invitation to the X Money payment service. The service was being tested internally among X employees. However, these invitations were not distributed in the usual way. Instead, X owner Elon Musk teamed […]
Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into deadly delusions
Jonathan Gabaras, 36, started using Google’s Gemini AI chatbot in August 2025 for shopping support, writing support, and travel planning. He died by suicide on October 2nd. At the time of his death, he was convinced that Gemini was a fully sentient AI wife who needed to leave his physical body to have her join […]
Who needs a data center in space when you can float it offshore?
Power shortages in AI data centers have become so acute that people, not just Elon Musk, are talking about launching servers into space and giving them 24/7 access to solar power. One startup thinks the ocean is a better place for them. Offshore wind power developer Aikido plans to submerge a 100-kilowatt demonstration data center […]