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Super early bird pricing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends on February 27th at 11:59pm PT. Now you can get one week of the biggest discounts of the year, up to $680 off individual passes and up to 30% off community passes. Sign up now and lock in the lowest rate. From October 13th to 15th […]
As competition intensifies, India’s Sarvam launches Indus AI chat app
Sarvam, an Indian AI startup focused on building models for local languages and users, on Friday launched its Indus chat app for web and mobile users, entering a fast-growing market dominated by global players such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. The announcement comes as India becomes a key battleground for generative AI adoption. Recently, OpenAI […]
Remember HQ? “Quiz Daddy” Scott Rogowski returns to the daily mobile game show TextSavvy
Scott Rogowski is a comedian and knows how to make fun of himself. So he ended up printing his photo like a “Wanted” poster and walking around New York City Comic-Con, filming himself asking strangers, “Have you seen this guy?” These passersby looked at the tall bearded man, like someone they had known in a […]
Great news for xAI: Grok is now pretty good at answering questions about Baldur’s Gate
Different AI labs have different priorities. For example, OpenAI has traditionally focused on consumer users, while rival Anthropic tends to target enterprises. Elon Musk’s xAI, which we recently discovered, has a particular focus on video game walkthroughs. On Friday, Business Insider’s Grace Kay published a detailed and extensive report on xAI, the AI startup recently […]
Ukrainian man jailed for identity theft for helping North Korean get job at US company
A U.S. federal court has sentenced a Ukrainian man to five years in prison for his role in a long-running identity theft operation that helped overseas North Korean workers gain fraudulent employment at dozens of U.S. companies. In 2024, U.S. prosecutors indicted Oleksandr Didenko, a 29-year-old resident of Kyiv, on charges of stealing the identity […]
Tesla loses $243 million bid to overturn Autopilot verdict
A judge has denied Tesla’s request to overturn a $243 million jury verdict that held Tesla partly responsible for a fatal crash involving its autonomous driving assistance system, Autopilot. “The basis for relief relied upon by Tesla is substantially the same as the claims Tesla has asserted previously during the trial and at the summary […]
Meta’s Metaverse leaves virtual reality
Meta on Thursday announced a major update to its immersive virtual world Horizon Worlds that will leave the Metaverse behind. The tech giant said it is shifting Horizon Worlds’ focus to be “nearly mobile-only” and has “explicitly separated” the Quest VR platform from the virtual world. Meta’s VR and smart glasses development division, Reality Labs, […]
Lucid Motors cuts 12% of its workforce in pursuit of profits
Lucid Motors will lay off 12% of its workforce to “improve operational efficiency and optimize resources as we continue on our path to profitability,” according to an internal memo obtained by TechCrunch. Hourly workers in manufacturing, logistics and quality teams will not be affected by the layoffs, according to a memo sent to employees who […]
Why investors are excited about solid-state transformers
It’s no secret that the power grid is aging, but some parts stand out more than others. Transformers haven’t changed much since Thomas Edison created the first light bulb. A series of startups is now working to replace transformers with modern power electronics, giving power grid operators more control over where and how electricity flows. […]
According to OpenAI, nearly 50% of ChatGPT users in India are between the ages of 18 and 24.
OpenAI appears to have found a product and market fit for India’s youth. The company announced Friday that users between the ages of 18 and 24 accounted for nearly 50% of messages sent to ChatGPT in the country, while users under 30 accounted for 80%. According to AI Lab, Indians primarily use ChatGPT for work, […]