Even after Stargate, Oracle, Nvidia and AMD, OpenAI has even bigger deals coming soon, says Sam Altman
Around the same time that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expressed surprise at OpenAI’s multibillion-dollar deal with rival AMD, shortly after his company agreed to invest up to $100 billion in the AI model maker, Sam Altman said more similar deals were in the works. Mr. Huang appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Wednesday. Asked if […]
OpenAI’s Nick Turley on transforming ChatGPT into an operating system
When Nick Turley joined OpenAI in 2022 as the head of ChatGPT, he was tasked with commercializing the company’s research. He has made great strides toward that goal, growing the product to 800 million weekly active users. Now Turley wants to take an even bigger swing: transforming ChatGPT into a new type of operating system […]
Sora’s first week download numbers were about the same size as ChatGPT’s release
OpenAI’s video generation app Sora technically had more first-week sales than iOS’s ChatGPT after rocketing to No. 1 in the U.S. App Store, according to new data from app intelligence provider Appfigures. According to its estimates, Sora had 627,000 iOS downloads in its first seven days of availability, while ChatGPT had 606,000 iOS downloads in […]
Amazon Pharmacy introduces prescription drug vending machines
Amazon announced Wednesday that it will install prescription vending machines at its One Medical Clinic. A new in-hospital kiosk operated by Amazon Pharmacy allows patients to pick up their prescriptions immediately after their appointment. Amazon Pharmacy Kiosk will be available at One Medical stores in Los Angeles starting in December, and Amazon plans to expand […]
Here’s the technology that powers ICE’s deportation enforcement efforts
During last year’s presidential campaign, President Donald Trump made immigration a top priority and promised an unprecedented number of deportations. In his first eight months in office, his pledge amounted to about 350,000 deportations, including deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (about 200,000 people), Customs and Border Protection (more than 132,000 people), and about […]
Zendesk announces new AI agent can resolve 80% of support issues
Zendesk announced Wednesday at the AI Summit a series of LLM-based products aimed at rebuilding dependence on human engineers. At the heart of the new feature is an autonomous support agent that Zendesk believes can resolve 80% of support issues without human intervention. The system is complemented by a CoPilot agent that assists human technicians […]
AST SpaceMobile signs important deal with Verizon as competition from SpaceX and T-Mobile intensifies
AST SpaceMobile has signed a new agreement with Verizon to provide space-based cellular broadband across the United States. This is our most significant partnership to date and marks our latest move to capture a greater share of the emerging space-to-cellular market. Under the agreement, Verizon will integrate AST’s satellite network with ground infrastructure and use […]
Breakdown of H-1B Changes – Why More Changes Could Happen
A few weeks ago, President Trump announced that he would increase the H-1B visa application fee to $100,000. The price tag shocked the tech ecosystem, which relies heavily on visas to attract talent from other countries. This week on Equity, we spoke with Jeremy Neufeld, Director of Immigration Policy at the Institute for Progress, about […]
Tristan Thompson talks AI, sports, and startups at Disrupt 2025
Former NBA champion, fintech entrepreneur, and AI founder Tristan Thompson is bringing a different kind of game to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, blending athleticism, entrepreneurial instincts, and cutting-edge AI. After more than a decade shining on the NBA, Thompson has shifted his focus from the hardwood […]
Google announces expansion system for command line coding tools
On Wednesday, Google officially released Gemini CLI, a new feature in its command-line AI system, allowing outside companies to integrate directly into their AI products. The feature, called Gemini CLI Extensions, will be released alongside extensions from Figma, Stripe, and other companies. This announcement comes just two days after OpenAI released an app on ChatGPT […]