Grok 4 appears to be consulting with Elon Musk to answer controversial questions
When Xai launched the Grok 4 on Wednesday night, Elon Musk said that while he was live streaming events on his social media platform, his AI company’s ultimate goal is to develop “AI seeking the greatest truth.” But when Grok 4 tries to answer controversial questions, where exactly does it look for the truth? According […]
AWS will launch AI Agent Marketplace next week with humanity as partners
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching AI Agent Marketplace next week, Anthropic is one of its partners, and TechCrunch is learning exclusively. The launch of the AWS Agent Marketplace was held at the AWS Summit in New York City on July 15th, with two well-versed development members telling TechCrunch. AWS and Humanity did not respond […]
Runway co-founder Alejandro Matamala Ortiz will win the AI stage in 2025
TechCrunch Surpter 2025 is the epicenter where more than 10,000 startups and VC leaders come together to explore the future of innovation. This year, two AI stages will bring the intersection of design and machine learning to a sharp focus. We are excited to welcome Alejandro Matamala Ortiz, co-founder and chief design officer of Runway, […]
Former Intel CEO starts benchmarking AI alignment
After former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger won a more than 40-year career at a semiconductor giant in December, many wondered where Gelsinger would go next. On Thursday, the former Intel CEO revealed one of the next chapters. AI models are trying to support humanity in the thriving way. Working with the “faith technology” company he […]
Mockly has actually created a fake DM generator that is user-friendly
Developer Maurice Kleine shipped the web app on Thursday. This has been shipped depending on how you view it either by the mememaking bounty or the troubles of your existence. Mockly can generate trusted images of fake conversations with apps like Imessage, Discord, Instagram, X, Tinder, WhatsApp and more. Tools like Mockly have been around […]
In Varda Space, major players in Silicon Valley make big bets on making drugs in space
Pharmaceutical scientists are opposed to the harsh restrictions here on Earth: gravity. Varda Space wants to change that. The company is sourced large new rounds, turning space into “ultimate highlands” and producing key pharmaceutical ingredients that can be used to bring back to Earth and make finished medicines. The company’s $187 million Series C funding […]
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They robbed Linda Jaccarino’s blue check!
It appears that Linda Yaccarino, former CEO of X, left the company on good terms. In other words, Elon Musk hasn’t even been lightly paraded to her yet, so he is not known to etch words about his enemies. But now, if we are really, really squinting our eyes, we have the smallest tinny bite. […]
As X loses CEO, daily use is decreasing and competition is growing
The departure of X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced on Wednesday, and the company that text-first social networking defined the company faced new competition. New data provided by App Intelligence Firm Sensor Tower shows that, compared to the previous year, Elon Musk-owned social networks have seen their daily active user base fall by around 10% as […]
Google adds inter-image generation capabilities to VEO 3
Google said Thursday it was adding image-to-video generation capabilities to its VEO 3 AI video generator via the Gemini app. The company had already deployed the feature in an AI-powered video tool called Flow, which was launched at Google’s I/O Developer Conference in May. After starting video generation with VEO 3 in May, Google made […]