Google Tests improved Google Finance with AI upgrades, live news feed
On Friday, Google announced it would be offering Google Finance, a tool that provides financial information and business news, as well as AI updates. Users will be able to explore financial questions with AI, access advanced charting tools, and get real-time data and news. The update allows users to ask detailed questions about finance and […]
OpenVibe combines news and social media in one app
OpenVibe, an app that allows you to follow open social networks such as BlueSky, Mastodon, Threads, and Nostr in one place, has expanded its capabilities so you can now follow your favorite news sites and blogs. To that end, startups are adding support for RSS (really simple syndication, or news feed), an open standard that […]
Xai law chief steps after a whirlwind year
Robert Keel said this week that he resigned as Xai’s legal director more than a year later, saying he wanted to spend more time with his children. In his announcement, Kiel acknowledged “Sunlight Between Our Worldview” with boss Elon Musk who has not commented on Kiel’s exit. “I love two toddlers and can’t see enough,” […]
Tesla closes Dojo, an AI training supercomputer that says masks will be the key to fully autonomous driving
According to Bloomberg, Tesla has broken up the team behind Dojo Supercomputer and has finished playing the automaker in the development of in-house chips for driverless technology. Dojo lead Peter Bannon leaves the company, and the remaining team members will be reassigned to other data centers to calculate projects within Tesla, according to a Bloomberg […]
High cost and thin margins threaten AI coding startups
In February, AI coding startup Windsurf was in talks to raise a major new round at a $2.855 billion valuation led by Kleiner Perkins. Sources familiar with the issue said the transaction did not occur. Instead, the news broke in April, and the startup had planned to sell itself to Openai with roughly the same […]
SpaceX is building a Starbase water pipeline, but access comes with several conditions
The latest infrastructure coming to Starbase, Texas, is neither a launch mount nor a booster. It is a water pipeline that can shape the definition of “company town” whereby who can hook up taps (and in what terms). The new line extending from Brownsville to the newly incorporated city’s Starbase will replace truck-driven delivery SpaceX […]
Openai’s GPT-5 is here | TechCrunch
Openai has launched the GPT-5, the new flagship AI model that bolsters the company’s next-generation ChatGPT. Released Thursday, the GPT-5 is OpenAI’s first “unified” AI model, combining the model’s O-series inference capabilities with the fast response of the GPT-series. The next-generation model marks a new era of ChatGpt and its creator, Openai. It points to […]
AI agents aren’t “the new Google,” Airbnb CEO says
After the second quarter’s revenue beat, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky shared his thoughts on the company’s AI strategy, warning investors that AI Chatbots still can’t be considered a “new Google.” This means that while AI chatbots can lead new leads into the travel and services business, they are not entirely replacing the referrals that dominant […]
The backlash against Duolingo’s going to “AI-First” was not important
Duolingo announced Wednesday that it had beaten quarterly revenue estimates despite the company’s faced widespread rebound over its choice to accept generate AI over human workers. Duolingo shares rose almost 30% on the news. In April, CEO Luis von Ahn shared that Duolingo would become an “AI-First” company, abolishing the use of contract workers. He […]
Data breaches at French telecom giant Bouigs impact millions of customers
Bouygues Telecom, France’s third largest mobile phone, has identified cyberattacks and data breaches affecting millions of customers. In a statement posted to its website, the telecom giant said the hack has allowed intruders to access personal information from 6.4 million customer accounts. Bouygues said it detected a cyberattack on August 4th, but did not give […]