Netflix paid $587M for Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup
Netflix revealed that it paid $587 million in cash for InterPositive, a startup co-founded by Ben Affleck.
The Download: perimenopause misinformation and China’s latest AI leap
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. There’s a lot of hype around perimenopause. Don’t buy it. Perimenopause used to be considered taboo, but not anymore. Thanks at least in part to TV doctors and social media influencers,…
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What to watch for after Jensen Huang’s Japan visit
Jensen Huang left Tokyo with deals spanning Japan’s entire tech ecosystem.
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Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans?
On the latest episode of Equity, we debate whether Apple’s lawsuit will cast over OpenAi’s much-discussed plans to get into hardware and go public.
How Growing Companies Lose the Clarity That Made Them Successful — and How It Hurts Your Customers’ Experience
As companies grow, complexity often finds its way into the customer experience. Here’s why — and what to do about it.
TechCrunch Mobility: The battle over robotaxi rules
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’
“Everybody knows the Greeks are inside.”
Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all
Current AI, a non-profit building AI that leaves no one culture behind, has made remarkable progress across devices, AI chat and more.
Waymo appears to pause San Francisco service amidst power outage
This isn’t the first time power outages have caused issues for Waymo.
Kimi: Threat or menace?
Chinese company Moonshot AI released a new version of its Kimi model this week, prompting concern about “full AI communism.”