Meta Is Using Your AI Chatbot Conversations for the Ad Algorithm on Facebook and Instagram
The change to AI-informed ads takes effect globally on December 16.
China’s AI models have Trump’s AI world at war with itself
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Over the weekend, several current and former advisors to President Donald Trump on AI publicly lobbed insults at the country’s leading AI companies. David Sacks, the president’s AI and crypto “czar” until…
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Meet the end-of-life planning startup co-founded by NBA All Star Russell Westbrook
Eazewell helps families navigate end-of-life planning, from coordinating a funeral to cancelling someone’s mail, with the help of AI.
Sources: Gusto paid $600M to acquire Guideline, plans to divest customers linked to rivals
While the HR Tech Guideline was last valued at $1.15 billion, the sale will likely yield a profit for most investors.
Prickly Pear Health will showcase how it’s helping women’s brain health at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Prickly Pear Health provides medical support for women’s brain health, a voice-first, AI-powered companion that helps women in their 30s to 50s navigate the hormonal changes that affect brain health.
What’s Your Moat? Why Every Business Needs an Edge to Survive
This article explores why every founder needs a moat — the real, defensible edge that keeps a business standing when competitors close in.
I Used This 4-Step ChatGPT Framework to Spot Flaws in My Business
With this method, you can use ChatGPT to uncover blind spots in your business and find gaps in your sales process that might be costing you money.
She Took Taylor Swift’s Spot As the Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire. Here’s a Look at Lucy Guo’s Intense Daily Schedule.
On the new episode of “How Success Happens,” Lucy Guo discusses her path from a kid selling Pokémon cards at the playground to a tech innovator changing the creator landscape.
Creative machines and where AI meets imagination at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Discover how AI is co-creating the future of storytelling, video, and animation at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, with Prateek Dixit, Nikola Todorovic, and Soyoung Lee. Join with a group and save up to 20%, or register yourself to save up to $444.
Deta’s Surf app is an amalgamation of an AI browser and NotebookLM
A startup called Deta is releasing a new app called Surf, which is a remix of an AI browser and NotebookLM
Kevin Hart’s VC firm leads $35M Series B for weight-loss app Simple
Simple is an AI-powered health coaching app that helps people lose weight.