Elon Musk Warns Microsoft That Its Partner, OpenAI, Is About to Eat It Alive
Following an announcement that OpenAI will be integrated into Microsoft platforms, Elon Musk predicted that the software giant will get taken over.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
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. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
RIP Microsoft Lens, a simple little app that’s getting replaced by AI
Microsoft is killing Lens, a handy mobile scanning app with over 90 million downloads.
Sweetgreen Is Cutting Staff — and a ‘Loved’ Menu Item. Here’s How the Salad Chain Plans to Turn Things Around After Posting Disappointing Earnings.
Sweetgreen’s CEO announced that big changes are coming to the salad chain on an earnings call this week.
Former Googlers AI startup OpenArt now creates ‘brainrot’ videos in just one click
OpenArt launched a new feature to help creators make AI-generated brain rot videos.
Your Teams Are Working Hard, But You’re Not Seeing Growth. Here’s the Real Problem — and How to Solve It.
Siloed teams kill growth. Here’s why GTM alignment is the real unlock — and how shared metrics, empathy and a unified customer view drive results.
How to Train AI to Actually Understand Your Business
AI tools only deliver meaningful results when they are given clear, structured business context — without it, even the best systems produce irrelevant, low-impact output.
The Real Reason AI Isn’t Working at Your Company — and the 3-Step Fix to Change That
AI works best when your team is all in. Here’s how to turn adoption into real results.
This Happiness Expert at Harvard Business School Reveals the ‘Big Mistake’ You’re Making — Plus the Money and Career Secrets That Lead to Real Satisfaction
Want to be happier? Arthur Brooks’ book ‘The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life’ unpacks that goal.
Don’t let your competitor steal the brand spotlight — Secure your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Disrupt isn’t just a tech conference — it’s a launchpad. For 20 years, startups have come to TechCrunch Disrupt to meet their first investors, land their biggest partnerships, and spark the idea that takes them to the next level. In 2025, that launchpad could be your exhibit table. With tables selling fast, now is your […]
NASA and Google are building an AI medical assistant to keep Mars-bound astronauts healthy
The multi-modal tool, which includes speech, text and images, runs inside Google Cloud’s Vertex AI environment.