December 24, 2025

Four bright spots in climate news in 2025

Climate news hasn’t been great in 2025. Global greenhouse-gas emissions hit record highs (again). This year is set to be either the second or third warmest on record. Climate-fueled disasters like wildfires in California and flooding in Indonesia and Pakistan devastated communities and caused billions in damage. In addition to these worrying indicators of our…

OpenAI previews business plan for ChatGPT, launches new privacy controls

April 25, 2023

OpenAI says that it plans to introduce a new subscription tier for ChatGPT, its viral AI-powered chatbot, tailored to the needs of enterprise customers. Called ChatGPT Business, OpenAI describes the forthcoming offering as “for professionals who need more control over their data as well as enterprises seeking to manage their end users.” “ChatGPT Business will […]

OpenAI previews business plan for ChatGPT, launches new privacy controls by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Hugging Face releases its own version of ChatGPT

April 25, 2023

Hugging Face, the AI startup backed by tens of millions in venture capital, has released an open source alternative to OpenAI’s viral AI-powered chabot, ChatGPT, dubbed HuggingChat. Available to test through a web interface and to integrate with existing apps and services via Hugging Face’s API, HuggingChat can handle many of the tasks ChatGPT can, […]

Hugging Face releases its own version of ChatGPT by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Firewalla launches a web-based security portal to help its users manage multiple firewalls

April 25, 2023

Firewalla made a name for itself by offering powerful yet affordable hardware firewalls that were, at first, mostly geared toward consumers. Small and medium businesses also quickly caught on to the advantages of using the company’s solutions. With its $585 Gold Plus firewall and router, the company recently launched a device specifically geared toward this […]

Firewalla launches a web-based security portal to help its users manage multiple firewalls by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

RapidAPI, valued at $1 billion last year, cuts staff by 50%

April 25, 2023

Rapid (previously known as RapidAPI), a startup that built out an API marketplace valued at $1 billion last year, is cutting 50% of its staff TechCrunch has learned. According to an email to employees from CEO Marc Friend viewed by TechCrunch, the move is part of “a significant restructuring” in an effort to “right-size the […]

RapidAPI, valued at $1 billion last year, cuts staff by 50% by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch