AccessGrid raises $4.4M to help turn phones into key fobs
Access Grid builds APIs that companies can use to manage digital key fobs directly within Apple and Google’s wallet platforms.
OpenAI’s new LLM exposes the secrets of how AI really works
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has built an experimental large language model that is far easier to understand than typical models. That’s a big deal, because today’s LLMs are black boxes: Nobody fully understands how they do what they do. Building a model that is more transparent sheds light on how LLMs work in general, helping researchers…
Amazon Lays Off 14,000 Corporate Staff, One of the Largest Job Cuts in Its History
The move arrives as Amazon makes significant investments in AI infrastructure, with capital expenditures expected to exceed $120 billion for the year.
Don’t Let Uncertainty Paralyze You — The Strongest Leaders Act Their Way Into Hope
These approaches from the frontlines of the environmental movement apply to the business world, too.
Mem0 raises $24M from YC, Peak XV and Basis Set to build the memory layer for AI apps
Taranjeet Singh (pictured right) has launched six companies, with some failing and others seeing varying degrees of success. His seventh, Mem0, could be his defining one. The startup starts with the premise that large language models can’t remember past interactions the way humans do. If two people are chatting and the connection drops, they can […]
Apple and Microsoft are now both worth more than $4T
This is the first time Apple’s market capitalization has crossed the $4 trillion mark, making it the third company to ever cross the milestone after Nvidia and Microsoft.
OpenAI completes its for-profit recapitalization
OpenAI has completed its recapitalization, splitting the AI lab into a for-profit corporation nested inside a non-profit foundation.
She Worked in High-Pressure Kitchens — Then Used the Experience to Start Her Critically Acclaimed Restaurant
Yara Herrera didn’t dream of becoming a chef, but she stumbled into the career.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Day 2
Second day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Here’s the rundown to what to expect, including the 50% discount on passes for remainder of the event.
Amazon to cut 14,000 corporate jobs
Amazon said on Tuesday that it plans to reduce its corporate workforce by 14,000 jobs as it seeks to reduce bureaucracy, remove layers and invest more in its AI strategy.
The Download: Microsoft’s stance on erotic AI, and an AI hype mystery
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. “We will never build a sex robot,” says Mustafa Suleyman Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, is trying to walk a fine line. On the one hand, he thinks that the industry is…