A device that zaps the spinal cord gave paralyzed people better control of their hands

March 14, 2025

Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI

On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden Administration that might suggest the former President “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump Administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick […]

May 20, 2024

Fourteen years ago, a journalist named Melanie Reid attempted a jump on horseback and fell. The accident left her mostly paralyzed from the chest down. Eventually she regained control of her right hand, but her left remained “useless,” she told reporters at a press conference last week. Now, thanks to a new noninvasive device that…

Jolla debuts privacy-focused AI hardware

May 20, 2024

Jolla has taken the official wraps off the first version of its personal server-based AI assistant in the making. The reborn startup is building a privacy-focused AI device — aka the Jolla Mind2, which TechCrunch exclusively revealed at MWC back in February. At a livestreamed launch event Monday, it also kicked off preorders, with the […]

The Side Hustle He Started at Age 15 Led to a $4 Billion Boon for Small Businesses: ‘They Would Take a Chance on Me With Their Hard-Earned Money’

May 20, 2024

Nic Beique asked his local barber, gym and more if they’d like him to build a website for their businesses.

The Best Leaders and Most Successful Entrepreneurs Don’t Ignore These 6 Startup Strategies

May 20, 2024

The best entrepreneurs try to be radically honest, take personal responsibility and be transparent with themselves and their stakeholders.

OpenAI to remove ChatGPT’s Scarlett Johansson-like voice

May 20, 2024

OpenAI is removing one of the voices used by ChatGPT after users found that it sounded similar to Scarlett Johansson, the company announced on Monday. The voice, called Sky, is now being paused after OpenAI used it when demoing its new GPT-4o model last week. “We believe that AI voices should not deliberately mimic a […]

ChatGPT’s mobile app revenue saw biggest spike yet following GPT-4o launch

May 20, 2024

Consumer demand for the latest AI technology is heating up. The launch of OpenAI’s latest flagship model, GPT-4o, has now driven the company’s biggest-ever spike in revenue on mobile, despite the model being freely available on the web. GPT-4o, launched last Monday, can handle text, speech, and video, and delivers real-time responsiveness and a range […]

Here’s How to Write Your Own Formula for Success

May 20, 2024

Scott Kaplan, a self-made entrepreneur, shares his remarkable story of success and perseverance on ‘The Jeff Fenster Show.’

Maximize Data Management with a High-Speed Drive for $78

May 20, 2024

This high-capacity dual USB A and C drive lets users with different device types share work easier.

Bumble buys community building app Geneva to expand further into friendships

May 20, 2024

Dating app maker Bumble has acquired Geneva, an online platform built around forming real-world groups and clubs. The company said that the deal is designed to help it expand its focus from “one-to-one connections to groups and communities” — friendships, in other words. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the announcement comes shortly […]

The Download: GPT-4o’s polluted Chinese training data, and astronomy’s AI challenge

May 20, 2024

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. GPT-4o’s Chinese token-training data is polluted by spam and porn websites Soon after OpenAI released GPT-4o last Monday, some Chinese speakers started to notice that something seemed off about this newest version of…

Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI