Sora hit 1M downloads faster than ChatGPT
This level of consumer adoption is worth noting because Sora remains an invite-only app, while ChatGPT was more publicly available at launch. That makes Sora’s performance more impressive.
Musk v. Altman week 3: Musk and Altman traded blows over each other’s credibility. Now the jury will pick a side.
In the final week of the Musk v. Altman trial, lawyers traded blows over Elon Musk’s and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s credibility. Altman was grilled on his alleged history of lying and self-dealing involving companies that do business with OpenAI. But he fired back, painting Musk as a power-seeker who wanted to control the development…
What My Firefighter Husband’s Recovery Taught Me About Biohacking — And Building Resiliency
Here’s what my firefighter husband’s injury taught me about leadership, longevity and the future of biohacking.
This AI Startup Wants to Turn Social Media Activity Into Sales — And Just Raised $2.5 Million to Do It
Pinpoint just raised $2.5 million to help brands turn social media likes, comments and DMs directly into sales.
Duolingo says it will ‘never’ open a San Francisco office
“For us, Pittsburgh isn’t a ‘backup plan’ to the Bay Area,” the language learning app said.
Navigating the next frontier at Techcrunch Disrupt 2025: Where investors see opportunity in space
On the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Celeste Ford (Stellar Ventures), Chris Morales (Point72 Ventures), and Morgan Beller (NFX) explore where capital is flowing in the space economy. Don’t miss the ticket savings — register today
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Knapsack picks up $10M to help bridge the gap between design and engineering teams
Knapsack creates a unified workspace that integrates design and coding tools to ensure design and engineering teams are on the same page.
This distributed data storage startup wants to take on Big Cloud
Tigris has raised $25 million to expand its growing network of localized data storage centers — the storage layer for decentralized computing infrastructure.
India pilots AI chatbot-led e-commerce with ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude in the mix
India has launched a pilot to let users shop and pay directly through AI chatbots, starting with ChatGPT.
Apple prepares to comply with Texas age assurance law, but warns of privacy risks
Apple speaks out about how the Texas age assurance law was written, saying it affects the privacy of users.
SoundCloud gets more social by adding a way to see the songs your friends like
SoundCloud is evolving into a more social platform with new features like playlists based on the likes of friends or favorite artists you follow.