Olive Garden’s Sold Out Pasta-Shaped Pool Noodles Are Selling for Double on Resale Sites
The pool floats shaped like pasta launched earlier this summer and quickly sold out.
The Download: OpenAI is building a fully automated researcher, and a psychedelic trial blind spot
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. OpenAI is throwing everything into building a fully automated researcher OpenAI has a new grand challenge: building an AI researcher—a fully automated agent-based system capable of tackling large, complex problems by…
India’s richest man wants to turn every TV into a PC
Jio Platforms, the digital arm of Reliance Industries, has launched a virtual desktop service called JioPC for televisions.
A cloud seeding startup did not cause the Texas floods
Despite conspiracy theories, there’s no way that cloud seeding operations days before the storm could have influenced the floods, scientists say.
France is investigating X over foreign interference, while a MP also criticizes Grok
France is investigating Elon Musk’s X and a member of parliament, Éric Bothorel, is criticizing Grok’s content.
I Had Customers, Revenue and Momentum — And Still No Cash. This Is the Fix I Wish I’d Known Sooner
My business looked strong on paper — but one missed payment could’ve sunk the whole thing.
Olive Garden’s Sold Out Pasta-Shaped Pool Noodles Are Selling for Double on Resale Sites
The pool floats shaped like pasta launched earlier this summer and quickly sold out.
Will it Always Be This Hard? Yes — Here’s How You Can Grind Your Way to Success
Success takes time, failure and a brutal climb. There isn’t a shortcut — it’s a long, brutal climb that tests your grit, not your speed.
TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla enters its Grok era, and teens come for robotaxis
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
Sarah Smith launches $16M fund, says AI can ‘unlock’ so much for solo GPs like herself
Sarah Smith, founder and managing partner of the eponymous Sarah Smith Fund, announced Thursday the final closing of a $16 million Fund I. Smith launched her eponymous fund in 2022 and is a solo GP. She said she’s “stunned” by what AI can unlock for firms like hers, solo and next-generation. “I can’t imagine doing […]
Goldman Sachs is testing viral AI agent Devin as a ‘new employee’
Devin won’t replace humans developers at the bank. It will be supervised by them, CIO says.