Category: Enterprise
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X still has a Verified bot problem — this time they came for TechCrunch writers
Really, X should have learned its lesson by now. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This week while scrolling on X, formerly Twitter, I noticed that I had reposted a series of TechCrunch articles. Except, wait, no, I hadn’t. But someone else using my name had. I clicked on the…
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Ilya Sutskever isn’t done working on AI safety
Welcome back to TechCrunch’s Week in Review — TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the week’s biggest news. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. This week, Ilya Sutskever launched a new AI company, Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), just one month after formally leaving OpenAI. Sutskever, alongside Jan Leike, was integral to OpenAI’s efforts to…
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What does ‘open source AI’ mean, anyway?
The Open Source Initiative is trying to address the debate stirring around the notion of “open-source AI.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. The struggle between open source and proprietary software is well understood. But the tensions permeating software circles for decades have shuffled into the burgeoning artificial intelligence space,…
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Deal Dive: Sir Jack A Lot returns with a startup for retail traders
When former YouTube product manager Kevin Xu, known as “Sir Jack A Lot” on Reddit, turned $35,000 into $8 million trading stocks between 2020 and 2022, many people thought his fortunes, and his way of investing, had peaked, just like 2021’s memestock craze had. Xu doesn’t agree, though, and he’s now building a startup for…
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This is your brain on Pink Floyd
The human brain has long been a subject of fascination for art and science, which are now both mixed into “Brainstorms: A Great Gig in the Sky,” a new live interactive experience to the tune of Pink Floyd. Interactivity is optional, but memorable. Exhibition visitors can opt in (and pay extra) to have their brain…
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‘What’s in it for us?’ journalists ask as publications sign content deals with AI firms
Journalists understand the basic structure of the deals, but they still have questions. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Vox Media’s president, Pam Wasserstein, sent her staff a Slack message and an email on May 29 detailing what the company’s journalists say was shocking news: Vox had signed a content…
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US government sanctions Kaspersky executives
The U.S. government announced sanctions against 12 executives and senior leaders of the Russia-based cybersecurity giant Kaspersky. In a press release, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it designated the 12 company executives to protect internet users against malicious cyber threats. “Today’s action against the leadership of Kaspersky Lab…
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OpenAI buys Rockset to bolster its enterprise AI
The Rockset buy fits into OpenAI’s broader recent strategy of investing heavily in its enterprise sales and tech orgs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. OpenAI has acquired Rockset, which builds tools to drive real-time search and data analytics. In a post on its official blog, OpenAI said that it…
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E-fuels startup Aether Fuels is raising $34.3 million, per filing
The e-fuels startup is working on producing fuel for aviation and maritime shipping using carbon dioxide and other waste carbon streams. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Aether Fuels has raised $30.4 million of a $34.3 million round, according to an SEC filing. The e-fuels startup is working on producing…
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Dot’s AI really, really wants to get to know you
Dot is a new AI companion and chatbot that thrives on getting to know your innermost thoughts and feelings. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. AIs that flirt with you. Help you find a date. Become your girlfriend. Or those that become a companion and repository for your hopes and…