Tag: AI
Sen. Hawley to probe Meta after report finds its AI chatbots flirt with kids | TechCrunch
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said he intends to investigate whether Meta’s generative AI products exploit, deceive, or harm children, after leaked internal documents showed...
Anthropic takes aim at OpenAI, offers Claude to ‘all three branches of government’ for $1 | TechCrunch
Just a week after OpenAI announced it would offer ChatGPT Enterprise to the entire federal executive branch workforce at $1 per year per agency,...
Elon Musk confirms shutdown of Tesla Dojo, ‘an evolutionary dead end’ | TechCrunch
Elon Musk confirmed over the weekend reports that Tesla has disbanded the team working on its Dojo AI training supercomputer, just weeks after announcing...
Pinterest CEO says agentic shopping is still a long way out | TechCrunch
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready told investors on the company’s second-quarter earnings call that the social app and inspirational bookmarking site could be considered an...
Meta acquires AI audio startup WaveForms | TechCrunch
Meta has acquired AI voice startup WaveForms for an undisclosed sum, The Information reports. It’s the company’s latest buy to strengthen its new AI...
Google tests revamped Google Finance with AI upgrades, live news feed | TechCrunch
Google announced on Friday that it’s giving Google Finance, its tool that provides financial information and business news, an AI update. Users will now...
AI agents aren’t the ‘new Google,’ says Airbnb CEO | TechCrunch
After a second-quarter earnings beat, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky shared his thoughts on the company’s AI strategy, cautioning investors that AI chatbots can’t yet...
Elon Musk says X plans to introduce ads in Grok’s responses | TechCrunch
X owner Elon Musk told advertisers in a live discussion on Wednesday that the platform plans to introduce ads in Grok’s responses, as reported...
Truth Social’s AI search is powered by Perplexity, but the platform can set limits on sources | TechCrunch
AI startup Perplexity is powering a new AI-powered search engine on Truth Social, President Donald Trump’s social media platform.
The search engine, dubbed Truth Search...
Trump says Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan must ‘resign immediately’ | TechCrunch
Amidst heightening tensions with China, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that Intel’s CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, must step down, accusing Tan of harboring...